21 – 24 October, 2013
The first Latin American meeting for leaders of social organizations inspired by the charism of the Focolare Movement
The Focolare Movement is promoting a meeting for leaders of Latin American social organizations that stemmed from the charism of unity of Chiara Lubich. 35 organizations coming from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Messico, Paraguay and Uruguay will be represented in this meeting, which will be held from 21 to 24 October 2013 in the small town “Ginetta” in São Paulo, Brazil. The theme will be “Fraternity in action: the foundation of social cohesion in the XXI century”.
Gilvan David de Sousa, one of the promoters of this initiative, said: “Our aim is to identify the main elements of the charism of unity that contribute towards a social change so as to be able to offer answers to the important questions posed by our continent” .
Fr. Vilson Groh, Vera Araújo and Susana Nuin will be among the main speakers. Fr. Vilson Groh ( known in Brazil because he has received the Parliamentary Award Darcy Ribeiro 2013), has been working for 30 years in the outskirts of Florianópolis , Brazil for persons deprived of their rights; the sociologist Vera Araújo is a member of the Focolare Movement entrusted with the responsibility at international level of Dialogue with Culture; Susana Nuin is the executive secretary of the Department of Communication of CELAM and Consultant to the Pontifical Council for social communication.
Updated on October 19, 2013
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