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ISN Board Chair Fred Kammer, SJ to Receive Harry A. Fagan Roundtable Award

On Monday, January 25, Ignatian Solidarity Network board chair Fr. Fred Kammer, SJ will be honored with the Harry A. Fagan Roundtable Award in a ceremony at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.On Monday, January 25, Ignatian Solidarity Network board chair Fr. Fred Kammer, SJ will be honored with the Harry A. Fagan Roundtable Award in a ceremony at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Since 1987, the Roundtable Association of Catholic Diocesan Social Action Directors has annually given the award to a person or persons whose work, in the tradition of Catholic social teaching, has led to significant progress towards greater social justice and dignity for all members of society at the national or international level.
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ISN Signs Letter to Senate Opposing Halt to Syrian Refugee Resettlement

The Ignatian Solidarity Network has joined a coalition of immigration law experts, humanitarian organizations, and other faith groups in signing a letter to the U.S. Senate denouncing a piece of legislation that would suspend the admission of Syrian refugees. Among the 200 national groups signing the letter were the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, Jesuit Refugee Service, Catholic Charities USA, NETWORK, Muslim Public Affairs Council, and Oxfam.
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Infographic: Rising Death Toll in Central America’s Northern Triangle

This infographic charts the rising death toll in the Northern Triangle, which includes Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. Driven by gang warfare, government corruption, and poverty, the violence in this comparatively small region exceeded the death tolls in several combined war zones in 2015.