University of Local Knowledge (ULK) celebrates the skills, talents and local knowledge that exists within the Community of Knowle West (in Bristol) and surrounding areas.  Its aim is to show others the value of knowledge gained through life experience as opposed to academic qualifications.

“The Zambian Government should take seriously the anti-trafficking measures recommended by US State Department Report,” says JCTR.
The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has urged Government to take seriously the anti- human trafficking measures recommended by the US State Department in its Trafficking in Person’s Report which came out on 14 June, 2010, if Zambia is to make significant improvements in  its response to human trafficking victims.

On Thursday 17th June the Cork local paper 'The Echo' had the following heading "Mayor salutes 140-year history of Marymount". It was to this event that the Sisters of Charity were invited to honour them for their contribution to health care in Cork over the past 140 years.

The 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (EY2010) is supporting the work of the EU and its Member States to raise awareness of the difficulties faced by vulnerable groups in society.
Those most at risk of poverty include older people, large and single-parent families, children and young people, people with disabilities, immigrants and those from ethnic minorities (including Europe’s 10 to 12 million strong Roma community). Across all of these groups, women are more exposed to poverty and social exclusion than men. 

There were great celebrations in Hackney, London on 12th June when Sr. Brigid Naulty celebrated her Golden Jubilee (50 years) as a Sister of Charity. Brigid just wanted a simple celebration with the Sisters - she'd had a celebration with her family in Ireland in May.   
The day in Hackney was as Brigid wanted it.  She herself, arranged for the Sisters to share the various parts of the Mass and it gave her great pleasure to have Fr. Jeremiah O'Mahony from Leeds to concelebrate the Mass with Fr. Brian. 

RENEW Theology on Tap is outreach to and collaboration with young adult Catholics in pursuit of spiritual growth. It is a method of invitation, based on a spirit of hospitality, which creates a space for people in their 20s and 30s to explore how faith in Christ can speak to their circumstances.

Talitha Kum, the International  Network of Consecrated Life Against Trafficking in Persons announced the launch of their new website recently.  Visit the site at http://www.talithakum.info to see it for yourself.
The staff worked hard to have it online before the Soccer World Cup and they encourage people to focus on the campaign and its activities during the coming month.

Two Sisters of Charity recently made the news in ‘Tidings Online’, Southern California’s Catholic Weekly.
Sr. Eva Bryan was commissioned as a Pastoral Associate – read the article HERE - and Sr. Mary Murphy featured in an article about taking care of spiritual needs at Veteran Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System – read the article HERE.
And on a different note... read more about the Summer Bar-B-Que! 

The European Union (EU) and its member states are strongly committed to the fight against poverty and social exclusion.
The EU Commission has designated 2010 as the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. This reaffirms and strengthens the commitment for the EU, set out in the Lisbon Strategy, to make "a decisive impact on the eradication of poverty".

This year's World Refugee Day on June 20 has as its theme, "Home," in recognition of the plight of more than 40 million uprooted people around the world. Around 10 million of them are refugees of special concern to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.