Catholic Commission for Social Justice (CCSJ)

Mandate and goals :
To be a fearless united voice challenging injustice, awakening social consciousness and fostering integral development. We strive for this through: Social Justice Education and Advocacy; Promoting people-centred development, and; Working for the transformation of inequitable structures and systems

Kind of actions :
Promote and create opportunities, structures and programmes to achieve social justice; Educate the people of God in values and virtuous living; Raise awareness of the wider community of the social teaching of the Catholic Church; Promote pro-life ministry; Raise awareness of our responsibility as stewards of Creation

Actions aiming at the abolition of the death penalty:
– Co Sponsor of the International Conference on the Death Penalty to be held October 1, 2013 at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago;
– Media Releases
– Prayer Vigils
– Seminars

Date founded

Structure type

Contact informations

27 Maraval Road
Port of Spain

Phone (+1) 8686226680
Fax (+1) 8686228392