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What is the Livesimply Project?
The livesimply project is based on a radical idea: that God calls us to live simply.
We are asked to look hard at our lifestyles, and to choose to live simply, sustainably and in solidarity with the poor.
It's not just about money. It's a challenge to reflect, celebrate and take action in order to work for justice, and to be happier in ourselves as a result. It's about seeking what we need rather than grasping for more, sharing not hoarding.
"You are not making a gift of what is yours to the poor, but you are giving them back what is theirs… The earth belongs to everyone, not to the rich." St Ambrose
How did it start?
The idea for livesimply comes from a prophetic document, written by Pope Paul VI.
"On the Development of Peoples" (Populorum Progressio) explains what the Church was saying about the growing poverty and injustice of the developing world.
Written in 1967, the messages are still loud and clear, as anyone who took part in last year's MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY campaign will know:
"God intended the earth and everything in it for the use of all human beings and peoples."
It's a call for us to live a new kind of life, in solidarity with the community, motivated by faith.
The Livesimply promises:-
Do you want to make the world a better place for everyone? Then start here by making a livesimply:promise. Make a simple change in your life and get others to do the same!
We all know what it is like to feel powerless, that our own actions can't really change the things that we want to change. livesimply:promise will help beat that feeling by connecting you with other people who also want to make a change.
The latest livesimply:promises for you to join are as follows:
more promises
More information about the project and to get involved go to the Livesimply website at:www.livesimply.org.uk
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Happy New Year to
you.
liveSimply is changing, in
2010 we will be concentrating on two exciting projects, Catholic Social Teaching
(CST) and Youth and the General Election. A new website will be developed
dedicated to CST, bringing to life the key themes through stories, reflections,
resources and actions. This project will be lead by Progressio and Catherine
Waters-Clark has moved to Progressio to project manage the new website.
The liveSimply Youth Network
(LSYN), supported by 12 charities will be developing a youth resource for the
forthcoming general election. The Chair of LSYN, Richard Greenwood from Missio
will lead this project working closely with Fr. Martin Poulsom from the
liveSimply Executive
committee.
We are changing the way we work to deliver these projects,
there will no longer be a central co-ordination role supported through CAFOD's
office. If you would like to contact either Catherine or Richard with any
queries, please email catherine@livesimply.org.uk or missiontogether@missio.org.uk
 HAITI APPEAL
View Haiti
Pictures, credit to Jose Manuel Morino, Ayuda a Haiti
group of organisations. If you have not had the opportunity to donate,
please contribute to the agencies who have workers on the ground. Please help to
rebuild people's lives in Haiti.
Donate at www.progressio.org.uk
or CAFOD
Appeal
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Dear David,
Welcome to LiveSimply eNews
Hope you enjoyed the summer, we've got lots of
activities and information for you this season including two new Community
Challenges, have a look.
| Take Progressio's Climate Cocoa Challenge - a fun and
educational way for you
and your parish to learn about the intricate and sometimes complicated
links between climate change, water and agriculture. |
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One World Week
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This year One
World week runs from 18th to 25th October. The Theme is "Hungry for One
World". Why not mark the week through planning and holding an
interfaith event to raise awareness of what is going on in the world both on
your doorstep and further away? To learn more click here and
check out the One World Website: www.oneworldweek.org |
Join The
Wave
We are inviting you to join us
in The Wave Community Challenge. Make sure you
and your community are part of the UK's biggest ever Climate Change rally. This
challenge is all about getting together as many people in your community as
possible to join The Wave, London 05.12.09.
It's vital we act
together. Please join us?
To view challenge, Click here |
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Action
Cards
Across England and Wales, schools and churches are collecting
cards and hand-prints asking for climate justice. More than 17,000 people have
already put their hands up for climate justice. If you haven't already joined
the campaign there's still time click here. Please
return all action cards back by 18th November. For
registration, transport and further details on the march and Ecumenical service:
www.cafod.org.uk/copenhagen
Many blessings,
Catherine |
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Think U Know
If
you are a parent, teacher, chaplain working with young people, new website you
need to know about. Click here.
Young Local
Hero
Ben
Ward explains what has inspired him to become
involved in social justice.
Nominate your local hero here
Your Kingdom
Come
New booklet on Catholic Social
Teaching available from CASE, view online or
order here
Capitalism,
Catholicism and Community, book your place at Pope Paul VI's
lecture, click here
What do young people think about
Immigration Read what they had to say after spending a week
at Pax
Christi's International Peace
Camp
Youth
day celebrations at Christ College on Isle of Wight, read more here |
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livesimply is a network of more than 60 Catholic and ecumenical
organisations which supports communities to live more simply, sustainably and in
solidarity with poor communities at home and overseas
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Pax Christi document on Livesimply
Pope Paul VI wrote in Populorum Progressio that money spent on arms while schools, homes and hospitals remained unbuilt was “A theft from the poor” and “an intolerable cruelty”
Pax Christi’s livesimply brochure a theft from the poor is a useful guide to understanding the link between poverty and war.
The full document can be downloaded here
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Dear Ann,
Welcome to LiveSimply
eNews
Come together to Stop Climate Chaos, London, 5 December
Help our government to realise we care......This December world leaders meet
in Copenhagen to
make vital decisions on global action on climate change. Join us - and thousands
of Stop Climate Chaos campaigners - to tell our government that our climate is
in their hands. They must act now.
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For registration, transport and
further details on the march and Ecumenical service: www.cafod.org.uk/copenhagen
The Stop Climate Chaos Coalition is 11
million strong, committed supporters, campaigners and voices of over 100
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CARJ
invite you to their National Celebration
 To mark the 25th anniversary of
Catholic Association of Racial Justice, CARJ is organising a programme of local
events in every diocese in England & Wales,
which will explore the theme of The Changing Face of Britain.
The programme
will culminate in a national celebration at Westminster Cathedral on
Saturday 7 November 2009, where the Chief Celebrant
at the Mass will be the new Archbishop of Westminster. Read more here
"Who do you say I
am" - Racial Justice
Sunday- 13th September
Materials now available, download or order here
On the Road Together - Amazed by
Migration
If you missed the conference at the
weekend, read what the main speakers had to say here
Many
blessings, Catherine
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Noah's Barge Community
Challenge
Find out about Noah's
journey down the Leeds to Liverpool canal. Click
here.
Local
Heroes
Whose commitment to a
better world inspires you...read about
Rose
McCarthy reaching out to vulnerable
women
Nominate your local
hero here
Caritas in
Veritate
Progressio have put
together a short pamphlet reflecting on the Pope's new encyclical,
Download
For the
common good
Young
People say
Yes to
God
Want to live a simplier lifestyle and
don't know how, download our LiveSimply
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