“The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ. Indeed, nothing genuinely human fails to raise an echo in their hearts.” (Gaudium et Spes 1).
At the heart of Church walking with the victims of structural justice in Africa is the school of prayer – Praying with them while listening to what God is telling us through their prayers. Praying includes a narrative approach to the healing of painful memories. They are encouraged to share their stories and then turn their stories into a spiritual reflection and prayer. The spiritual reflection and prayer represents the spirituality of seeing and encountering God through the eyes that have cried.
Rape Survivors Refuse to Be Silenced: Why We’re Protesting Outside South Africa’s Magistrate Courts
Week after week, a growing movement of rape survivors is standing outside South Africa’s magistrate courts — not out of choice, but out of necessity. We are there because the justice system that promised to protect...
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Young Women in informal settlement invited to a conversation with Belinda Gates
Three members of Young Women for Life, a movement representing rape survivors in South Africa’s informal settlements, joined nearly 1,000 people in Johannesburg on October 29 to witness American philanthropist Melinda Gates in conversation with journalist...
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“Justice Denied: Rape Survivors Protest Outside South African Magistrate Courts
A movement called young women for life, representing rape survivors in South Africa, has taken to the streets outside magistrate courts across the country, protesting what they describe as a “broken justice system” that repeatedly...
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