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Young people take leadership to care for our common home

15 May 2020 by Charlie Chilufya SJ

One in three Africans, 422 million people, live below the global poverty line. They represent more than 70 percent of … Read more

Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article

Tagged under: Africa, empowering youth, international, JCAM, Lead Magis Africa, leadership, social justice, youth

SASAC: Our Common Home

15 May 2020 by Pramod Dabhi SJ

The disciples of Jesus wanted to learn how He prayed and so asked Him, “Lord, teach us how to pray.” … Read more

Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article

Tagged under: India, international, livelihood support, livelihoods, SASAC, social justice, SOJASI

Fr Stanislaus Jebamalai SJ visits Canada

15 May 2020 by Victor Reyes

Fr Stanislaus Jebamalai SJ (Sannybhai), National Coordinator of Lok Manch in India, visited Canada in February for a series of … Read more

Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article, Youth for others

Tagged under: Canada in solidarity, empowering youth, India, leadership, Lok Manch, outreach, social justice, youth, Youth 4 Others, youth for others

JUST Change – Advocacy Symposium in Ottawa

15 May 2020 by Victor Reyes

Canadian Jesuits International brought together secondary and postsecondary students from across Canada from February 9 to 11, to learn about … Read more

Published in 2020 Spring and Summer, Newsletter article, Youth for others

Tagged under: Canada in solidarity, empowering youth, leadership, outreach, social justice, youth, Youth 4 Others, youth for others

Caring for “Our common home”: Reflections from the Amazon

15 May 2020 by Alfredo Ferro Medina SJ

A Uitota family gathers yuca in the Amazon region near Leticia, Colombia (Photo: Sergi Camara/Entreculturas)

The Amazon, part of our … Read more

Published in Newsletter article, Newsletter Cover Story

Tagged under: Amazon, human rights, indigenous people, Laudato Si', Pan-Amazon, social justice

Lok Manch: The power of collective action

06 January 2020 by Stanislaus Jebamalai SJ

Lok Manch community awareness meeting on basic rights. (Photo: Lok Manch)

Access to quality education, health and other basic services … Read more

Published in Newsletter article, Newsletter Cover Story

Tagged under: human rights, India, indigenous people, Lok Manch, social justice

JUST Communities success

03 January 2020 by CJI Staff

Thank you to all participants, donors and volunteers who helped make CJI’s Giving Tuesday “JUST Communities” campaign a success! Numerous … Read more

Published in Community engagement

Tagged under: Comparte, India, Jesu Ashram, jesuit refugee service, JRS, just communities, Mexico, social justice, South Sudan

A people’s movement

16 January 2019 by Partha Pratim Ray

Lok Manch (People’s Forum) is an inclusive, secular, human-rights-driven agency that supports various social movements of marginalized people in India. … Read more

Published in Article, News

Tagged under: food security, human rights, India, Lok Manch, social justice

Threat against Honduran journalist

27 August 2018 by Craig Hincks

The following editorial from Criterio in Honduras (criterio.hn) concerns a death threat against journalist Sandra Marybel Sánchez, who works at … Read more

Published in News

Tagged under: Fr Melo, Honduras, human rights, journalist, Radio Progreso, social justice

2018 Winter Newsletter

17 January 2018 by Craig Hincks

This winter newsletter is a special issue reviewing the work of Canadian Jesuits International over the past year with a … Read more

Published in Bridging Borders

Tagged under: agriculture, education, healthcare, livelihood support, partnership, refugees, social justice, solidarity

Provincials’ letter on Honduras

07 December 2017 by Craig Hincks

The Jesuit Provincials of English and French Canada, Fathers Peter Bisson and Erik Oland, have sent a letter expressing deep … Read more

Published in Article, News

Tagged under: Central America, elections, Honduras, human rights, indigenous people, Radio Progreso, repression, social justice

An evening with Fr Gonzalo Ituarte

01 June 2017 by Craig Hincks

On 30 May 2017, the Superior of the Dominican Province of Mexico, Fr Gonzalo Ituarte OP, shared his experiences in … Read more

Published in Community engagement

Tagged under: Chiapas, indigenous people, Latin America, Mexico, peace, social justice

2017 Spring and Summer Newsletter

10 May 2017 by Craig Hincks

The 2017 spring and summer issue of Mission News is now available and may be downloaded in PDF format here.… Read more

Published in Bridging Borders

Tagged under: Colombia, farc, Honduras, internally displaced persons, Jamaica, jesuit refugee service, JRS, peace, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, peacemaking, refugees, social justice

Migrants and refugees: “Moving is built into our genes”

09 May 2017 by Thomas Reese SJ

Canadian Jesuit Fr Michael Czerny is undersecretary of the newly formed Section for Migrants and Refugees in the Vatican Dicastery … Read more

Published in News

Tagged under: internally displaced persons, jesuit refugee service, migration, refugees, social justice

Youth 4 Others Day 2017

25 April 2017 by Craig Hincks

On 25 April, Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) hosted its fifth annual Youth 4 Others Day with a focus on social … Read more

Published in Youth for others

Tagged under: education, human rights, jesuit refugee service, Jesuits, social justice, Syria, youth, Youth 4 Others

Good Friday Walk

25 April 2017 by Craig Hincks

Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) participated in the Ecumenical Good Friday Walk for Justice on 14 April 2017. The theme this … Read more

Published in Community engagement

Tagged under: discrimination, fear, human rights, inequality, Jesuits, prejudice, social justice

A Y4O Day experience

25 April 2017 by Claudia Sassa

On Tuesday April 25th, 2017, students from Blessed Cardinal Newman participated in the Canadian Jesuits International’s fifth annual “Youth 4 … Read more