Social Justice Topics

Lesson Plan

CST Conscious Consumer: Chocolate

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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Creating a Country: Part 3

Through the activity of "Creating a Country," participants receive an overview of the main principles of Catholic social teaching, an understanding of the rights set forth in the Universal...
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Prayer to End Genocide

Prayer Service for Victims of Genocide

This four-page resource provides a prayer service to remember victims of genocide.  Additional resources include a fact sheet on the genocide in Rwanda.

Genocide Unit

Genocide is the attempt to destroy a national, ethnic, racial and/or religious groups (and its supporters) through officially sanctioned persecution, violence, and mass executions and killings. This...
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Lesson Plan

CST Conscious Consumer: Introduction

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

Creating a Country: Part 2

Through the activity of "Creating a Country," participants receive an overview of the main principles of Catholic social teaching, an understanding of the rights set forth in the Universal...
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Prayer Service of Hope: The Millennium Development Goals

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

Creating a Country: Part 1

Through the activity of "Creating a Country," participants receive an overview of the main principles of Catholic social teaching, an understanding of the rights set forth in the Universal...
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Housing Unit

This unit looks at the current housing crisis in the United States. Included are prayers and reflections, a fact sheet, two case studies, a role play activity, a sign of hope and discussion...
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Prayer Service: Water for All the People of the Earth

This three-page resource is a prayer service looking at the ways water is essential for all of life.  This prayer service uses a variety of symbols. These symbols are used to show how we are...
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