Social Justice Immigration Game Draws National Attention

Bill Scholl, Archdiocesan social justice consultant, was invited to present the Justice for Immigrants game to the Catholic Social Ministry conference in February in Washington, D. C.

The national conference sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) brought together Catholic social action directors, Catholic Charities leadership, and other social justice leaders to discuss current global and domestic issues in light of the social teachings of the Church.

Bill was asked by Chris West, one of the national directors for the bishops’ Justice for Immigrants campaign to be a presenter, share what he’s learned, and offer the immigration game as a resource.  Justice for Immigrants is the U.S Bishops’ national campaign to educate Catholics on how the Church’s social teachings inform the immigration issue.

The immigration game was developed for the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) held in Kansas City in November.  One of the most popular exhibits in the Thematic Park at NCYC was the life-sized Immigropoly game board that took teens through an immigration simulation. 

The Archdiocesan offices for Social Justice and Hispanic Ministry and offices from the Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph collaborated on the project.