Global Migration Web Series
Join scholars, activists, and representatives of human services organizations from around the world as they reflect on some of the many complex dynamics of global migration.
October 25, 2021
Coordinator of the Jesuit Network with Migrants from Central America and North America
Fr. Rafael Moreno, SJ, will discuss the larger context of Latin American migration and refugee patterns.
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October 26, 2021
American Perspectives on Migration and Immigration
Caitlin Marie – Ward, Senior Advisor on Migration with the Office of Justice and Ecology at the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, will describe American perspectives on migration and immigration.
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October 27, 2021
Haitian and Dominican Migration
Dr. Bridget Wooding, Director at OBMICA (Caribbean Migrants Observatory) will share information on migration occurring in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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October 28, 2021
The Northern Triangle Central American Migration
Alberto Baltazar, Head of Research Coordination at Jesuit Migrant Service – Mexico, will discuss migration occurring in the Northern Triangle of Central America and its movement towards the south.
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October 29, 2021
Migrants and Refugees in Peru
Dr. Isabel Berganza Setién, Academic Vice Chancellor at Universidad Antonio Ruiz De Montoya, will share insight on migrants and refugees within the county of Peru.
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November 1, 2021
The Venezuelan Crisis
Ligia Bolívar, Founder and General Coordinator of the Alert Venezuela Coalition, Associate Researcher at the CDH UCAB, and founder of the Venezuelan Program of Education-Action in Human Rights (PROVEA), will share insight on the state of Venezuelan migration.
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November 2, 2021
Brazil’s Diverse Migration Landscape
Dr. Duval Fernandes, Coordinator of the Higher Studies Program in geography at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais and Maria da Consolação Gomes de Castro will provide an overview of migration in Brazil.
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November 3, 2021
Distress Migrants in India
Fr. Martin Puthussery, SJ, Head of Labor Migration Unit of Indian Social Institute, Bangalore, Coordinator of Global Ignatian Advocacy Network in the Jesuit Conference of South Asia, Secretary of Bangalore Archdiocesan Commission for Migrants, shares an overview of the landscape of migration in India.
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November 4, 2021
The Status of Refugees
Rev. Dr. Louie Albert, SJ, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Loyola College, Chennai, highlights issues faced by refugees coming to India and the lack of governmental laws and guidelines.
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November 5, 2021
Afghan Refugee Resettlement
Dr. Aimee Hilado, Founding Clinical Director of the RefugeeOne Wellness Program, a ZERO TO THREE Fellow, and licensed clinical social worker and academic researcher specializing in immigration trauma and immigrant/refugee mental health, shares insight on the resettlement of Afghan refugees within the U.S.
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November 8, 2021
Inter-state Migration within India
Dr. Bernard D' Sami, a Senior Fellow within Loyola Institute of Social Science Training and Research (LISSTAR) at Loyola College, Chennai, discusses India’s migration flows.
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November 9, 2021
Displaced People and their Mental Health Concerns
Rev. Dr. Joseph Antony Jacob, SJ, a Professor and Research Guide in the Department of Social Work at Loyola College Chennai, presents on mental health and migration.
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November 10, 2021
Reaching Out to Migrants
Fr. Martin Putthussurey, SJ, Head of Labor Migration Unit of Indian Social Institute, Bangalore, Coordinator of Global Ignatian Advocacy Network in the Jesuit Conference of South Asia, Secretary of Bangalore Archdiocesan Commission for Migrants, highlights the impacts COVID-19 has had on migrants and what is being done to aid them.
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