In August 2023, the Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance (CEPA) gathered institutional leaders from Catholic high schools and universities and secular workers rights organizations in Morganton, North Carolina at The Industrial Commons for a two-day immersion.
The Arrupe Leaders Summit invites emerging student leaders and faculty/parish chaperones from high schools and parishes nationwide to deepen their understanding of a faith that does justice, share ideas and resources for social justice programming, and become empowered to effect positive social change in their local and global communities.
On Saturday, October 28, 2023, Monique Trusclair Maddox, CEO of the Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation and Chair of the foundation’s Board of Directors, will present the opening keynote address at the 2023 Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice. Trusclair Maddox is a descendant of individuals enslaved by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and sold in 1838 to save Georgetown University from financial ruin.