Join the Webinar – Waiting to exhale: Ecological Justice for the Earth Lungs
04/05/2022.- The Amazon, the Congo Basin, and the Boreal Forest are often described as the planet’s lungs — these regions absorb enormous amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and breathe out oxygen. Their protection is crucial in mitigating climate change. The Justice in Mining Network is pleased to invite you to this webinar organised …
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The Latin American caravan for integral ecology in extractivist times arrives in Europe
22/03/2022.- The cry of the earth and the cry of the poor in the face of the devastation caused by mining will be heard from this week onwards in Europe through the Latin American Caravan for integral ecology in times of extractivism. It is an initiative organised by the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil …
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New Book Release – Catholic Peacebuilding and Mining: Integral Peace, Development and Ecology
22/02/2022.- We would like to invite you to the public launching of a new book titled Catholic Peacebuilding and Mining: Integral Peace, Development and Ecology. The book is the result of a multiyear and multifaceted initiative by Catholic Peacebuilding Network on the interconnections between peace, conflict, and extractives. Drawing together theology, ethics, and praxis, the …
In memory of Father Stan Swamy SJ
21/07/2021.- On July 6, we woke up with the terrible news of the death of Father Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old Indian Jesuit, who had been imprisoned since October 2020 in Taloja prison, in the State of Maharastra. His death has shocked the Society of Jesus and the whole world by the cruelty of the circumstances. …
Webinar – Feeling with the Earth: Theologies for Resistance in times of extractivism
Our colleagues from Churches and Mining Network (IyM) and DKA Austria invite you to a conversation on Theologies, Ecologies and Extractivism. The event will happen next Wednesday (30th) at 7pm Brussels/Rome. 06/28/2021.- The extractivist model is approaching its tipping point, but the economic model dependent on the plundering of territories is increasingly looking for ways …
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Join Ecojesuit’s webinar series Stepping Forward for the Common Good
06/09/2021.- Last April 22, the Justice in Mining Network endorsed the Ignatian commitment to advocate for climate justice proposed by Ecojesuit to the Ignatian Family. In line with the points set out in this commitment, this Friday, June 11th 2021, Ecojesuit will launch Stepping Forward for the Global Common Good, a workshop series to promote …
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An investigation done by Jesuit organizations examines the link between human insecurity and extractive development in Honduras
05/24/2021.- The report “Mining, Environmental Health and Human Security in Honduras” published this May investigates the quality of life and water in Abisinia, Nueva Esperanza, and San Francisco Locomapa, three rural communities affected by mining and other extractive activities. This research has been conducted by two Jesuit organizations: the Saint Louis University College for Public …
Join us next in the Global Prayer Vigil for the Ignatian Year
On May 20th of 1521, 500 years ago, St. Ignatius of Loyola was wounded in the battle of Pamplona. This injury shattered his dreams of worldly glory and put him on a way of conversion which would ultimately lead to the foundation of the Society of Jesus. This year is an opportunity to celebrate this …
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Fr Stan Swamy ill with suspected Covid-19
We share the press release issued this morning by the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat of the Society of Jesus in Rome on the occasion of the worsening health condition of Father Stan Swamy, unjustly imprisoned in India since last October. 84-year-old Jesuit gravely ill in prison with “headache, fever and cough” 17/05/2021, Rome.- Fr …