Faith in Action

From its birth, EPICA's mission has been to promote lasting peace in the world through the construction of just and equitable societies. We believe that all people are equal and deserve equal access to food, water, shelter, jobs, education, health services and a dignified life. We believe that it will be impossible to sustain peace in the world as long as a minority lives in opulence and over-consumes the earth's resources, while the majority of the world's poor do not have access to even the basics necessary for survival. We believe that God abhors such injustice and that the oppressed human spirit rises up against it. Peace cannot be sustained through the forcible imposition of political, economic and social systems that enrich a few at the expense of the majority. Because of this, EPICA has made a preferential option for the poor of Latin America and the Caribbean and has sought to be in solidarity with grassroots communities, popular organizations and movements for justice and peace.

Finally, as an ecumenical and faith-based organization, EPICA has always been uniquely qualified to provide faith perspectives and to work with communities of faith and conscience. EPICA will continue to develop faith-based reflections on the impact of corporate globalization on the poor, unmasking the violence of the dominant global economic structures and institutions, and lifting up the values and utopias of the poor in their struggle to create just alternatives. These faith perspectives will continue to be part of our publications and resources. We will continue to build partnerships with faith-based organizations in the Global South, and we will work with faith-based advocacy coalitions in the United States to support campaigns for global economic justice and peace.