Children in a Syrian Refugee camp
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Responding to the Refugee Crisis in Syria: Jesuit Refugee Service

ISN caught up with Armando Borja, Jesuit Refugee Service USA's national director, to learn about the work of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in response to the growing population of people displaced by the conflict in Syria.
March on Washington 2013
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50th Anniversary of the March on Washington

As a young person in the United States today, I am challenged by the responsibility I have to intentionally engage in a history of oppression—a responsibility to confront my social identity, my privilege and why I am tied to the movement.

Dr. King’s American Dream

We will hear a lot in these days of celebration of Dr. King’s magnificent “I have a Dream” speech. It is worth watching or reading again as part of the national tribute. But a lesser-known Dream speech is perhaps more poignant and challenging for us today: his commencement address at Lincoln University in 1961: “The American Dream.”