2008
November
Causes of Forced Migration and Systemic Responses:
Human Rights of the Displaced in Ethical, Religious, and Political Perspectives
Click here for the video. On November 20, 2008, Susan Martin, the Herzberg Professor of International Migration at the School of Foreign Services, Georgetown University, and Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See's permanent observer of the United Nation's offices in Geneva, discussed the plight of the estimated 50 million people around the world who have been forced out of their homes due to conflict or persecution.
September
Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini
On September 16, 2008, CHRIJ hosted a talk with Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini of San Marcos, Guatemala. Bishop Ramazzini is the immediate past president of the Bishops’ Secretariat of Central America. With the aid of an interpreter, he discussed his “preoccupations or worries” regarding the growth of migratory movements from Central America to the United States. Click here for video.World Trade and Justice for the Poor: Impact of the Global Talks Breakdown
On September 28, 2008 CHRIJ brought together three Boston College professors to present perspectives on the World Trade Organization’s apparent failure to achieve agreement at the last ‘Doha Round’. The presenters were James Anderson, William B. Neenan, SJ, Millenium Chair and Professor of Economics; David Deese, Associate Professor of Political Science; and Frank Garcia, Professor of Law. Click here for video.