The Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat of the Jesuit Curia in Rome

 
Fr. Patxi Álvarez SJ

Fr. Álvarez is the Director of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat. He worked for ten years at the Jesuit non-governmental organisation Alboan, in Bilbao, Spain, and collaborated in the training of lay people on Ignatian mission and identity. He also took part in the Apostolic planning of his Province (Loyola) as its coordinator. Through his frequent travels he animates the work of Jesuits and partners engaged in the social sector. He is also the editor of Promotio Iustititiae, the quarterly online journal published by the Secretariat.

 
Fr. Xavier Jeyaraj

Fr. Xavier is the Assistant Director of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat. He started Udayani Centre in Kolkata, India and worked there for 9 years before becoming the coordinator of Social Apostolate for South Asian Conference in 2007. He worked among the indigenous in South Asia and strengthened their movements and struggles through the platform South Asian Peoples’ Initiatives (SAPI). In collaboration with the Secretary he helps in animating the works of Jesuits in the social sector and planning the commitment of the Secretariat, especially building up of Global Ignatian Advocacy Networks (GIAN); develops and manages the communication links of the Secretariat and edits and publishes the monthly news bulletin ‘Headlines’.

 
Tina Negri

Ms Negri provides administrative support and maintains the data base of the translators. She arranges for the translation of the articles of Promotio and of other material into the four languages English, French, Spanish and Italian as well as maintaining relationship with the four language editors. She also organises the required infrastructure for meetings hosted by SJES like the Annual Meeting of the Coordinators.
She was born in the United Kingdom but has lived and worked in Italy for over 20 years. She is bilingual English and Italian.