Catholic Social Teaching - Solidarity — Transcript

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1. 0:07believe it or not we all have the
2. 0:09capacity to be leaders and to work
3. 0:11towards a more just and fair world we
4. 0:15may not realize it but much of what we
5. 0:17do in our day to day lives has an impact
6. 0:20on our brothers and sisters around the
7. 0:22world the Catholic social teaching
8. 0:25principle of solidarity teaches us that
9. 0:28we should commit ourselves
10. 0:29wholeheartedly to the good of all this
11. 0:32is how we stand in solidarity with our
12. 0:34one human family there are a number of
13. 0:37ways we can do this but today let's
14. 0:40think about leadership there are many
15. 0:42different types of leadership from heads
16. 0:44of companies to individuals making
17. 0:46everyday decisions everything we do
18. 0:49impacts on others can you name a leader
19. 0:52of a big company or country and one
20. 0:55leader in your community what influences
21. 0:58the decisions they make
22. 1:05at Caritas Australia we believe that
23. 1:08like Maris deli we are all able to
24. 1:11become just leaders by taking
25. 1:13responsibility for our everyday
26. 1:15decisions and actions that have an
27. 1:17impact on other people and on creation
28. 1:19we are living in solidarity in the
29. 1:22favelas or slums in the city of Sao
30. 1:24Paulo in Brazil young people like Maris
31. 1:27tele
32. 1:27receive leadership training from Caritas
33. 1:29Australia's partner the movement for the
34. 1:31defense of favela residents or mdf Maris
35. 1:35telly is 18 years old and is the young
36. 1:38leader for her favela she has
37. 1:40participated in decision-making on many
38. 1:42issues in these meetings we talk about
39. 1:46urbanization possession of property
40. 1:48water electricity sewage and also
41. 1:52families being evicted from their homes
42. 1:57as a sign of their engagement and
43. 1:59commitment to working towards a more
44. 2:01just and fair world Maris telly and
45. 2:04other young leaders receive a solidarity
46. 2:07ring for those who wear them the moment
47. 2:10they put these rings on they feel that
48. 2:12there is a commitment to the most
49. 2:14disadvantaged people in our society to
50. 2:17be there with them work with them get
51. 2:20together and even just smile with them
52. 2:22just to say that I'm here with you and
53. 2:25we're going to build a better future for
54. 2:27us all imagine a world where everyone
55. 2:32was adjust leader a world where each of
56. 2:34us stands in solidarity with our one
57. 2:36human family by making just decisions
58. 2:39based on the good of all we sowed the
59. 2:43seeds of hope and even though the seed
60. 2:46that we plant is small the seed girls
61. 2:48slowly I believe it is possible that the
62. 2:51situation will change how can you like
63. 2:56Maris deli be adjusted leader take
64. 2:59action with Caritas Australia and
65. 3:01advocate for a more just and fair world
66. 3:05[Music]
67. 3:14[Music]