Consumerism

Fair Trade and Other Alternative Suppliers

Ecological Debt

There is a grave disparity between the amount of natural resources used by the North and South. This two-pager details the situation.

Reflection on Privileges

Jim McGinnis, of the Institute for Peace and Justice, reflects privileges and consumption.

Respect Creation, Eat Ethically

This resource lists suggestions of how you can better respect creation via decisions in your eating, shopping, and food preparation choices.

Tourism

This resource identifies some of the ways in which mass tourism can negatively impact the lives and lands of indigenous peoples around the world. This vision of tourism is then contrasted with...
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CST Conscious Consumer: Chocolate

Lesson Plan
The United States is the world's largest chocolate consumer, and this unit explores the global issues behind our chocolate purchases. Topics covered include child labor, slavery, corporate...
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CST Conscious Consumer: Introduction

Lesson Plan
The world is consuming goods and services at an unsustainable pace, with serious consequences for the well-being of people and the planet. There are, however, creative options for meeting people's...
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Environment Unit

Unit
This in-depth unit on the environment features the following materials: prayers and reflections, Catholic Social Teaching on the environment, a fact sheet on human rights and the environment, case...
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