Social Justice Topics

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Reflection

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

The abuse of the elderly is a social injustice that is not often taken seriously or seen as a real problem. This two page reflection summarizes the issue of elder abuse and offers a prayer to respect...
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Prayer

Prayer for Our Youth

This prayer can be used to celebrate World Youth Day and the many gifts that younger generations bring to the world.
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Prayer

Muslim Prayer for Peace

The Muslim Prayer for Peace is an interfaith prayer that asks God, or Allah, to bring peace and create unity among all nations.  
Quiz

Quiz: Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

This short true/false quiz on refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) has been revised with updated statistics.
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Film Discussion Guide

Film Discussion Guide: Voces Inocentes (Innocent Voices)

This striking movie tells the true story of a young boy in El Salvador who, during the country’s civil war, must choose between joining the military or the rebels. A synopsis, connections to CST...
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Toolbox

Refugee

This collection of resources on refugees includes the following:             Film Discussion Guide: Sentenced Home Quiz: Refugees and Internally...
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Prayer

A Prayer for Our Earth

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Creative Voice

The Center for Our Concern: Reflections on 45 Years of Research, Education, and Advocacy

Center of Concern’s president, Lester A. Myers, reflects on the three moments of recollection, gratitude, and hope that provide a glimpse of the changing signs of the times that have touched the...
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Reflection

Freedom Riders

This resource is based on the American Experience and PBS documentary Freedom Riders, which tells the story of a courageous band of civil rights activists who in 1961 creatively challenged...
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Prayer Service

Celebrating Asian-Pacific American Leaders and Peacemakers

This prayer service honors the Asian Americans who, over the past century, have been activists, artists, heroes, and persons for others.
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Film Discussion Guide

Sentenced Home

This documentary follows the journey of three young Cambodian-American refugees who find themselves entangled in a web built from a tragic past and an uncertain future. Included in this resource are:...
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Creative Voice

Killer Drones: Immoral, Racist, and Unjust

Creative Voice Marjorie Cohn shares an essay on the immorality of drone warfare and offers reflection questions and a prayer for an end to the use of drones.