Advocacy, Catholics Confront Global Poverty
Building Peace in Sudan
Please join the next Catholics Confront Global Poverty webcast: A Critical Juncture for Sudan on Wednesday, June 16 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Join us for:
- An opportunity to hear directly from three prominent bishops of the Sudanese Catholic Church and engage them in dialogue;
- USCCB and CRS’ policy recommendations for how U.S. policymakers can make a difference on these issues based on Catholic social teaching and our experience; and
- Ideas on how Catholics in the U.S., through the Catholics Confront Global Poverty initiative, can support peace in Sudan.
Please RSVP for this webcast as space is limited.
Background:
Sudan is at a critical junction. The volatile situation in the country – not just in the Darfur region, but also the tenuous peace between the North and South brought about by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) – is becoming more serious. Recent controversial national elections and a referendum in January 2011 on whether the South should secede from the North pose the potential for a renewed North-South war.
For more information:
- Read Bishop Hubbard’s letter to Secretary of State Clinton.
- Read the USCCB’s two-page Background on Sudan.
- Learn more about CRS’ Public Policy on Sudan.
- Read stories about how CRS is supporting peace in Sudan.
- Learn more about how global poverty is related to peace and conflict.
- Watch a video podcast on global poverty and peacebuilding.
- Learn more about the Catholics Confront Global Poverty initiative.
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June 11th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
[...] South brought about by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) – is becoming more serious. Three prominent bishops of the Sudanese Catholic Church will be visiting the U.S. to discuss their country’s challenges. The following are brief bios of each of the [...]
June 20th, 2010 at 11:45 am
When will the Sudan Bishops June 16 webcast be available on the website? I would like to send it to my mailing Africa list. I was part of the New York visit of the bishops last week. It was wonderful.
Thank you and Blessings,
Claudia McGeary
Faith in Africa
[Editor’s note: Thank you very much for your interest in our June 16 webcast with the bishops from Sudan. We are still in the process of editing the recording, which will be posted on our website next week. We will make sure to send you the link as soon as it becomes available as well. Meanwhile, please find a copy of the presentation on our website.