omi jpic meeting general house rome october 20 – 25 2009
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OMI JPIC MeetingOMI JPIC MeetingGeneral House RomeOctober 20 – 25 2009
Vision of JPIC MinistryVision of JPIC Ministry
The Oblate Constitutions and Rules; specifically Rules 9a & 9b, guides the JPIC Committee
“action on behalf of Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation is an integral part of evangelization…
Oblates identify themselves with the poor, sharing their life and commitment to justice;
others are present where decisions affecting their future of the poor are being made.…
wherever they work, Oblates will collaborate, according to their vocation and by every means compatible with the Gospel in changing all that is a cause with oppression and poverty.”
Solidarity with/Preferential Solidarity with/Preferential Option for the PoorOption for the Poor
“With the liberating person of Jesus Christ at the center, we are called to experience His Love and make it a shared reality. Justice and peace are truly missionary dimensions of the U.S. Catholic Church” (OMI/OCUS Regional Congress 1981)
Structure of Province JPICStructure of Province JPIC
Province JPIC Committee Appt by Provincial
8-12 members; Oblates and laityEx officio membersMeets twice a yearReports to the Prov. Council after each
meeting
The CommitteeThe Committee
The Washington DC StaffThe Washington DC Staff
Role of Province JPIC Role of Province JPIC CommitteeCommittee
Advises and/or makes recommendations to the Provincial in Council on specific issues dealing with Justice, Peace & the Integrity of Creation, as well as the establishment of policy relating to these same values.
Generates, with the assistance of the national JPIC office in Washington, tools to aid province membership in responding to specific JPIC issues.
Animates the membership of the province, especially in the geographic areas where the committee members live and minister.
Relates to and keeps itself informed concerning the work of the 3 components of the Provinces’ JPIC ministry (the National Office in Washington, the Ecological Initiative in Godfrey, and the Parish Outreach Project which works out of Chicago).
Receives updating reports from the province director of Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation ministry.
GS JPIC MandateGS JPIC Mandate
DC Office asked to be GS JPIC presence in Washington/NY since 2002 (Associate Director)
Advocacy/Animation/ConsultationFCI/CSR mission for OIPIndigenous; Responsible Investing;
Ecology as prioritiesWorld Social Forum OrganizingQuarterly E NewsletterFormation session; Bangkok; Warsaw;
Lima;
PrioritiesPriorities
A fair, transparent and democratic political system
A just and sustainable economic systemA model of development and style of life
that respects the earth and eco systemA system of global governance in global
institutions that respects and protects the rights of all nations and peoples
ImplementationImplementation
Mission in the theater of IdeasMission in the political and public sectorMission in the corporate and private
sectorMission in education and formation for
JPICMission in coalition and collaboration with
others of like mind and commitment
Participate in the debate on Participate in the debate on IdeasIdeas
Protection and promotion of Human Dignity
Expansion of the understanding of Human Rights; right to water etc
Expanding and deepening an appreciation of understanding of the fragility of our eco system
Engage in the debate on “Mission” “Development”; Fair Trade; Profit; Interest; Restorative Justice etc.
Mission in the political and Mission in the political and public sectorpublic sector
Promoting representative democraticGovernment at all levelsActively participating in the constitutional
and legislative process at appropriate levels
Advocacy with elected officialsMonitoring the service of the justice
system and the work of civil servants
Mission in the corporate and Mission in the corporate and private sectorprivate sector
Active ownership of assets especially stocks and other investments
Meeting with leaders of corporationsProposing resolutions to address issues of
concernAdvocating for appropriate regulation of
corporations(See Tenke Fungurume PP: Katanga
Congo)
Extractive CompaniesExtractive Companies
Mission in Education and Mission in Education and Formation for JPICFormation for JPIC
Website content www.omiusajpic.org
Newsletters 2,500 plus electronicallyBriefing PapersEducational resourcesArticlesPresentation yearly at all formation
houses in Province
Briefing PapersBriefing Papers
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION AND BORDER REFORMS. Oblate JPIC Committee meeting - Oct 15 -16. Godfrey, IL George Kombe Ngolwe
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Lessons from Healthcare debate
With a comprehensive immigration bill likely to be introduced by the end of or early next year, we look at the health care debate now for lessons about the likely course of immigration reform.
Immigration reform will be a real battle and will get ugly. The Obama Administration and its allies must be ready to respond to the onslaught of ugliness. It will be a 24/7 demonization event that we are seeing on healthcare on Fox, Lou Dobbs, talk radio, and right wing critics. In order to win this debate, Obama and the allies need to be better prepared than they were for the health care talk hall failures.
# Immigration laws must be reformed to avoid distractions. Healthcare debate has turned into immigration reform debate. Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst “You Lie” after Obama’s health care plan for undocumented immigrants shifted public debate from Obama healthcare to immigration debate.
# Unlike Healthcare which will spend tax payer’s money, comprehensive immigration reform that will legalize the undocumented workers would improve wages and working conditions for all workers and increase tax revenues for cash-strapped federal states and local governments.
-The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that $66 billion in new revenue over 10 years would have been generated if the 2006 immigration reform bill, which would have legalized most of our undocumented population, had passed.
-New legal immigrants to the U.S. would provide a net benefit of $407 billion to the Social Security system over 50 years, according to a study by the National Foundation for American Policy.
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Mission in coalition and Mission in coalition and collaboration with others collaboration with others
I.D. and join some of other Catholic and religious groups and organizations
I.D. and join other like minded non governmental organizations
Collaborate with student GroupsSupport local communities
Coalition OrganizationsCoalition Organizations
Africa Faith and Justice Network
Bread for the World
Eighth Day Center
Haiti Reborn
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
Interfaith Funders
Merrimack Valley Project
National Catholic Rural Life
Pax Christi
Seamless Garment (now Consistent Life)
Socially Responsible Investment Coalition (SA)
Washington Office on Latin America
Latin America Working Group
Coaliton for Justice in the Maquiladoras
International Interfaith Investment Group (OIP)
Jubilee USA Network
Solidarity Active and StrongSolidarity Active and Strong
Oblates and collaborators◦US Local parishes and communities in the
province◦Bolivia◦Peru◦Bangladesh◦Brazil◦Zambia◦Sri Lanka◦Guatemala
Solidarity Active Needs Solidarity Active Needs improvementimprovement
◦Collaborators and Oblates◦Philippines ◦Ireland◦Congo◦Nigeria ◦Japan◦Kenya◦Canada◦Poland
Financial SectorFinancial Sector
Caritas in Veritate: June 2009World Bank; International Monetary Fund;
G7; G20; UN;Governance of WB/IMFFinancial Regulatory Reform;Tobin Tax/Levy; Tax HavensDerivatives; Leverage; Compensation
Human RightsHuman Rights
Right to WaterRight to FoodFree Prior and Informed ConsentRight to MigrationHuman traffickingTortureLandmines
EcologyEcology
Oblate Ecological InitiativeOblate Learning CenterStrong Screens on InvestmentsWork on Coca Cola and other beverage
companies on Water UseEnvironmental JusticeWork on Mining companies: Peru;
Indonesia; Bolivia; Congo; Philippines etc
ThanksThanks
“The social doctrine of the Church has unceasingly highlighted the importance of distributive justice and social justice for the market economy, not only because it belongs within a broader social and political context, but because of the wider network of relations within which it operates”. CV #35
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