Ignatian Family Teach-In (Spring)

Spring 2008 Ignatian Family Teach-In on Immigration

March 7-9, 2008

Loyola High School, Los Angeles

UDM Students participating in Alternative Spring Break service trips (especially those in New Mexico and Los Angeles) are encouraged to attend this Ignatian Family Teach-In.
NOTE: You must register through University Ministry, not through the ISN website.

In partnership with Loyola High School in Los Angeles, the Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN) is sponsoring an Ignatian Family Teach-In on Immigration from March 7th-9th, 2008. The Teach-In will be a three day conference for students, staff, and families affiliated with Jesuit universities, high schools, parishes, and the broader Ignatian family, convened to:

Provide education and analysis of issues surrounding the current immigration debate

Examine successful community organizing campaigns on immigration as case studies for understanding how communities come together effectively to create change

Empower participants with the skills and information to lead discussions on the current immigration system

Reflect on the experiences of the immigrant and migrant community in light of Catholic Social Teaching

Strengthen the Ignatian family's advocacy efforts calling for comprehensive immigration reform

ISN sees this Teach-In as a concrete and direct way to animate and advance the collective work of the Ignatian family to stand in solidarity with our migrant brothers and sisters. The Teach-In will explore immigration through the lens of human dignity and personal experience, with the aim of empowering leaders to return to their communities with the skills, education, and experience needed to engage others in reflection and discussion on the current immigration debate. Speakers will be invited to address immigration through the lens of personal experience, theological reflection, community organizing, public policy, and advocacy strategies.

Featured Guests and Speakers

Rubin Garcia, Executive Director of Annunciation House

Amalia Molina, author of the Power of Love, a personal account of her incarceration in a federal immigration detention facility

Edward J.W. Park, Ph.D. Director and Associate Professor of the Asian Pacific American Studies Program at Loyola Marymount University

Enrique Morones, Executive Director of Border Angels

Bishop Gabino Zavala, Auxiliary Bishop for Los Angeles and current Bishop President of PAX Christi USA

William Rickle, S.J., Latino Migration and Ministry Consultant for the Maryland Province

Schedule

Friday March 7th 6:00 – 9:00 pm (includes dinner)

Saturday March 8th 9:00-4:00 pm, followed by dinner, small group discussion, & entertainment

Sunday March 9th 9:00-1:00 ( includes liturgy)