On May 25, 2021, at 2:00 am ET (US and Canada; 9:00 am Kenya) the Africa Faith and Justice Network premiered a video sponsored by the Coalition for Africa’s Liberation and Restoration in honor of the 1-Year Anniversary of CALAR’s “A Declaration:...
The Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) are back virtually in 2021 advocating for Climate Justice! This years is Imagine! God’s Earth and People Restored. EAD 2021 is an opportunity to support this global movement centered on and led by the people and communities most...
March 17, 2021 Re: Establishing the Senate Human Rights CommissionDear Majority Leader Schumer, Republican Leader McConnell, Senator Menendez, Senator Risch, Senator Klobuchar, and Senator Blunt, We, the undersigned Catholic Religious Organizations, members of the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 25, 2021 Washington DC – On February 23, 2021, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria issued We Must Pull back from the Brink of Collapse, a letter to the “People of Goodwill in Nigeria.” The Bishops acknowledged the ongoing...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 17, 2021 Washington DC – The General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) voted to appoint Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, from Nigeria, as Director-General beginning March 1, 2021. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala is both the first...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 20, 2021 Washington, DC – Today President Joseph Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. The empty National Mall, absent inaugural crowds, was a sober reminder of the January 6th Capitol riot. It was...
