As a Jesuit Catholic University, all members of the Loyola community are called upon to act in solidarity with one another. Simply put, that is seeking to understand someone with a different lived experience and then advocating with them for change. Broad opportunities are available for Loyola community members to be in solidarity and be active citizens. Advocacy initiatives are deeply connected with the priorities and vision of the communities directly impacted by various justice issues and serve as a tool to mobilize and build Loyola’s political power on the local and state level.

What is Advocacy?

• Advocacy Definition: An action or set of actions to publicly support or recommend a cause or policy
• Critical Components of justice-based advocacy:
  • Anti-racist, intersectional lens
  • Shifts power to marginalized communities
  • Led by impacted communities

How to become an active Ignatian citizen?

As Ignatian Citizens, members of the Loyola community see themselves as part of something larger, recognizing they are responsible for the betterment of our shared world. We encourage your civic participation in our democracy, in promotion of a more just and equitable world. We invite all students to:

• Enroll in a Service-Learning course.
• Participate in an Immersion.
• Learn more about issues by visiting CCSJ’s Resources page.
• Join the delegation to the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice.
• Participate in one of many organized service opportunities (i.e. York Road Community Day, Cristo Rey Day, College Nights with the Choice Program, volunteering with Soul Kitchen or Our Daily Bread.)
• Engage with members of a local Coalition.
• Exercise your right to vote! Go to LoyolaVotes to register to vote, make requests for absentee/mail-in ballots, and to receive reminders about voting vis text or email.
• Explore opportunities to engage with Community Partners and Service Locations.
• Tutor local students through Loyola’s Community Engaged Literacy Project (CELP).
• Voice your support for social justice causes by contacting elected officials, using social media campaigns, writing op-eds, and attending rallies and marches.

Voice Your Support 

• Find your U.S. Representative 
• Find your U.S. State Senators

For more ways to get involved:

Email the CCSJ Civic Engagement Intern at advocacysc@loyola.edu to start an advocacy initiative on campus or sign up for future opportunities.

Follow the CCSJ Facebook, Twitter & Instagram pages, along with the York Road Initiative's Facebook, Twitter & Instagram pages, to stay up to date on service opportunities, awareness events, advocacy initiatives and campaigns!

Visit with our community at the Govans Farmers' Market June through September. Meet local farmers, enjoy delicious food and music, and much more!

Learn more about Loyola’s efforts to build a culture of sustainability and explore ways to become involved by emailing sustainability@loyola.edu.

York Road Partnership

• Facebook

Baltimore Education Coalition

• Follow them on Twitter @becforourkids
• Follow them on Facebook BEC Facebook

CASA de Maryland

• Follow them on Twitter @Somos_Casa
• Follow them on Facebook CASA Facebook
• Follow them on Instagram @Somos_Casa

Community Development Network

• Follow them on Twitter @CDNMaryland
• Follow them on Facebook CDN Facebook

Ignatian Solidarity Network

• Follow them on Twitter @IGSolidarityNET
• Follow them on Facebook ISN Facebook
• Follow them on Instagram @ignatiansolidarity

Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle

• Follow them on Twitter @LBSBaltimore
• Follow them on Facebook LBS Facebook
• Follow them on Instagram @LBSBaltimore

Maryland Hunger Solutions

• Follow them on Twitter @MarylandHunger
• Follow them on Facebook MHS Facebook
• Follow them on Instagram @MDHungerSolutions

Strong City Baltimore

• Follow them on Twitter @StrongCityBalt
• Follow them on Facebook StrongcityBalt Facebook
• Follow them on Instagram @StrongCityBalt

Curious to learn more about different social justice issues?

Check out our resource page