Remembering Sister Dorothy Stang
Sister Dorothy Stang is a fundamental part of our life here at St Julie's. She was an American born Sister of Notre Dame, who dedicated her life to bringing people together who were struck by poverty and oppression. She developed this mission in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, where she would teach the farmers there how to get the most out of their land in a sustainable way.
Preserving the land and leaving it useable for future generations is where her strengths and passions lay. Indeed, as loggers and ranchers moved in to destroy the land, Sister Dorothy Stang moved deeper and deeper into the forest with the locals.
Her passion for the preservation of the land did not go down well with the people who wanted to develop the forest for monetary gains. She received death threats. Sadly, on the morning of 12th February 2005, as Sister Dorothy made her way to a community meeting, she was shot and killed by two gunmen who worked for a livestock company.
We want to remember the fantastic work she did with the local communities in Brazil and take this opportunity to celebrate her life and all she did to protect the rainforest.
I am asking you to take part in this wonderful celebration! I would like you to read her biography and come up with a creative way to remember this lady, who gave so much to the Notre Dame cause.
You might want to make a poster, write a poem or a story, bake a cake, plant some flowers in your garden, write a song….. the possibilities are endless!
How to enter:
- Create your piece.
- Email it to lgawley@stjulies.org.uk
- Or you can photograph it and email it.