Share The Journey
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27th Annual Tobin Lecture:
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I am migrant:
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Share the Journey: On September 27, 2017, Pope Francis launched the Share the Journey campaign from Saint Peter's Square. On that day he invited everyone around the world to "Share the Journey" with refugees and migrants.
*Share the Journey promotes "the culture of encounter": Increase the spaces and opportunities for migrants and communities to come together and learn about each other.
*Passionate about migration and interested in what's happening in our world? Share the Journey is where you can make a difference at all levels.
*Uncertain? Through this campaign, our Church hopes to dispel widespread fear of newcomers and to raise awareness of why so many people are compelled to leave their homes at this time in history.
Share the Journey runs until September 2019.
Anyone can join the campaign .WHAT YOU CAN DO
- Meet Your Neighbors
- Pray a Prayer for the Global Migration Campaign
- Speak Out to Protect DREAMERS
- Advocate on migration: Stand with Refugees Seeking Shelter and Safety
- Share materials on social media
- Offer a public sign that you or your community is in solidarity with migrants and refugees.
- Plant a lawn sign about standing in solidarity with migrants and refugees.
- Display posters or pictures in your windows.
- Donate to migration projects at Catholic Charities of Oregon
- Volunteer with migration projects at Catholic Charities of Oregon
KEY DATES
July 20 – World Refugee Day
July 30 – UN World Day against Trafficking in Persons
September 29 – St. Lorenzo Ruiz, Patron Saint of Migrant Workers
November 13 – St.Frances Cabrini, Patron Saint of Immigrants
December 12 – Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 18 – International Migrants Day
January 6-12 – National Migration Week
January 11 – National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
January 19 – World Day of Migrants & Refugees
February 8 – International Day Of Prayer And Awareness Against Human Trafficking
The website -- Love Your Neighbor -- has resources for parishes and schools for you to help your parish, school or organization participate in the “Share the Journey” campaign along with Pope Francis, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), and the Church’s global charitable network, Caritas Internationalis. -