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

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located in

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, Canada. It is a place where people and groups meet for discourse and engagement in social justice. It was founded by the

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in 1979. It worked with

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in researching and publishing about social analysis in Canada. It is situated in Loretto College, part of St. Michael's College in the

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History

It was created in 1979 by Cardinal

Michael Czerny Michael F. Czerny (born 18 July 1946) is a Czechoslovakian-born Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development since 23 April 2022, after serving as interim prefect for sev ...

, S.J., and Fr. Jim Webb, S.J., to promote methodologies for social justice analysis. It was composed of four sections that worked on issues to do with Latin America, Jesuit Refugee Service, ecology at the

Ignatius Jesuit Centre Ignatius Jesuit Centre (formerly the St. Stanislaus Novitiate and Ignatius College) is a set of buildings in Guelph, Ontario. It features the Orchard Park Office Centre and the Loyola House Jesuit Retreat and Training Centre. It was founded in 191 ...

and Canada. In 1988,

, 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. It was a group of over one hundred community activists from across Canada who met to discuss methodologies for social and political analysis.Deborah Barndt,
Naming the Moment: Political Analysis for Action, A Manual for Community Groups
', pp. i-1. In 1989, they published ''Naming the Moment: Political Analysis for Action, A Manual for Community Groups''. It sold out and was reprinted in 1991. 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

and

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. In 1997, the Centre for Social Justice was created separately to carry on the work of the Jesuit Centre.Home Safe Toronto Screenings
"from SkyWorksFoundation.org, retrieved 29 November 2014 In 2001, the organisation returned, under the new name Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice.

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External links

Jesuit Forum site

Centre for Social Justice
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