Caritas Canada Share Lent Campaign

On Track for Justice – from father to daughter.

Lives in the village of Piquiá de Baixo in Brazil began being disrupted in the 1980s, with the arrival of several polluting industries in their backyard. The villagers formed an association to defend their rights. Flavia’s father started the fight, and she picked up the torch.

Last year, after a 20-year struggle, 312 families affected by industrial pollution moved to the new, cleaner, safer village of Piquiá da Conquista. The support of Development and Peace — Caritas Canada’s partner, Justiça nos Trilhos (JnT), made this relocation possible for 1,300 people.  Learn more in our Mini-magazine and learn more about the women by watching their testimonies at devp.org/lent.

Solidarity Sunday is Next Weekend! “Lent is a time of fasting, giving and anticipation. It is also a time to remember God’s presence in the poor, which encourages us to act with charity, generosity and justice. This Lent, the Bishops of Canada continue to invite the faithful to be in solidarity with the poor by giving generously to the Share Lent fundraising campaign of Development and Peace which takes place next weekend, the fifth Sunday of Lent, March 21st and 22nd.” –Bishop Pierre Goudreault, President of the CCCB.

Your generosity helps support over 59 projects in 34 countries around the world! Special collection envelopes are available in the lobby of the Church.

Over the next four weeks we will be presenting the four Symbols of Solidarity.