Author: Mark Cachia

Faqar u nies bla saqaf fuq rashom

 “Collaboration is increasingly being seen as an important factor in the work of health and social professionals.” (Ambrose-Miller & Ashcroft, 2016, pp.101)

Poverty is one of the most significant social determinants of health and mental health, intersecting with all other determinants, including education, local social and community conditions, race/ethnicity, gender, immigration status, health and access to health care, as well as the living environment… Kompli aqra »

23 għaqda jappellaw għall-bżonn urġenti li tiġi rregolata s-sitwazzjoni ta’ “free for all” fl-użu tal-Kannabis

L-iżviluppi riċenti madwar il-ħatra ta’ Chairperson Eżekuttiv ġdid tal-Awtorità tal-Kannabis jikkonfermaw ir-riżervi qawwija tagħna li l-Gvern daħħal leġiżlazzjoni b’impatt kbir fuq is-soċjetà b’mod mgħaġġel u mingħajr ma ħoloq strutturi effettivi biex il-liġi tiġi implimentata.

Sena wara li ġiet approvata l-liġi, il-perċezzjoni li l-użu tal-kannabis fis-soċjetà tagħna sar “free for all” żdiedet b’mod drammatiku filwaqt li jispikka n-nuqqas tal-istrutturi kkontemplati mil-liġi biex jirregolaw.

L-għaqdiet hawn taħt iffirmati jesprimu t-tħassib tagħhom li, wara l-isforz qawwi li sar biex tgħaddi il-liġi, il-Gvern ma weriex l-istess rieda biex jinvesti fir-riżorsi meħtieġa biex titwaqqaf Awtorità b’saħħitha li timplimenta l-liġi b’mod serju u responsabbli… Kompli aqra »

Workshop f’Taizé fuq eko-spiritwalità

From the 10th to the 13th of November European Laudato Si Alliance (ELSiA) members gathered in Taizé for the second eco-spirituality workshop, hosted by the Taizé Community in France.

ELSiA, composed of Caritas Europa, CIDSE, COMECE, JESC, Justice and Peace Europe and the Laudato Si’ Movement, is committed to promoting ecological justice and awareness at national and EU policy level. Daniel Darmanin, from the Justice & Peace Commission in Malta, joined around 30 around participants from all over Europe in the workshop in Taizé which offered an opportunity for the ELSiA organisations to reflect on and discuss the topic of ecological conversion… Kompli aqra »

Displacement

Ma tgħaddix ġurnata li ma naqrawx xi artiklu fuq il-migrazzjoni jew nisimgħu xi rimarka fuq l-impatt tal-migranti fuq is-soċjetà Maltija. Il-Papa nnifsu, matul iż-żjara tiegħu f’Malta, xtaq jiltaqa’ mal-migranti fil-Laboratorju tal-Paċi f’Ħal Far biex jesprimi s-solidarjetà u l-viċinanza tiegħu ma’ dawk kollu li jħallu l-pajjiżhom.

Imma min hu migrant? In-numru ta’ dawk li qed iħallu pajjiżhom qed jiżdied? Qed isibu komunitajiet li jilqgħuhom? … Kompli aqra »

Baġit 2023: Mument kruċjali ta’ għażla

Il-Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi tagħraf li l-Baġit 2023 ġie kkundizzjonat minn bosta kriżijiet.

Filwaqt li tilqa’ l-bosta miżuri soċjali mħabbra, il-Kummissjoni tixtieq tmur lil hinn minn kummentarju simplistiku dwar miżuri individwali, billi tistieden lill-Gvern jikkonsidra erba’ prinċipji gwida li l-Kummissjoni temmen li għandhom jiggwidaw l-għażla tagħna għall-mudell soċjo-ekonomiku li jwassal għal soċjetà aktar ġusta, sostenibbli u li tipprovdi lok għal rikonċiljazzjoni fejn saret ħsara… Kompli aqra »

Artiġjani u bennejja tad-dar komuni tagħna

“You are called to become artisans and builders of our common home, a common home that is falling into ruin”. These words of Pope Francis still resounding in the ears of the young economists, entrepreneurs and changemakers who gathered in Assisi from the 22nd till the 24th of September to participate in the world event “Economy of Francesco” (EoF).

More than 1000 participants from more than 100 countries joined this event, initially planned to be held in March 2020 and then held online in November 2020 and October 2021… Kompli aqra »

L-etika fin-negozju: żvilupp u interess propju

On the 20th of October, 2022, the Gozo Business Chamber organised its second conference on ‘Ethics in Business’ which this year focused on ‘Development and Self-Interest’.

The keynote speech was delivered by Daniel Darmanin, president of the Justice and Peace Commission and coordinator of the local chapter of the Centesimus Annus Foundation. He spoke on the effect of development on our quality of life and the need to stop and reflect on the kind of society we want to live in… Kompli aqra »

Yahad ippreżentat lill-Papa Franġisku

Waqt konferenza internazzjonali organizzata mill-fundazzjoni Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice, Daniel Darmanin, president tal-Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi u koordinatur tas-sezzjoni lokali tal-fundazzjoni Centesimus Annus, ippreżenta l-ktejjeb Yahad lil Papa Franġisku. Waqt l-istess laqgħa, Darmanin ippreżenta dan il-proġett ukoll lill-Kardinal Parolin, Segretarju tal-Istat, filwaqt li fissirlu li b’dan il-proġett il-Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi xtaqet tistieden lill-Insara u l-bnedmin kollha ta’ rieda tajba biex jirriflettu fuq kif nistgħu naħdmu flimkien għar-rikonċiljazzjoni, imsejjsa fuq il-verità u l-ġustizzja… Kompli aqra »

Paċi, ekoloġija integrali u sinodalità

The International workshop 2022 of Justice and Peace Europe took place in Assisi from the 7th until the 9th of October. Participants were welcomed by the Franciscan community and led into the opening prayer by a group of young people who are actively engaged in the Italian Justice and Peace Commission. Daniel Darmanin (President) and Mark Cachia (Executive Officer) attended this meeting on behalf of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta… Kompli aqra »

Rethink.mt

Fid-dawl taż-żjara tal-Papa Franġisku f’Malta, l-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed tniedi proġett bl-isem ta’ rethink.mt: Rethink culture.

rethink.mt hu spazju għal djalogu b’rispett dwar kwistjonijiet kumplessi li qed isawru l-kultura Maltija. Bil-kontribuzzjoni tal-Vikarjat għall-Evanġelizzazzjoni u s-sehem tal-Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi, dan il-proġett ħa jġib flimkien numru ta’ nies attivi fis-soċjetà Maltija, li ħa jiddiskutu t-tip ta’ kultura li nixtiequ nibnu flimkien

Fl-ewwel episodju – Four Winds of Change – nitkellmu dwar id-diskors li l-Papa indirizza lill-awtoritajiet matul iż-żjara tiegħu f’Malta f’April li għadda… Kompli aqra »