We are only here on the land
for a few decades.
Use every day to bring joy
and not greed
“The death of the Forest is the end of our Life.”
Icon painted by Father Bill McNichols, S.J.
Sister Dorothy Stang was murdered in the Amazon Forest on February 12, of 2005 -- a modern day martyr for the poor and the environment.
for a few decades.
Use every day to bring joy
and not greed
to our tired land so full of anguish.
- Sr. Dorothy Stang
“The death of the Forest is the end of our Life.”
Icon painted by Father Bill McNichols, S.J.
Sister Dorothy Stang was murdered in the Amazon Forest on February 12, of 2005 -- a modern day martyr for the poor and the environment.
Sister Dorothy defended “the human rights of the poor, landless and indigenous populations of the Anapu region of Brazil for nearly 40 years, despite numerous death threats. She worked with farmers to help rebuild their livelihoods, cultivate their land and defend their rights from loggers and ranchers, becoming a symbol of the fight to preserve the rainforest before being killed in 2005.” [Citation as she was posthumously awarded the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights, December 2008.]
Sr. Dorothy, Peacemaker with the Earth, rest in peace.
Learn more about Sister Dorothy:
http://www.sndohio.org/dotstang.htm
http://www.sndohio.org/dotstang.htm
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