Sisters of St. Joseph Soundings Update 5-25-11



The children of the brick kiln teach Joanne [center in blue shirt] to make bricks

The latest issue of Soundings Update is available at http://www.csjboston.org/su-May-25-2011.pdf
In this issue read about

• Eradicating Human Trafficking and Child Labor in 70 Brick Kiln Factories -- This article is by a CSJ Associate and how a Unity and Non-Violence Grant was used to help with this work.
• Bethany Health Care Center Celebrates 50 years



Sisters of St. Joseph: Soundings Update 11/10/10

The latest issue of Soundings Update is now available on our CSJ Boston website.

In this issue:
• Human Trafficking -- Raising Awareness in Saugus by Mary O'Rourke, CSJ
• Day-long pilgrimage to exhibit: Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America
  This week's issue of The Pilot, our Boston Catholic newspaper has printed our article about this visit to the exhibit.
This crime of human trafficking sometimes leaves people feeling helpless because it something that is often hidden in our midst. In this issue of Soundings there are three events coming up that offer an opportunities to do something that raises awareness and leads to action on behalf of survivors of human trafficking.

And...
As if all we hear about human trafficking isn't enough, a few months ago one of our SCJ Associates introduced us to yet another form of forced labor [a.k.a. slavery]. Her company, Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceutical, has posted a  YouTube video titled "Be the Difference that Makes the Difference." It introduces us to this company's pioneering initiative in collaboration with Save the Children, India. Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceutical aims to help improve the lives of children working in the brick kiln factories in India. The video is just under seven minutes. If you've never heard of the brick children, this is a real eye-opener. Joanne, our CSJ Boston Associate, traveled to this area of India as part of this project and can be seen in several of the slides.