SIMN at the Regional Bishops Consultation on Migration in Washington

On June 2-4, Representatives of Bishops’ Conferences of the United States, Canada, Mexico and representatives of eleven other Episcopal Conferences, including the CELAM, participated in the 2010 Regional Bishops’ Consultation on Migration in Washington DC.

The Third Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations examines the role of migrants as agents of change and development

The Third Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations of the United Nations was held between May 27 and 29, 2010, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting brought together over 7,000 participants from 120 countries and from all continents.

SIMN participates in the 12th National Migration Days in Chile
The 12th National Migration Days of the Chilean Catholic Institute of Migration (INCAMI), were held between May 25th and 27th , 2010 in Santiago, Chile, with the participation of diocesan delegates of pastoral care from Iquique, Antofagasta, Copiapó, Valparaíso, Santiago, Rancagua, Osorno, Conception, Temuco and Aysén.

Scalabrini International Migration Network Meets with Directors of Casas del Migrante and Community Centers

The Directors of the Casas del Migrantes and of the Community Centers of the two Scalabrinian Provinces of North America met from June 29 to July 1 in Staten Island, New York, for a three day workshop.

Publication of the Proceedings of the "First International Forum on Migration and Peace"

The proceedings of the First International Forum on Migration and Peace, that was held in Antigua, Guatemala on January 29th and 30th, 2009 are now published in both the English and the Spanish versions. This Forum was organized by the Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN).