On the fifth anniversary of the landmark encyclical, Development and Peace’s deputy director of animation for Atlantic and Central Canada offers everyday ideas for living its precepts.
The COVID-19 lockdown meant that our annual THINKfast had to become a “link fast,” with people of all age groups connecting for online fasting, fundraising and fun.
Development and Peace’s Catholic Schools Programs Officer recounts why and how she created lesson plans aimed at deepening relationships in our common home.
The last few months have been busy ones for youth representatives at Development and Peace — Caritas Canada. Read on to find out more about the Our Common Home youth camp, the National Youth Assembly, regional youth rep activities, and an upcoming Solidarity Tour to the Brazilian Amazon!
Brigitte Dorge, Regional Youth Intern from the Archdiocese of Winnipeg
This winter, I began an internship with Development and Peace.
What an exciting opportunity it has been for me to apply my studies outside of the classroom! Even more exciting, is that through this internship, I am able to work towards building a world of justice, which is one my passions!
Valérie Hervieux, a Québec sans frontières Sans (QSF) intern with Development and Peace, who will participate in an internship with CEPROSI in Bolivia during the summer of 2015.
On Saturday, November 29, a number of Development and Peace members and supporters gathered to share a desayuno solidario in Quebec City.
Valérie Hervieux, stagiaire Québec sans frontières (QSF) avec Développement et Paix pour un stage au CEPROSI en Bolivie à l’été 2015
Le samedi 29 novembre dernier, plusieurs membres et sympathisants de Développement et Paix se sont réunis pour partager un desayuno solidario à Québec. Ce déjeuner solidaire était organisé par Développement et Paix, avec la participation du Comité de solidarité Trois-Rivières, du Centro de Promoción y Salud Integral (CEPROSI), du Consulat de l’État plurinational de Bolivie à Québec ainsi que de l’Association Québec-Bolivie.
I felt very fortunate to have been given the chance, through Development and Peace’s Sow Much Love photo contest, to attend Food Secure Canada’s 8th National Assembly in Halifax from November 13-15, 2014.
