1st JPIC International Seminar

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1st JPIC International Seminar

• Reality of Immigrants in USA / World
• Response to this Reality
• What can we do together?

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Human Migration is a Global Phenomenon

• The movement of people, both within a nation
  state and externally between countries, is a
  global and historic phenomenon.
• Migration is understood in terms of push and pull
  factors. Push factors are the factors of
  out-migration, such as the economic or social
  pressures that encourage or force people to
  emigrate.
• Pull factors are the factors of in-migration,
  such as the economic or social pressures that
  lead people to immigrate.

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• Migration occurs for a variety of reasons, which
  include but are not limited to
• Conflict-Induced forced to leave due to armed
  conflict, civil war, violence and persecution.
• Development-Induced forced to move due to
  projects or policies ex dams, roads, airports
  etc.
• Disaster-Induced forced to move due to natural
  disasters, global climate change, or human made
  disasters. (www.forcedmigrgation.org)

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Response Corporate Stance on Immigration

• We commit
• to pray
• to educate ourselves and others
• to advocate
• to act and to serve immigrants

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SVD-SSpS-SSpSAP Joint Venture on Immigration
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PRAYER FIRST PILLAR

• Holy Hours and Prayer Service
• Petitions at the Eucharist
• Prayer for Immigrants and Immigration

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Blessing those being Deported
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Pillar Two Education of OurselvesEducation of
Others

Deportation 101
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Ministry for Immigrants
Day

• Sisters and
• Brothers of
• Immigrants

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Day of Prayer for Immigrants
Fr. vanThanh Nguyen, SVD
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Panel- Our StoriesListening and Learning from
One Another
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Parish Initiative at St. Norbert
Discussion - Opening Spaces
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St. Nicholas Church St. Louis, MO
Adoration Sisters St. Louis, MO
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Working With Others
Elena Segura Archdiocese of Chicago
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Personal Awareness and Transformation

• Change of our own Attitudes
• Respect and kindness
• Overcoming the other mentality of hatred and
  indifference
• Welcoming attitude

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Third Pillar - Advocacy
Letter Writing and Meeting the Legislators at a
State / National Levels for Immigrants and
Immigration
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Writing Postcards
Involving our Parishes
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Press Conferences and Rallies
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Fourth PillarAction Service to Immigrants
Sr. Therese Mary - 53 years Little Mexico
Life Learning Center
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Accompaniment of Immigants Giving Hospitality
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PASTORAL CARE FOR THE IMMIGRANT DETAINEES
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Thank You for All that You are Doing!What can we
do together for immigrants?