It is a place where people and groups meet for discourse and engagement in social justice.

[1] It worked with Jamie Swift in researching and publishing about social analysis in Canada.

[3] It was a group of over one hundred community activists from across Canada who met to discuss methodologies for social and political analysis.

[4] In 1989, they published Naming the Moment: Political Analysis for Action, A Manual for Community Groups.

[8][9] In 2001, the organisation returned, under the new name Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice.