Central Catholic Human Rights Initiative for Societal Transformation (CCHRIST)
CCHRIST is a student-based ministry that serves as a voice for justice and peace. As part of a global human rights movement, we—together and by association—are committed to the promotion of human dignity and human rights around the world. Our mission is grounded in the Gospel call of the Church, the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, and the whole Lasallian community to do justice and build a world of peace.
CCHRIST strives to focus in a particular way on the rights and needs of children, especially those who live in disenfranchised, marginalized, impoverished situations. The 43rd General Chapter of the Institute of the Christian Brothers in 2000 decreed that the defense of the rights of children should be “a major focus of the Lasallian mission of educating….” CCHRIST is committed to human rights education and to increasing awareness and action in the Central Catholic community on behalf of those who are voiceless and powerless.
The spirit of faith and zeal of St. De La Salle and the first Brothers remains for us a great legacy. We know that De La Salle’s vision and spirit of faith still encourages us to expand the reach of our efforts to promote justice and peace for all. Brother Alvaro Rodríguez Echeverría, FSC, Superior General of the Brothers, states: “Our Institute was born to serve children. We count on [young Lasallians] to make the Defense of the Rights of the Child a flag of our Lasallian family.”
