Social Justice Corner: Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice: Pray for Us

Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice: Pray for Us

Adapted from Ignatian Family Teach-In Website

What began under a tent in Fort Benning, Georgia has grown

into the largest Catholic social justice gathering in the United States—a community animated by the love of God and united in our shared work for justice.

That first Teach-In that invited university students to participate in 1997 protested the School of the Americas, which trained many of the Salvadoran soldiers responsible for the murder of six Jesuits and their two companions at the University of Central American in El Salvador, martyred for their outspoken commitment to the most vulnerable.

Bob Holstein, founder of the Teach-In, commented that “The power of the gathering is reflected in the action of going to the gates of Ft. Benning and protesting the tragedy of the death of the six Jesuits and their two women companions, but much greater is that when these students and members of the Ignatian family return home, they are committed to changing unjust structures.”

Though no longer held under a tent in Georgia, the mission of the Teach-In remains steadfast. Together, let us remember the past while looking to the future as we use our voices and act with boldness to continue changing unjust structures.

Good Shepherd will join the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice November 14-16 in Washington DC with two high schoolers, Corinna Ramsey and Fr. Brian Mason. Pray for our group attending and pray for all who will be advocating for God’s justice in the form of education and action at this powerful conference.