Kampala Key, Vulnerable and Priority Populations (KVP) News

This Saturday (19/03/2022), our team reflected on our TB Prevention work in the wider milieu of other planned prevention activities we engage in. We work with information on a minute-by-minute basis. Information is the fuel that drives action. It is a constant stimuli. But it is still hard to conceptualize as power. In our Saturday reflection essay, we attempted to break down the elements and the connections so that the cliche is meaningful. Power and the body; how information is power It is said, 'information is power.' But how? The elements of power include: ideas, action, beliefs, belief systems, intuition, affordability, accessibility, admittance, utility, utilitarianship, provisions and the like. The elements of the body include, physicality, emotionality, personality, experience, agency, autonomy, productivity, self determination and the like. There are overlaps and this contributes to experiences. The clincher is about leading better lives. Or making better decisions. It...

This is a report by Robert Shine and Catherine Buck in a New Ways Ministry article that appeared on August 11, 2019, titled:   " LGBTQ Catholics from Philippines, Mexico, Uganda Speak at Fordham University Event " “A Fordham University panel commemorating the 50 th  anniversary of the Stonewall uprising focused on the ongoing challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people around the globe, including in majority Catholic countries. Hailing from Uganda, the Philippines, and Mexico, Catholic advocates for LGBTQ+ equality in the church spoke at the event, which was co-sponsored by New York City's St. Francis Xavier parish, about their struggles, as well as areas of hope for LGBTQ+ Catholics worldwide. Coverage from both the  National Catholic Reporter  and Fordham’s own  website  continues to spread their message. The panelists were  Ssenfuka Joanita Warry , of Uganda, Argel Tuason, a Benedictine oblate from the Philippines, and Carlo...