Order of Preachers’ Promoters of Justice, Peace and Care for Creation (JPCC) in Europe annual meeting

From the 27th to the 30th of June 2023, the Order of Preachers’ Promoters of Justice, Peace and Care for Creation (JPCC) in Europe will hold their annual meeting in Malta. The coordination of the Promoters gathering was initiated following the Salamanca Congress in 2016. Since then, the Promoters have met every year in a different region of the Order.
However, during Covid-19 pandemic it was not possible to organise face-to-face meetings. Nevertheless, the Promoters held online meetings via zoom connection.
This year will be the first time that the European Promoters meet face-to-face in three years.
The Promoters will address together the issues of the relationship between social justice and environmental justice in the current European context, discuss the situation of the war in Ukraine, look at possible commitments to support the affected populations, and reflect on ways to search for peace. Space will also be given to communication between the promoters by exchanging ideas, and analyzing practical justice and peace projects in action in the different European Provinces.
The Order’s General Promoter for Justice and Peace, Aniedi Okure, OP will participate in the meeting, and bring his knowledge of the international situation and share his ideas on ways forward.
Special thanks to the Provincial, the JPCC Promoter Ivan Attard, and the brothers of the Province of Malta for hosting the meeting and assisting in providing the necessary logistics for the smooth running of the gathering.

Alessandro Cortesi, OP
Regional Promoter for JPCC Europe