Sr Micheline et ses amiesThis month's project comes from the French Province. It tells the story - in French and English - of the response to the arrival of "Our Friends from the East":

"La France a toujours été une terre d'immigration et la plupart des français ont des ancêtres "venus d'ailleurs". Et cependant chaque vague d'immigration continue de susciter la surprise, le questionnement et - plus encore en période de crise : l'hostilité.  C'est le cas pour les populations venues de l'Europe de L'Est (Roumanie, Moldavie, Bulgarie…) et particulièrement pour les "Roms", population habituée à vivre en roulotte ou caravane."  
Nos amis venus de l'Est

"France has always been a land of immigration and most French people have ancestors who came from elsewhere. Nevertheless, each wave of immigration still gives rise to surprise, questioning and – even more so in times of crisis: hostility. That is the case for the people who have come from eastern Europe (Romania, Moldavia, Bulgaria…) and particularly for the “Romas”, a people used to living in trailers or caravans."

To read about the response of the IJ sisters in France and Romania, click on this link:   Our Friends from the East