Social Justice Topics

Reflection

Marian Wright Edelman

This resource profiles a remarkable woman of faith, Marian Wright Edelman, who founded and sustains the Children's Defense Fund. Her birthday is June 8th.
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Prayer Service

World Music Day

World Music Day is celebrated annually on June 21st. This prayer service highlights songs from around the world that have promoted human rights and social justice over the years.
Prayer

Remembering the Tortured of Our World

This prayer is for International Day in Support of Torture Victims and Survivors on June 26th.
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Prayer

Prayer for Equal Pay

This prayer is for Equal Pay Day, celebrated on June 10th.  
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Prayer

Prayer for World Music Day

This prayer for June 21st, World Music Day, recalls the use of music in Scripture and in history to express culture and address inequality.
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Prayer

For the Children

This prayer commemorates the World Day Against Child Labor on June 12th.
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Film Discussion Guide

Moonlight

Moonlight is the coming-of-age story of a young Black man in Miami, Florida, who struggles to fit in and understand his sexuality and identity while dealing with a tumultuous family life.
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Film Discussion Guide

The Zookeeper’s Wife

Based on the novel of the same title, The Zookeeper’s Wife tells the story of a Polish family’s journey to save hundreds of people during the Nazi invasion of Poland.
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Fact Sheet & Handout

The Truth About Torture

This resource explores the history of torture and its use by the United States.  
Toolbox

Torture Awareness

This toolbox is a compilation of resources pertaining to the grave sin of torture.       Fact Sheet: The Truth About Torture Film Discussion Guide: I Am Miriam Film...
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Prayer

One With the Suffering People of Syria

We pray for an end to the war in Syria and ask God to give comfort and strength to our sisters and brothers who have suffered for too long.
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Creative Voice

A Story of Faith For Times Like These

This sermon by Creative Voice Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas explores the story of Bartimaeus, the blind beggar in the Gospel of Mark, and its connection to the unsettling and frightening times we live...
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