Social Justice Topics Archives

Hotel Rwanda Movie Reflection and Activities

Hotel Rwanda, the recent movie about the Rwandan genocide, teaches valuable lessons about individual and collective responsibility in the face of injustice. This resource is based on a study guide by...

Victims of Torture

The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is June 26. Use this fact sheet to learn about the torture that remains a problem in at least half the world's countries in the 21st century.

Social Security Reform from a Scriptural Perspective

Jim Wallis from Sojourners offers this reflection on social security reform from a biblical perspective.

Poverty and the Environment Unit

Use this unit for World Environment Day (June 5) or any other environmental day. This new forty-one page unit is full of Catholic Social Teaching, fact sheets, case studies, prayers, interactive...

La Deuda (Debt - in Spanish)

"La Deuda" is the first in a new series of Spanish materials that will available on Education for Justice's website in the near future. The unit includes prayers, CST reflections, fact...

Children and Education Unit

The Global Campaign for Education, sponsored by NetAid and other groups, continues until May 15. The new Children and Education unit focuses on children's right to education. Prayers, reflections,...

Pope John Paul II and Interfaith Relations

Pope John Paul II was a tireless advocate for interfaith dialogue and unity, reaching out particularly to our sisters and brothers in the Islamic and Judaic traditions. This resources is a one-page...

Street Children

This fact sheet describes the situation of the millions of children around the world who are called "street children." The resource is based on the New Internationalist magazine's April...