Oblate Voices is a JPIC blog that follows stories of hope and is about how Oblates and associates live and experience mission work in the spirit of the Oblate founder, St Eugene De Mazenod of responding to the needs of poor and most abandoned around the world.

Friday, October 21, 2016

Fr. Seamus Finn, OMI Attends World Mining Congress in Brazil


Fr. Seamus Finn, OMI had the opportunity to present on the mission and message of the Church on ecology, development, and human rights at the World Mining Congress in Rio from October 18-21. The theme of the congress was Mining in a World of Innovation. The presentation was well received and generated lots of interest from the mining engineering professionals in attendance as well as the socially responsible investing community.
The session was designed to explore the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of the mining industry. Panelists included representatives from Anglo American Plc, The Nature Conservancy of Brazil, Agenda Publica, Oblate OIP Investment Trust, and Hatch.

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