One of the four categories of most vulnerable affected by Climate Crisis is the immigrant/the poor. No people is protected from Climate Crisis. It can happen to anyone but the most vulnerable people are really those in the Global South as they are the ones who will be most impacted by disasters, natural calamities exacerbated by the worsening Climate situation. It is estimated that there will be about 25 million to 1 billion environmental migrants by 2050. United Nations reported that there are 250 million people internally displaced due to weather-induced disastrous conditions over the past decade.
People in the Global South do not have the coverage or not able to create a disaster plan when they do not have any families, places to go to or not enough funds to support themselves. You can watch "The Letter" by Pope Francis if you would like to learn about these four vulnerable entities of our planet impacted by the Climate Crisis (https://youtu.be/Rps9bs85BII?si=F_CntV17QbJdTpF_). About the film: https://TheLetterFilm.org
To learn about being in Solidarity with the Immigrant Community, please attend the upcoming Webinar below. Some immigrants belong to the poor community especially those who are forced to move out due to disasters leaving without anything to restart their lives. While some immigrants are also caused by political, civil, war and economic instability, it all leads to one common action of migrations for people to seek a safe place to live.
Laudato Si' message is to praise God by Caring for our Common Home. Through this, we care for all in creation, and strive to be peace-makers. By doing this, we are reconciled with God and our neighbor. We praised God, the Creator of all things, visible and invisible.
"This sister now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her. We have come to see ourselves as her lords and masters, entitled to plunder her at will. The violence present in our hearts, wounded by sin, is also reflected in the symptoms of sickness evident in the soil, in the water, in the air and in all forms of life." (LS 2)
Not knowing what to do with the immigrants who are trapped, lost, waiting, confused, etc?
Invitation to attend the webinar to know the resources and how to journey with the immigrants. Scan the QR code or link the link below:
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