Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice

Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice
Abbreviation Jesuit Forum
Formation 1979 (1979)
Founder Society of Jesus
Location
  • 70 Saint Mary Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M5S 1J3
Coordinates Coordinates: 43°40′02″N 79°23′24″W / 43.667222°N 79.390021°W / 43.667222; -79.390021
Main organ
 Open Space
Slogan Engaging the signs of the times
Website JesuitForum.ca
Formerly called
 Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice

Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice, abbreviated to the Jesuit Forum and formerly known as the Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice, is a centre for social justice situated in Toronto. It is a place where people and groups meet for discourse and engagement in social justice. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1979.[1] It worked with Jamie Swift in researching and publishing about social analysis in Canada. It is situated in Loretto College, part of St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto.

History

It was created in 1979 by Fr. Michael Czerny, S.J., and Fr. Jim Webb, S.J., to promote methodologies for social justice analysis.[2] It was composed of four sections that worked on issues to do with Latin America, Jesuit Refugee Service, ecology at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre and Canada. In 1988, Jamie Swift, with Fr. Michael Czerny, S.J., wrote Getting Started on Social Analysis in Canada. By 2003, a fourth edition of the book had been printed. In the 1986, the centre started The Moment Project.[3] It was a group of over one hundred community activists from across Canada who met to discuss methodologies for social and political analysis.[4] In 1989, they published Naming the Moment: Political Analysis for Action, A Manual for Community Groups. It sold out and was reprinted in 1991.[4][5]

In 1996, it ceased most of its operations, because of a lack of funding. Some work continued, but only in three areas: Jesuit Refugee Service, ecological projects at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre and Catholic social teaching.[6][7] In 1997, the Centre for Social Justice was created separately to carry on the work of the Jesuit Centre.[8][9] In 2001, the organisation returned, under the new name Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Faith doing justice". Chebucto.ns.ca. 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. ↑ James Freeman Webb from The Globe and Mail, 10 October 2012, retrieved 29 November 2014
  3. ↑ Nabeeha Chaudhary, "Naming the Moment" from Connexions.org, retrieved 28 November 2014
  4. 1 2 Deborah Barndt, Naming the Moment: Political Analysis for Action, A Manual for Community Groups, pp. i-1.
  5. ↑ Ann Currie-Stevens, An Educator's Guide for Changing the World (Toronto: Centre for Social Justice, 2003), p. 54.
  6. ↑ "Father James W. (Jim) Profit S.J." from Toronto Star, 17 January 2014, retrieved 29 November 2014
  7. ↑ "Sr. Lois Anne receives the Amina Malko award" from FCJ Refugee Centre, 23 November 2006, retrieved 29 November 2014
  8. ↑ About from Centre for Social Justice retrieved 29 November 2014
  9. ↑ "Home Safe Toronto Screenings"from SkyWorksFoundation.org, retrieved 29 November 2014

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