A look at migration: Opening Hearts and Minds.
On the occasion of International Migrants Day, we invite you to take part in the webinar, organised by WUCWO’s Working Group on Migrants and Refugees, which seeks to provide an overview of migration from the perspective of migrants themselves, but also of those who welcome them. Through these diverse experiences, we can learn how to foster acceptance of others and encourage both individual and collective action. Moving beyond statistics, the focus is solely on the human being.
Together we will listen to the voices of migrants and those who accompany them, exploring how faith, humanity, and solidarity can transform our communities. Through testimonies and reflections from Africa, Europe, and Latin America, this event will highlight both the challenges and the hopes that migration brings.
This webinar is an opportunity to open our hearts and minds, to recognise our shared humanity, and to commit ourselves to building a world where dignity and peace are possible for all.
📅 Date: 18 December
🕒 Time: 3.30 pm – 5 pm (Rome time)
🌐 Online
Speakers:
Béatrice Badiane – Director of the KAYAM Center, Senegal
Juan Rognoni Escario – Director of the Diocesan Caritas of Tenerife, Spain
Alma Ramírez – Project Director and Fundraising Coordinator, Instituto Madre Asunta, Mexico
Sr Lidia Mara Silva de Souza – General Director of the Scalabrinian Mission with Migrants and Refugees (SMR), Mexico
Testimonies:
Adja – Migrant from Mali
Camundina – Haitian migrant in Mexico
Hazel – Venezuelan migrant in Mexico