Asia-Pacific 2012 AC Roma
Conference Level drafting “Our Environmental Way of Proceeding” 1. jointly developing a course on green campus 2. management for plant managers conducting workshops on Healing a Broken World 3. preparing a protocol on Disaster resilience 4. assisting the meeting of Scholastics and Brothers 5. Circle of JCAP July 2011: Mekong meeting 6. Aug 2011: Official co-operation of AJCU-Asia 7. Pacific.
Healing of the broken world Translation Dissemination Reflection, discussion Aware of ecology
Jesuit position General Awareness and acknowledgement -> Yes but... lack of organized approach to action. More disasters – greater awareness Spiritual Sources: Seen as Ignatian, ‘Seeing God in all things” -> starting point Workshops and recollections – use caritas veritate, ‘Our Envir. Way of proceeding’- JCAP Change of life style: More struggle and difficult, personal Eco. as a dimension of apos. action a challenge Need for policy communication to all, principles for sust. Living? Engaging with others, sharing
Discernment of Jesuit communities Recognize the need for discernment Phil., Japan: see it more based on recent calamities Korea Australia – wants to engage in com. Discernment but no set structure
Planning of apostolic institutions A Profile of a Formed Jesuit in AP Campus management: Philippines, Indonesia, St. Ignatius College Riverview Xavier University ESSC : culture & ecology, youth education, watershed integration and forest cover updates Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center Resource management Working with communities, local government, and civil society
Ateneo Ateneo de Davao on mining, Ateneo de Zamboanga on peace and indigenous and Muslim relations (and relations to land), Ateneo de Manila, regarding planning and condominium developments
Civil movements no organized system for civil movements by Province, but more by individual Jesuits Korean Province: opposed the planned construction of a naval base on Jeju Island Indonesia & Cambodia: forest protection & water conservation
With students Eco-literacy Australia Philippines, Indonesia; Korea, Japan ESSC’s Apu Palamguwan Center for Cultural Education Envt. sustainability workshop March 2011 ESSC activities plus Jesuit Service Cambodia – Reconciliation with creation
Pedro & ESSC Natural disasters protocol ESSC, a leading role in the Conference
Environmentally threatened community Philippines : Institutes Yes, not as Prov. (ISO – fisherfolk, ESSC – Indigenous) besides research, advoc. ICSI along with Univ. – on land ownership, policy Scholastics prog. – awareness and involvement Korea : Nuruk Community – with farmers, org. Farming; oppose open pit mining Indonesia : Call to re-examine the two Jesuit foundations supporting the Newmont Mining Co., Qns. Raised by JPC. Australia : Research on climate change and impact on communities Develop response -> awareness and advocacy. JMs support projects for environmental refugees in countries Estb. Jesuit Mission and Eco. TF
Alternative Development Japan : Sophia Univ. -> research on envir. & Justice issues; IGC – Interdisciplinary studies; ISGE – responds to env. related areas Korea : Sogang Univ. Eco. dept – helped in central planning for devt. Model, but envt. cost is visible now; Change of thrust is not visible still Indonesia : Sanata Dharma Univ. -> Ecology centre Philippines : Institutes for alt. models of devt., but not strategic.
Ecology & Spirituality Japan : Socio-pastoral comm. Plans to prepare a brochure Philippines : need is felt Korea, Indonesia : offer retreats, eg. Sunchon JSC in Korea, Girisonta’s Ig. Retreat centre – retreats Australia : Fr. Michael Hansen’s book Cambodia : Eco retreat, recollection
Disaster Info. on how to contact Provincials, funds -Yes Pedro Walpole is drafting one for JCAP, to be examined in July 2012
geographic priority No formal priority. Regional priority Korea and Japan Provinces: Peace and anti-nuclear advocacy. Mekong: Siem Reap Bukidnon, Philippines: ecology and culture
Evaluation How to spread the workload and groom leadership; how to activate the role of “Fr. Greens” (the ecological coordinator of the Province); how to strengthen the witness of Jesuit communities and institutions: Green institution How to get synergy effects (spiritual, social, educational, and intellectual sectors)
Personal reflection
Honor, joy, and hope Dream team: Christina, Julie, Andre, Fernando Jesuits at the corner of Asia: Pedro, Kunming, People who bear the burdens of life and struggle for life: China and Eldoret Progress of Social sector, Korea-Japan Formation of myself as a Jesuit: knowing Asia, the Society God who works with people and assign me in this double locations
Shadow Personal limitation Two assignments: Time, energy “I cannot meet my standard for both” Frustration: no staff, week inter-Province collaboration(Manila), reluctant communication
Challenges Capacity building of social sectors Leadership – delegates and directors: migration, ecology Next generation Resources – manpower and finances Strategy Delegates How to learn from younger gen and attract
Delegates Part-time: most are in double assignments, working in other sectors Needs to promote a sense of group identity and mission
What I heard: Implementation paper: how for the sectors to evolve Why difficult to find people for poor in univ., parish, etc.? Injustice Small Society Individual culture, Provincial structure Change, but slow and gradual; look far and aheard. We needs friends.
Reflection Reactions a sense of solidarity out of marginal position against big dream/ideal; A sense of loneliness How can we help one another? Personal, friendship, visit Mission > Sector: But, it is significant what the soc sector can and should offer? Major change as a group? How to make fire alive: hope, vision, passion = joy Prioritize Joy > anger
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