Migrants
The heart of the boy who offered five loaves and two fishes: Cultivating a relationship of trust for peace, migrants, and refugees
In the latter half of September, I accompanied 11 young people from Japan to a peace camp called “Youth Peace Festival”, where they interacted with...read more
River, mountain, people: Reflections from the 12th Service Learning Program
Service Learning Program (SLP) is one of several programmes under the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in Asia Pacific. It is attended by students...read more
Companions in social and ecological justice
The annual meeting of leaders in the social and ecological justice sector was held in Rome between 25 and 30 June. The meeting was an...read more
Planning for a hope-filled future for migrants, refugees, and IDPs
難民の友に, 難民と共に Nan min no tomo ni. Nan min to tomo ni. “Let’s be friends, together with refugees.” This motto of the Arrupe Refugee Centre...read more
Charity golf event raises $80,000 for “Sister Cargo”
Sahabat Insan, the Jesuit centre for migrant workers in Jakarta, helped raise USD 80,000 to provide infrastructure and facilities support to Sister Laurentina SDP who...read more
Strengthening our network in social justice and ecology
The Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) held its annual meeting from 10-14 May at the Jesuit Curia in Rome. After some years of meeting...read more
Reactivating the Migrants and Refugees Network
After three years of no actual movement, the Migrants and Refugees Network finally had online gatherings in March for three days and in May for...read more
How do we answer the call of “Fratelli Tutti”?
In March 2021, Wishma Sandmali, a Sri Lankan woman, died in the Nagoya Detention Center. She came to Japan with a dream to teach English....read more
A burning chaff
The Migrants and Refugees Network of JCAP had the opportunity to gather online from 28 to 30 March, and while there hadn’t been a meeting...read more