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Jesuits Advocate as Shareholders for Human Rights and Environment

The Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States issued its annual report detailing the Jesuit shareholder advocacy efforts during 2015. The investment responsibility efforts are a collaborative project of the U.S. and Canadian Jesuit provinces in partnership with the Jesuit Conference. Provinces hold stock in strategically identified corporations pertaining to advocacy priorities of the Jesuits in North America as well as internationally.

Fe y Alegría USA Hopes to Secure “Safe Schools” With New Campaign

The “Safe Schools, Brighter Futures” campaign aims to support a total of seven micro-projects in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Uruguay.
Fairfield University students prepared to take part in a campus demonstration where they were joined by university president Fr. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., to stand in solidarity with the students of color around the country whose lives were threatened, who feel unsafe or undervalued.
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Jesuit Student Government Leaders Take Stand Against Racial Injustice

We, as a collective of Jesuit colleges and universities, have a duty to humanity. Our Jesuit education encourages individuals to think critically, reflect deeply on the realities of injustice, and fight tirelessly for a just world.