Ignacio Ellacuría Social Foundation

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Ignacio Ellacuría Social Foundation
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Established 2007;11 years ago (2007)
Purpose To facilitate the integration of immigrants into society
Location
  • Padre Lojendio, 2
    Bilbao, Spain
Region served
Most directly, Basque Spain
Affiliations Jesuit, Catholic
Staff
10
Website EllacuriaFoundation

Ignacio Ellacuría Social Foundation is a work of the Society of Jesus directed toward integrating into society the thousands of immigrants who have settled in the Basque area of Spain, and in collaborating with immigration services more widely. It was founded in 2007 [1] [2] and has its headquarters in Bilbao. It is named for Ignacio Ellacuría, who was a Basque from the Balbao area and was one of the six 1989 Jesuit martyrs of El Salvador.

Society of Jesus male religious congregation of the Catholic Church

The Society of Jesus is a scholarly religious congregation of the Catholic Church for men which originated in sixteenth-century Spain. The members are called Jesuits. The society is engaged in evangelization and apostolic ministry in 112 nations. Jesuits work in education, intellectual research, and cultural pursuits. Jesuits also give retreats, minister in hospitals and parishes, sponsor direct social ministries, and promote ecumenical dialogue.

The Basques are an indigenous ethnic group characterised by the Basque language, a common culture and shared genetic ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians. Basques are indigenous to and primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country, a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.

Spain Kingdom in Southwest Europe

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country mostly located in Europe. Its continental European territory is situated on the Iberian Peninsula. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The African enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country (Morocco). Several small islands in the Alboran Sea are also part of Spanish territory. The country's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.

Programs

The Foundation was founded by the Jesuit Province of Loyola in collaboration with Jesuit-organized Christian Life Communities. Its purpose is to build an intercultural, inclusive society through diverse exercises that increase encounter, reflection, dialogue, [3] and transformation of the host society with an openness to cultural diversity and religious pluralism. [4] Its programs include awareness building, [5] employment prospects, [6] research, [7] and advocacy. [8] [9] Its educational work includes courses [10] and extends to associations working with immigrants, [11] [12] to political parties and public administrators locally [13] and internationally, [14] and to religious communities, [15] [16] including peace rallies with the Muslim community. [17] It also offers meeting space for diverse religious groups [18] and courses especially targeted to women, [19] such as geriatrics, labor orientation, and cooking. [20]

Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Saint, founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)

Saint Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish Basque Catholic priest and theologian, who co-founded the religious order called the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and became its first Superior General at Paris in 1541. The Jesuit order served the Pope as missionaries, and they were bound by a vow of special obedience to the sovereign pontiff in regard to the missions. They therefore emerged as an important force during the time of the Counter-Reformation.

The Christian Life Community (CLC) is an international association of lay Christians who have adopted an Ignatian model of spiritual life. The 'Community' is present in almost sixty countries.

The Foundation is a key organizer of an immersion and welcoming experience for young immigrants, the Transpyrenees Social Solidarity journey. This consists of a 42-day, 390 mile mountain trek from Cabo de Higuer (Euskadi) on the Atlantic Ocean to Cap de Creus (Catalonia) on the Mediterranean Sea, involving 300 vulnerable young people along with 200 volunteers and social educators. Most make only one stage of the journey. Along the way they are hosted by local people: city officials, Red Cross and other organizational groups, and restaurateurs, along with cultural groups who share their song and dance. [21] [22] [23]

Atlantic Ocean Ocean between Europe, Africa and the Americas

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about 106,460,000 square kilometers. It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It separates the "Old World" from the "New World".

Catalonia Autonomous area of northeastern Spain

Catalonia is an autonomous community in Spain on the northeastern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Catalonia consists of four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city is Barcelona, the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the core of the sixth most populous urban area in the European Union. It comprises most of the territory of the former Principality of Catalonia. It is bordered by France (Occitanie) and Andorra to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east, and the Spanish autonomous communities of Aragon to the west and Valencia to the south. The official languages are Catalan, Spanish, and the Aranese dialect of Occitan.

Mediterranean Sea Sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean between Europe, Africa and Asia

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa and on the east by the Levant. Although the sea is sometimes considered a part of the Atlantic Ocean, it is usually identified as a separate body of water. Geological evidence indicates that around 5.9 million years ago, the Mediterranean was cut off from the Atlantic and was partly or completely desiccated over a period of some 600,000 years, the Messinian salinity crisis, before being refilled by the Zanclean flood about 5.3 million years ago.

The Foundation is active in publishing, [24] [25] in recruiting volunteers, [26] and in networking on issues like xenophobia and for social incluison. [27] It also works with the scouting organization which welcomes immigrant youth to its camps. [28]

Scouting World-wide movement for the education of youth, founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1907

Scouting or the Scout Movement is a movement that aims to support young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society, with a strong focus on the outdoors and survival skills. During the first half of the twentieth century, the movement grew to encompass three major age groups for boys and, in 1910, a new organization, Girl Guides, was created for girls. It is one of several worldwide youth organizations.

In September 2010 a delegation from the Foundation participated in the World Social Forum Migration Congress in Quito, Ecuador. [29]

The World Social Forum is an annual meeting of civil society organizations, first held in Brazil, which offers a self-conscious effort to develop an alternative future through the championing of counter-hegemonic globalization. The World Social Forum can be considered a visible manifestation of global civil society, bringing together non governmental organizations, advocacy campaigns, and formal and informal social movements seeking international solidarity. The World Social Forum prefers to define itself as "an opened space – plural, diverse, non-governmental and non-partisan – that stimulates the decentralized debate, reflection, proposals building, experiences exchange and alliances among movements and organizations engaged in concrete actions towards a more solidarity, democratic and fair world....a permanent space and process to build alternatives to neoliberalism." It is held by members of the alter-globalization movement who come together to coordinate global campaigns, share and refine organizing strategies, and inform each other about movements from around the world and their particular issues. The World Social Forum is explicit about not being a representative of all of those who attend and thus does not publish any formal statements on behalf of participants. It tends to meet in January at the same time as its "great capitalist rival", the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. This date is consciously picked to promote alternative answers to world economic problems in opposition to the World Economic Forum.

Quito Capital city in Pichincha, Ecuador

Quito is the capital and the largest city of Ecuador, and at an elevation of 2,850 metres (9,350 ft) above sea level, it is the second-highest official capital city in the world, after La Paz, and the one which is closest to the equator. It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains.

Ecuador Republic in South America

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland. The capital city is Quito, which is also the largest city.

References

  1. ↑ "Ellacuría Foundation: giving a voice to migrants for 10 years - Hospitalidad.es". Hospitalidad.es. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  2. ↑ Vasco, Eusko Jaurlaritza - Gobierno. "Euskal Herriko Agintaritzaren Aldizkaria". www.euskadi.eus (in Basque). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. ↑ "Fundación Social Ignacio Ellacuria » Diálogo interreligioso". fundacionellacuria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  4. ↑ "Fundación Social Ignacio Ellacuria » Sensibilización y educación intercultural". fundacionellacuria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  5. ↑ "Fundación Social Ignacio Ellacuria » Acompañamiento Asociativo". fundacionellacuria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  6. ↑ "Fundación Social Ignacio Ellacuria » AFRICA IMPRESCINDIBLE: Acceso al empleo de personas de origen africano". fundacionellacuria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  7. ↑ "European Commission : CORDIS : Projects and Results : Periodic Report Summary 1 - INTEGRIM (Integration and international migration: pathways and integration policies)". cordis.europa.eu. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  8. ↑ "Fundación Social Ignacio Ellacuria » Procesos participativos en municipios". fundacionellacuria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  9. ↑ "Fundación Social Ignacio Ellacuria » Investigación e incidencia pública". fundacionellacuria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  10. ↑ "Fundación Social Ignacio Ellacuria » Nuevo curso:¿Podremos vivir juntos?". fundacionellacuria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  11. ↑ "Associated Partners | INTEGRIM". www.integrim.eu. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  12. ↑ "Ehundik gora errefuxiatu artatu ditu Bizkaian Foru Aldundiaren Goihabe programak - Bizkaia.eus". web.bizkaia.eus (in Basque). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  13. ↑ "Alboan::Sistematización: Eraikitzen aniztasunean parte hartzeko espazioak". alboan.efaber.net. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  14. ↑ "City of Bilbao cultural profile" . Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Fundación Social Ignacio Ellacuria » Misión, Visión, Valores". fundacionellacuria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  16. ↑ "Fundación Social Ignacio Ellacuria » Equipo". fundacionellacuria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  17. ↑ "Concentración de cristianos y musulmanes por la Paz". www.bizkeliza.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  18. ↑ Contested Spaces, Common Ground: Space and Power Structures in Contemporary Multireligious Societies. BRILL. 2016-10-27. p. 264. ISBN   9789004325807.
  19. ↑ "Fundación Social Ignacio Ellacuria » Presentación del libro: "Tomar la Palabra" -Dolores Juliano / Historias de cuidados y (des)igualdad – Torre de Babel". fundacionellacuria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  20. ↑ "Fundación Social Ignacio Ellacuria » Torre de Babel: empoderamiento y autoapoyo". fundacionellacuria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  21. ↑ "Nota prensa Travesía TSS 17 castellano - Transpirenaica Social Solidaria". transpirenaicasocialsolidaria.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  22. ↑ "Fundación Social Ignacio Ellacuria » Transpirenaica Social y Solidaria 2017". fundacionellacuria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  23. ↑ "Fundación Social Ignacio Ellacuria » Participación juvenil para la interculturalidad". fundacionellacuria.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  24. ↑ Santos, Boaventura de Sousa (2013-11-25). Se Deus Fosse Um Activista dos Direitos Humanos (Bibliography: Jon Sobrino) (in Portuguese). Leya. ISBN   9789724054728.
  25. ↑ "Reflexão - Comunicado dos Jesuítas no Haiti - Ellacuria Fundazioa - Catedral São José - Erexim/RS". www.catedralsaojose.org.br. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  26. ↑ "Entidades participantes – Feria del Voluntariado". feriavoluntariado.deusto.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  27. ↑ "Araba-Eus - Arabako Foru Aldundia xenofobiaren aurkako ZAS Zurrumurruen Aurkako Sareari atxiki zaio". www.araba.eus (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  28. ↑ "Ellacuría Fundazioa: Eskaut kanpeketetan parte hartzea - Euskalerriko Eskautak Bizkaia". Euskalerriko Eskautak Bizkaia (in Spanish). 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  29. ↑ 2017, Imaginanet.com (2017-11-20). "Jesuitas de Loyola Noticias". sjloyola.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-20.

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