We Remember Because …
Each and every year we commemorate May Day as it provides a reminder of the struggles that workers have taken to strive for their rights and seek justice for themselves, their families and workers throughout the world.
David McLoughlin, Emeritus Fellow of Christian Theology, Newman University, Birmingham, talks us through Holy Week, a day-by-day account describes in Mark’s Gospel. He gives a fresh insight into the events as they unfold by contextualising the social, political, and economic landscape of the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WabXJuINbSE
The theme for International Women’s Day 2021 is ‘Choose to Challenge’.
However, whilst it is the theme for International Women’s Day, the need to challenge addresses not just women but us all; for if women of all ages experience
MTC QUÉBEC and the Health Crisis
“Je me Souviens”*, Is the moto of the province of Quebec. “I remember” is such an apt moto for our times. Quebec is a predominately French speaking province in Eastern Canada with some 8.5 million inhabitants. Louise Paré from the Movement of Christian Workers (MTC) of Quebec has written to us to share her reflections of the Pandemic in Quebec as Canada it enters its third day under a 12-hour curfew until at least the end of January 2021.
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic we have been reflecting together on this crisis and wish to share some thoughts and actions.The International Specialised Catholic Action Movements (Miacs) represent more than 500 movements around the world with a great diversity of countries, cultures and backgrounds.
The crisis aggravates situations and destabilises.
The pandemic has brutally aggravated pre-existing problems: unemployment, inequalities bet- ween gender, between rich and poor, within and between countries, and domestic violence.
Remembering and celebrating Jesus’ birth in a manger there is no better time to re-new our commitment to the vulnerable, the poor, the inequalities we see and experience. We beg the question, who are the widows, the orphans, the strangers in our world? How do we challenge, how do we show solidarity, how can our activism be put into practice? 
Fr Tom from the Holy Name of Mary Church, Middlesbrough, in one of his recent ‘Talking to myself reflections’ writes how the baby in the manger “is enough for children but that adults will be expected to move beyond that”. With this in mind, in the context of our Movement, the realities abound.
What is our Human and Christian Responsibility in the Life of a Migrant?
The World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW) prompts us to remember our Human and Christian responsibility to all migrants by marking International Day for Migrants with a message and image evoking the plight of all those who migrate for whatever their reason.
The migrant is regarded as a “stranger” whether they arrive through internal migration or from crossing borders. Perhaps it is noteworthy that this Memorial Day is only 7 days before we celebrate Christmas.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) back in February 2020 reported that, while paid employment reduced the risk of poverty there remained about 56% of people living in poverty in 2018. These 56% were in households where at least one person had a job.
The JRF website provided details which broke this now further explaining that in 2017/20 there were 18.4 million workers in poverty; 1.9 million were in full-time jobs; 1.4 million were in part-time work and 0.7 were
These are the findings of the majority of Member Movements of the World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW).
The WMCW have produced a 10-page Infor bulletin précising the response of Member Movements to their Global Survey enquiring into the realities and effects of the pandemic on workers’ lives.
Produced in a Review of Life Method of See, Judge, Act the bulletin’s summaries spans a wide-ranging geographical expanse of countries and continents. 
Member Movements representing workers across the globe identified the preceding years of neo-liberal and austerity polices that laid down a foundation of “suffering, fear and poverty”.
"For where two or three are gathered in my name I am there among them." Matt 18:20. Clearly meeting virtually wasn't an option in First Century Palestine, but fortunately for us today it is. On 7th July 2020, the MCW held its first virtual seminar. Below are some of the highlights.
The focus of the seminar was initiated by the World Movement of Christian Workers’ (WMCW) ‘Global Survey’ asking about our reality of the pandemic. It was posted onto the MCW website. Global Survey
So that anyone viewing the website could respond.
At the Seminar presentations were given by Jo Dearlove and David McLoughlin.
What is the MCW?
We act against injustice and inequality to improve the lives of everyone in society
About Movement of Christian Workers
We use the life of Christ to inspire us to meet the challenges of everyday life. We meet in small groups to share experiences and provoke actions for change. We highlight issues that affect workers and those on the margins of society. We organise seminars on these issues. We are run by volunteers.
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