Thirsting for Justice
"Faithful to the inspiration of our Founder, we hunger and thirst for justice so that all peoples, especially youth, can achieve the fullness of human and spiritual growth and development." (Constitution 6).
In a world where 120 million children have no access to even basic education, we affirm that the Christian formation of poor youth will continue to be our mission.
Advocacy
Much of the world's poverty is caused by systemic injustice. As part of our work for justice, we decided at the General Chapter of 2005 to engage in advocacy work with policy makeers on behalf of those who are made poor.
In September 2007, Brother Denis Claivaz began working at the Edmund Rice International Office in Geneva. Edmund Rice International is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) commited to advocating on behalf of young people who are marginalised because of poverty.
If you would like to find out more about our Advocacy work, please contact:
Brother Denis Claivaz,
Edmund Rice International,
37-39 Rue de Vermont,
1211 Geneva 20,
Switzerland.
Tel: 00-41-22-9194010
Fax: 00-41-22-7402433
Email: denisclaivaz@hotmail.com
Links
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
Some Key Church Documents on the issue of Justice:
Pope John Paul II
Pope Paul VI 
Blessed Pope John XXIII
Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church
