On the occasion of the World Day of Refugees, which will be commemorated on June 20, the organizations of the Social Sector of the Society of Jesus in Spain (Red Mimbre, Jesuit Migrant Service, Alboan and Entreculturas) launched, once again this year, the initiative Caminos de Hospitalidad (Pathways of Hospitality).

Under the slogan #SumoMiCamino, we invite citizens to put themselves in the shoes of refugees and displaced persons, and we call for a Europe of Hospitality and the defense of Human Rights. A Europe whose borders (Canary Islands, the Alps, the Southern Border...) hurt us and challenge us, and where, in recent months, despite the context of health crisis we are living, thousands of people and families in the world continue to be forced to set out on the road.

For a Europe of Hospitality and Human Rights

The causes that provoke the flight of forcibly displaced persons, the obstacles they encounter in transit and the conditions they face in the country of destination place refugees and migrants in situations of lack of protection, discrimination and constant violation of their rights.

From the Social Sector of the Society of Jesus in Spain we are not satisfied with this reality. For this reason, we are united in this Pact for Hospitality in which we continue to demand a comprehensive response that defends the right to safe migration in all its phases, and that builds new discourses, values and ways of coexistence that allow us to walk in the construction of a human family and a new society. And we also continue to work with them, both in Spain and in other countries:

- From Entreculturas and Alboan, we accompany refugees and displaced people in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We ensure that they have access to basic services, with a special focus on promoting the empowerment of women through productive initiatives, and on ensuring that refugee children receive quality education.


- From the Jesuit Migrant Service (SJM), through diverse experiences of hospitality (family networks, host communities, community sponsorship...), we seek stable solutions for the reception and integration of more than 320 refugees and migrants living in our country.


- From Red Mimbre, we accompany the processes of socio-educational and labor insertion of children, adolescents and their families in 13 neighborhoods in 6 Spanish cities. Supporting their personal and vital growth from the social, cultural and economic contexts of clear disadvantage and vulnerability where they live, thus making explicit their rights, the exercise of justice and social solidarity. Either in residential shelters or in the daily life of their neighborhoods.

#SumoMiCamino from June 1 to 20

This year the Paths of Hospitality will take place, while maintaining all the necessary security measures, between June 1 and June 20. We encourage citizens to:

- Add your path in the format you prefer (through urban walking, hiking, etc.).

- Make a reading of our Pact for Hospitality and our political petitions at the end of your walk, and join them through our petition in Visibles.

- Spread the initiative through social networks with the hashtag #SumoMiCamino.

- And collaborate with our Hospitality network, to help us to continue offering accompaniment and welcome to refugees and migrants, both in the countries of origin and in their transit and arrival in Spain, and to continue influencing and raising awareness to achieve fair policies.

Campaign Elements And Actions

- THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO CANNOT STOP WALKING.

On the Caminos de Hospitalidad website, www.caminos.hospitalidad.es, we approach the reality of some of the borders of Europe that hurt and challenge us the most. The reality of some of Europe's most painful and challenging frontiers, and the work of the various Jesuit social works around the theme of the work of the different Jesuit social works on the theme of refuge. In addition, we echo our political demands, and encourage more people to join us encourage more people to join us and support our projects.

- THE FIGHT FOR LIFE WILL NOT STOP.

We share with you some videos that can help mobilize the campaign among our contacts, through our social networks and WhatsApp...

- IN THE FACE OF INJUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS

We need measures that guarantee Human Rights and the inclusion of forcibly displaced people. Through Visibles and the Caminos de Hospitalidad website we will be able to join and publicize the Pact for Hospitality, the Pact for Hospitality and Inclusion and the 10 demands to the European political representatives that we as a Sector have European political representatives, to which we subscribe as a Sector.

- IN THE FACE OF REJECTION, HOSPITALITY

In this folder we can download the design of the banner in case we want to print it to give more visibility to the campaign on our visibility to the campaign on our roads.

- I'M ALSO #SumoMiCamino

With each photo, each message, we build more Hospitality. We encourage you to take pictures of your and upload them to social networks with the hashtag #SumoMiCamino. To support the dissemination of the campaign on social networks and WhatsApp we also have several models of banners and images, and with this set of messages for social networks.

- HELP US TO WALK

In the coming days we will receive the campaign brochure, aimed at dissemination and fundraising for the different projects of the Sector funds for the different projects of the Sector. Here you can see it in digital version and, in the next few days, it will be available in paper days, it will be available in paper in all languages.

Source: Entreculturas