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JPIC Moment in Fraternity - Forced Migrants (updated)

1/7/2019

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Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation
From the St. Francis of Assisi JPIC Committee, PEI 
 (Mike, Marion, Maureen & Charlie) January, 2019

In Solidarity with the Forced Migrants
Every minute, 31 people are forced to flee their homes. Forced migrants are those compelled to flee their homes because they are in a situation of insecurity and fear for their lives. There are 69 million people in the world today who are forced migrants. That is double the population of Canada.
  • 40 million are internally displaced.
  • 26 million are refugees.
  • 3 million are asylum seekers.

What are the forced migrants fleeing?
  • Armed conflict
  • Persecution (ethnicity, religion, political opinion, nationality, etc.)
  • Development megaprojects (mining, oil & gas exploration, hydroelectric dam, urban ‘improvement’ projects, etc.)
  • Environmental causes (drought, famine, natural disasters, climate change, etc.)
  • Economic & political causes (denial of basic rights, mass unemployment, political instability, etc.)
Let us act in solidarity with the forced migrants of the world by
knowing and telling their stories.
Note: Check out the song “Christmas Day on Planet Earth” recorded by Lennie Gallant when the Black Umfolosi visited PEI last summer. In this beautiful song, Lennie makes a connection between the Holy Family and the migrants of the world.
Fraternities you are free to use any of the following material for your own formation program.
Click the link on the right to see the script and a Power Point presentation used for the fraternity meeting. Everyone also received a copy of the lyrics of "Christmas Day on Planet Earth" so they could sing along with the chorus.
jpic_moment_2019-01-13_script.docx
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