The World Social Forum on Migrations will be held in Quito from 8 to 10 October 2010. Before that Forum, the Society of Jesus will organize a 'Pre-forum', from 4 to 6 October, for Jesuits and their colleagues from all continents who work in the areas of migration and displacement.

Over 1,800 people took part in last year's Ignatian Family Teach-In in Columbus, Georgia, on 20 and 21 November 2009. "The weekend was a remarkable display of solidarity as we remembered the 20th anniversary of the six Jesuit martyrs and their two companions," wrote the organizers. Read the speeches and see the pictures on this website.

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