Mexico – Social Communication Days in the Salesian Province of Guadalajara
Amatitán, Mexico – January 2024 - The local Social Communication (SC) Delegates and their teams met for the Social Communication Days in the Salesian Province of Mexico-Guadalajara (MEG from 9 to 11 January, at the Casa Betsaida in Amatitán, State of Jalisco. Each year, these SC Days allow participants to share, discuss, reflect and foster ongoing formation in the field of SC and the Salesian mission. The programme focused on collaborative work, the development of critical thinking and the analysis of the communicator's work in different Salesian environments. The most important aspect of this meeting was the work done to specify and unify the SC criteria for the proper conduct of communication processes within the works and the MEG Province. The event was led by Salesian Brother José Iván Vega, Social Communication Delegate for MEG Province, assisted by Montserrat Cortés and Alejandro Corona, both Salesian Cooperators, members of the Provincial SC Office. Fr Filiberto González, MEG Provincial, participated in the event, inviting participants to put people at the centre of communication, to be great observers, to give priority to meaningful listening and dialogue and to "give voice to those who do not have it, to be witnesses of the faith and to be educators in SC." In addition, a diagnosis of social networks was carried out and common criteria were developed for preparing the Province Manual. On the last day, joint work was carried out to create a communication strategy.