Economic Justice

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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April 13, 2004 - Church in Americas Urged to Counter Negative in Globalization

Prayer Service of Hope: The Millennium Development Goals

A prayer service of hope connecting world realities with the millennium development goals.

February 17, 2004: Halliburton and Corporate Accountability

January 8, 2004 - Bishops Question the For-Profit Prison Industry

Scripture, Justice and Trade

Our faith tradition calls for righting wrongs and restoring people and communities to right relationships; thus, we must ask what is good and effective and what is wrong and unjust about our global...
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May 23, 2003 Pope John Paul II States Need for Regulation of Globalization

Mater et Magistra, Christianity and Social Progress

Fact Sheet & Handout
This resource looks at Mater et Magistra (Christianity and Social Progress), an encyclical of Pope John XXIII. Included is an overview of the document, historical notes, an outline of the document...
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Quiz on Debt Forgiveness

Quiz
This resource features a true and false quiz on international debt forgiveness, followed by a prayer.

Prayer for Personal and Corporate Accountability

Prayer

Globalization, Trade, Poverty and Mexico

Fact Sheet & Handout
This one-page case study provides a clear illustration of the impacts and intersections of globalization, trade and development in Mexico.