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Global Poverty

A Timeline on Migration, Labor, and Immigration Laws, Part One

This four page resource reviews key events in migration patterns and immigration laws in the U.S up until 1903. It raises central questions about the relationship between the need for labor and attitu...more

A Revolution of Hope: Occupy Advent and the Vatican , by: Alex Mikulich, PhD

This two page reflectionby guest writer Alex Mikulich, Ph.D., explores how the Occupy protestors embody the season of advent. Includes active links to background resources. ...more

Today's Slavery: Human Trafficking and Church Response

This four page resource can be used as a companion piece to The Whistleblower Film Discussion Guide. It overviews the current state of human trafficking, its causes and scope, Catholic responses, and ...more

Backgrounder: The Option for the Poor and Vulnerable , by: Katherine Feely, SND

This resource provides an overview of the social teaching on the Option for the Poor and Vulnerable, one of the basic tenets of CST. This six-page resource can be used to gain background knowlege or ...more

Option for the Poor - an Introduction , by: Education for Justice

This introductory piece is in popular language and discusses the option for the poor and liberation theology as related to poverty in the U.S. ...more

Looking at Root Causes: Why do Immigrants Come to the U.S.? , by: Jill Rauh

There are 60 countries in today's world that are poorer than they were thirty years ago. A fifth of the world's population (1.2 billion people) lives on less than $1 per day and almost half the world'...more

Global Solidarity Partnership , by: Education for Justice

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The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph , by: Education for Justice

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The Poor are Still Dying from Preventable Diseases around the World , by: Jill Rauh

Around the world, millions of people are still dying of diseases for which vaccinations or treatments exist. This fact sheet and interactive quiz looks at the root causes. CST quotes, discussion quest...more

Poverty, War, and the Environment in Darfur , by: Education for Justice

This article and reflection is on the continuing violence in Darfur and its root causes, such as poverty and environmental destruction. Use this resource for group discussion or as a bulletin insert....more
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