Social Justice Topics

Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT)

The Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) is an international treaty that requires ratifying countries to set up mechanisms to verify that they do not engage in torture. This...
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HIV/AIDS and the Faith Community

This 4-page resource explores the U.S. Bishops’ 1987 statement on The Many Faces of AIDS: A Gospel Response.  In this faith-centered document, we are invited to imitate Jesus—to be...
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Veterans and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health issue among combat veterans who have experienced a violent event in a wartime situation.  This fact sheet looks briefly at the current...
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Prayer Service

Prayer Service: World AIDS Day

This prayer service encourages all to treat those afflicted by AIDS with dignity and compassion as we listen to them and support them. Included as a separate attachment is description of "What is the...
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"Endgame: AIDS in Black America"

Every ten minutes, someone in the U.S. contracts HIV, and nearly half of the one million people in the United States infected with HIV are African American men, women, and children. Endgame: AIDS in...
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Power Point: HIV/AIDS I and II

These two powerpoint presentations provide basic information on HIV/AIDS.   They give the audience a look at the HIV/AIDS global epidemic; who it affects; and how it is spread.  The...
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Child Poverty in the United States

This two-page resource highlights the plight of millions of children living in abject poverty in the United States. Today's children are being left behind without the most basic human supports they...
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Fact Sheet: Trafficking in Persons

Human trafficking is frequently referred to as a modern-day form of slavery, and is a crime against the fundamental rights and dignity of the human person. This two-page fact sheet provides an update...
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Fact Sheet: Women and Food

Women produce almost half of the agricultural production on the planet.  Particularly in the Global South, they are doing so without many of the resources to which their male counterparts have...
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Inter-Religious Dialogue: Diwali

Diwali is a traditional Hindu celebration known as the “festival of light.” This one-page resource explores the five day celebration which begins on November 13 in 2012.

abUSed: The Postville Raid

abUSed: The Postville Raid explores the devastating effects of U.S. immigration enforcement policies on children, families, and communities. This two-page film guide includes questions for discussion...
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Prayer on Consumerism

This prayer responds to the consumerism often experienced during the holiday season, and invites us to move us beyond the poverty of mindless consumption.