Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice

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Lent, the bible and the housing crisis

February 12, 2018

Kevin Hargaden, social justice theologian with the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has written a lenten retreat with a difference, in order to make a difference

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Getting under the skin of racism in Ireland

February 12, 2018

KEVIN HARGADEN :: We Irish have no right to imagine that racism is a problem just for other countries, particularly given the way we treat the Travelling Community

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“Declare a housing emergency,” says McVerry

November 29, 2017

Peter McVerry SJ has called on the Taoiseach to declare a housing emergency. He says: "We are beyond crisis"

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Jesuit centres urges government to act on climate change

November 6, 2017

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has welcomed strong calls from the Citizens’ Assembly for the government to tackle climate change

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Government homelessness plan doomed to fail

October 17, 2017

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice says that the government’s action plan for housing and homelessness is incapable of meeting the challenge of Ireland’s housing crisis

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Climate change is a justice issue

September 27, 2017

The JCFJ have put their focus on justice for the poor in their submission to Citizens' Assembly which convenes in Dublin this weekend to discuss climate change

Special Olympics – a different way to win

May 5, 2017

Fundraising for the Special Olympics is in full swing this week and JCJF social justice theologian Kevin Hargaden says it's an antidote to the capitalist mentality

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You can ‘beat the real thing’

April 10, 2017

KEVIN HARGADEN: : A close look at the recent controversial cola ad featuring Kendall Jenner show us just how capitalism works cleverly to make us buy more.