Loyola Academy Becomes First Jesuit Fair Trade High School
Loyola Academy in Wilmette, IL has become the first Jesuit high school to receive fair trade certification from Fair Trade Campaigns. Loyola is the 17th high school in the U.S. to receive the certification. Fair Trade Campaigns is a grassroots movement whose mission is to empower schools, communities, and universities to buy from companies whose products are created fairly and safely.
Jesuits Raise Concerns about Detainment of Syrian Refugees in Honduras
The National Advocacy Office of the U.S. Jesuits Conference has expressed grave concern over the treatment of Syrian refugees attempting to reach the U.S. in recent weeks. Refugees have been detained in Honduras, Costa Rica, and at the Texas-Mexico border.
Jesuit Networks Convene in Loyola to Address Climate Change, Poverty
From November 16-20, Society of Jesus networks involved in social justice ministry around the world held a "Networking for Justice” meeting in Loyola, Spain to discuss how to combat social and environmental injustice. The final document produced by the meeting recommended strengthening international Jesuit networks in order to address the effects of globalization on the poor as well as climate change. "Today, we feel an urgency to respond to these challenges, working for the inclusion of those that are excluded, experience poverty and to protect the sustainability of nature which is being threatened," said the report. The document also identified "inclusion and sustainability" as two "great tasks of our time."