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GLOBAL IGNATIANADVOCACY

NETWORK (GIAN)

PRESENTSITUATION

SOCIALJUSTICEANDECOLOGYSECRETARIAT

AUGUST2010


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EL ESCORIAL-MADRID 2008


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WHAT IS

THE GIAN ?


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INTERNATIONAL (GLOBAL)NETWORK

It is INTERNATIONAL = involvingdifferent countries (Provinces) and

Conferences (continents).NETWORK = an apostolic way of

acting in SYNERGY, ACROSSSECTORS, for an agreed-uponcommon and precise objective without

giving up local or individual goals.


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JESUIT NETWORK

After reflecting on the successes andfailures of existing and past networks, it

was decided in El Escorial to firmly root

the networks in the governing structure ofthe Society.


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WHY

THE GIAN ?


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TO ADVANCE THE OBJECTIVESOF GC 35

GC 35 HAS THREE IMPORTANTMESSAGES:

1. Unity and universality of our

mission.2. Our Mission is one of reconciling

and building bridges.3. Conferences are a new instrumentof mission.


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ARE WE ONE BODY?OR

INDIVIDUAL APOSTOLICENTREPRENEURS

DO WE HAVE AUNIVERSAL MISSION?

OR

ONLY SECTORAL MISSIONS?

GIANINTERNATIONAL

NETWORK

GIAN INTERSECTORAL

NETWORK


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RECONCILING

GC 35 : OUR MISSION

BUILDING

BRIDGES

The complexity of the problems

we face and the richness of the

opportunities offered demand that

we build bridges between the richand the poor,

ESTABLISHING ADVOCACY LINKS

of mutual support between those

who hold political power and

those who find it difficult to

voice their interest (D 3, No. 28)


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NEW APOSTOLIC ROLE OFCONFERENCES OF PROVINCIALS

They are called to prepareregional apostolic plans andpriorities.

They are called to support inter-provincial cooperation regarding

networking.They enable their units to carefor the mission of the Society

beyond their own Provinces.


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PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING GIAN

CLEARJESUIT

IDENTITYTHE NETWORKNEEDS TO BE

INSERTEDIN CONCRETE

JESUIT STRUCTURES

OF GOVERNANCE.

SUBSIDIARITY &ROLE OF

CONFERENCES

DOUBLERESPONSIBILITY

[1] ACT REGIONALLY

[2] ACT UNIVERSALLY


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WHATIS THE

PRESENTSITUATION ?


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May 2009-April 2010

ApprovalbySocialApostolateCoordinators(May

2009)

ReporttoFrGeneralandhisCouncil(June2009),

leadingto

approval

for

one

year

MeetingwithPresidents(September2009)

LettertoleadersandparticipantsinElEscorialto

updateonprogress(Nov2009)

ProducedthebookletIntroducingtheIAN(Jan

2010):www.ignatianadvocacy.org
http://www.ignatianadvocacy.org/http://www.ignatianadvocacy.org/


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May-August 2010 MeetingofLeadersatSocialApostolate

Coordinatorsmeeting

(May

2010)

PreparationofaCommonPlanofAction

6

Objectives: Developmentofeachofthe5networks

StrengtheningthesupportingroleofSJES

Presenting

the

CPA

to

the

Council

and

Fr.

General

(JuneAugust2010)

Approvalreceivedon13August2010


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SUMMARY2009-2010

Fivethematicnetworks havebeenconstituted

Eachhasaleadinginstitution(socialcentreetc.)

Eachhasagroupofinstitutionalmembers

approvedby

their

respective

Conference/Social

ApostolateCoordinator

Theleadershavemetfacetoface

SJEShasanimatedtheprocess


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THEME RESPONSIBLE

CONFERENCE

RESPONSIBLE

INSTITUTION

RESPONSIBLE

PERSON

RIGHTTO

EDUCATION

CPAL(LATIN

AMERICA)

FEYALEGRIA LuciaRodrguez

ECOLOGY EUROPE OCIPE JosIgnacioGarcia

SJ

PEACEANDHUMAN

RIGHTS

JESAM(AFRICA&

MADAGASCAR)

JCTR LeonardChitiSJ

MIGRATION CPAL SJM(SERVICIO

JESUITAS

MIGRANTES)

RafaelMorenoSJ

GOVERNANCEOFNATURALAND

MINERAL

RESOURCES

SOUTHASIA BAGAICHA(CentreforfourProvincesin

theCentralZone)

SolomonM.D.SJ


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SUPPORTGROUP XavierJeyarajSJ

AlfredoFerroSJ

LuisArancibia

(NachoEguizabal)

OFFICERFOR

ADVOCACY

NETWORKSAT

SJES

UtaSievers

ADMINISTRATIONOF

FUNDS

ALBOAN(mandatedby

Red

Xavier)


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WHAT NEXT?


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NEXT STEPS FinalisingtheindividualActionPlanswiththe

Leaders(August2010)

FinalisingtheCommonPlanofActionwith

theCore

Group

(September

2010)

Presentingittopossiblefunders(Oct2010)

[if

successful:]

Two

years

of

start

up

funding,

October2010October2012

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