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Reconciliation with Creation

This experiential workshop was held along the Mekong River from July 11-15, 2011, in Kampong Cham, Cambodia. Engaging 44 Jesuits and collaborators, participants expressed gratitude for the gift of creation and the rich ecological heritage of the Mekong. They visited farming and fishing villages, reflected on the ecological crisis affecting the river due to dam construction, and discussed the implications for local communities. The workshop emphasized practicing ethical ecological governance and planning for sustainable communities, with training/resources directed at Jesuit schools.

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Reconciliation with Creation

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  1. Reconciliation with Creation An Experiential Workshop Along the Mekong River Jesuit Conference of Asia &Pacific

  2. Participants:44 Jesuits and Collaborators

  3. Held July 11-15, 2011Kampong Cham, Cambodia

  4. On the banks of the Mekong River

  5. Experiences of Participants • Gratitude for the gift of creation,experienced in the Mekong River • Visiting farming and fishing villages • Sharing reflections • Learning

  6. Experiencing the Mekong River

  7. Experiencing the Mekong River

  8. Visiting farming villages

  9. Visiting farming villages

  10. Visiting fishing villages

  11. Visiting fishing villages

  12. Sharing reflections

  13. Learning • Ecological crisis of the Mekong River • Our Jesuit ecological way of proceeding

  14. Mekong River Crisis • Dams have been built and many more are planned. • The dams will adversely affect the migration of fish, inhibiting their feeding and spawning, threatening the economy of fishing communities. • The dams will reduce the beneficial seasonal flooding and harm agriculture. • 60 million people live in the basin of the Mekong River.

  15. Jesuit Ecological Way of Proceeding • In brief – • Practice what we believe • Teach what we practice • Action for good governance

  16. Workshop Action Planning • Planning ecologically responsible lives and communities • green campus projects for Jesuit schools • training for Jesuits and collaborators

  17. Ecologically responsible lives and communities

  18. Green campuses at Jesuit Schools • Evaluate campus buildings and management – energy efficiency, alternate energy, waste management – using a checklist of 38 points developed by Pedro Walpole, S.J. • Promote this evaluation at the annual meeting of AJCU (Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities-Asia Pacific Annual Meeting). • Promote conferences on ecology.

  19. Training of Jesuits and Collaborators

  20. THANKS • To the workshop planners, organizers, translators, guides, facilitators, recorders, material providers, funders, etc. • And especially to -

  21. Chief organizerFr. Pedro Walpole, S.J. (right)

  22. Venue Provider:V. Rev. Antonio, M.E.P., apostolic prefect of Kampong Cham

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