Malkerns, Swaziland - 24 June 2016 - The students of two Salesian schools, St John Bosco High and Primary, joined thousands of young people in a march against violence towards women. The march was organized by Fr Martin McCormack SDB, director of both schools, following the killing of a young woman teacher, who taught at the Salesian School. So far this year, 46 women have been killed in various parts of Swaziland.

Chemnitz, Germany – June 21st, 2016 – “There are no Desperate Cases”: this was the theme discussed by 35 professionals of social institutions and of the labour office of the region, at the Don Bosco House of Chemnitz. They spoke of the policies and the necessity of new approaches and of high quality criteria for the work of the co-called “difficult youth”. The starting point were the experiences of the project “Ready for the Future”.

Ląd, Polonia – June 2016 - From June 12th to 15th, in the post-novitiate of Łódź there was a formation encounter for formators, with participants coming from the houses of Ląd, Kraków, Kopiec e Woźniaków. At the encounter there were several speakers: Fr. Stanisław Jankowski, SDB; Fr. Zbignieg Formella, SDB, Fr. Maciej Sarbinowski, SDB, and Dr. Jolanta Próchniewicz; the workshops were guided by Fr. Formella and Fr. Sarbinowski. During the formation program, there was a trip to a Poznań, with a visit to the Interactive Centre of History of Ostrów Tumski and a visit to the Cathedral – the Basilica Minor, where there is the tomb of Salesian Archbishop. There were also encounters of confrontation and sharing with the Salesians of the post-novitiate of Łódź.