In Brazil, VIVAT members are deeply engaged in defending the Amazon, protecting Indigenous and river communities, and promoting concrete ecological alternatives at the grassroots level. During the recent VIVAT Global Call, I shared some encouraging [read…]
Mexico is facing a reality deeply marked by widespread violence and insecurity, much of which is linked to organized crime and drug trafficking groups. Communities experience the consequences of this situation on a daily basis: [read…]
In the United States today, we find ourselves living through a deeply challenging political and social moment. Decisions made here have far-reaching consequences across the world—shaping war and peace, climate action, migration policies, and the [read…]
In preparation for COP30, various institutions and social movements came together to organize a powerful demonstration denouncing the harmful impacts of major transport infrastructure projects in the Amazon, particularly river ports and the Ferrogrão railway [read…]
Building Power from the Ground Up As Brazil prepares to host COP30, VIVAT Brazil takes bold, grassroots-driven action. Our focus isn’t just the main event—the people, processes, and power-building happen before it. We’re investing in [read…]
VIVAT International-Mexico (VIVAT Mexico) conducted its second workshop on June 13-15, 2023. The workshop occurred in a boiling summer at the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) Retreat House, Tepoztlán, in Morelos, Mexico. Eighteen participants [read…]
The Holy Spirit Indigenous Pastoral of Paraguay organized a virtual meeting with its partner of VIVAT International on September 30, 2021. The meeting was held at the right time, and it was very hopeful by considering the problematic social situation the indigenous communities are facing in Paraguay. [read…]
On May 13, 2021, the military and police came to evict 85 Ava Guarani indigenous families and bulldoze their buildings to make way for the cultivation of soybeans for the international market. The land is [read…]
Sr. Michael Mary Nolan CSC A member of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, president of the Institute Land, Labor and Citizenship-ITTC, and a lawyer for the Brazilian Bishops Conference for indigenous [read…]
Sr. Raquel Hernandez CMS A Comboni Missionary Sister from Mexico. Sr. Raquel has worked with the homeless, children, youth, and orphans in Glasgow, Scotland and Zambia, as well as with migrants and refugees in Mexico, [read…]
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