Center for Advocacy and Outreach

We welcome you to Columban mission in a variety of ways, including internships, volunteerism and exposure trips.

Click on the links to the right to find information tailored to your interests!

Be transformed by living with and serving people and communities who are most vulnerable to social, economic and environmental injustices. Join us for five days, five months or a lifetime. Please contact Amy Woolam Echeverria for more information about any of our CCAO missions.

Issues

  • Economic Justice
  • Peace & Reconciliation

    • Action Alerts

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    Mission Through Their Eyes: CCAO Blog

    Human Rights Violations linked to the Tampakan Mine in the Philippines

    By Chloe Schwabe, CCAO Advocacy Associate and Damien Delgado, CCAO Intern On February 4th, 2013 the Philippines government awarded the Xstrata-SMI mining company an environmental compliance certificate. The certification virtually gave Xstrata- SMI consent to build the hotly-contested Tampakan Mine …

    Reflections on the Rally for Citizenship for 11 Million

    Wed. April 10th was my first rally ever!  What an experience!  I’ve been in large crowds before for youth conferences and concerts, but a rally has a much deeper resonance.  Coming with faith perspective, it’s fascinating to see religious groups …

    All Together at God’s Table

    The CCAO office was a flurry of activity these past few weeks as our team anxiously prepared for the visit of Columban Father Bill Morton from El Paso as well as the Ecumenical Advocacy Days Conference. The theme of this …

    Carrying a Cross of Hope

    By Deanna Wolf, Columban Volunteer, USA It is hard to imagine a hopeful Jesus as He carried the cross making His way to Golgotha where He would be crucified.  The image is one of suffering, tears and blood. Yet I …