Dominican Republic Archives - Canadian Jesuits International

CJI statement on International Day of Charity 2023

01 September 2023 by CJI development

A resident of a community shows how mining activities have contaminated their drinking water. Photo: Centro Montalvo

As a community … Read more

Published in News

Tagged under: Centro Montalvo, Dominican Republic, International Day of Charity 2023, mining

Green justice: Our land and community are our gold

07 September 2022 by Heriberta Fernández Liriano

“Our greatest misfortune is to be born on top of gold,” says Leoncia Ramos, spokesperson for Comité Nuevo Renacer de … Read more

Published in 2022 Fall

Tagged under: Dominican Republic, human rights, international, mining, mining justice

CJI supports the following projects to promote ecology and sustainable development

02 May 2022 by CJI development

Africa

South Sudan Multi-Educational and Agricultural Jesuit Institute of South Sudan (MAJIS) Addressing food insecurity due to climate change and … Read more

Published in 2022 Spring and Summer

Tagged under: Amazon, cediac, climate change, climate justice, Comparte, Dominican Republic, ecological justice, ecology, food security, forest, international, Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre, Lok Manch, Pan-Amazon, SASAC, SOJASI

Solidarity with communities in the Dominican Republic resisting Barrick Gold’s planned expansion

04 May 2021 by CJI development

May 4, 2021 – Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) joins over 80 organizations around the world in expressing their solidarity and … Read more

Published in News

Tagged under: Dominican Republic, mining, mining justice

Communities of hope for youth

08 November 2018 by Pieter Niemeyer

From June 30 to July 7, 2018, Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) led a group of 10 people from across Canada … Read more

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Tagged under: Dominican Republic, Haiti, youth