The movie Blood Diamond has helped to spark awareness about conflict diamonds: diamonds that are often harvested illegally and used to fund ongoing conflicts in places like Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Le...more
This prayer to end trafficking is in both Spanish and English and can be used with bilingual audiences.
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While millions of people around the world will stock up on Halloween candy in the new few months before Halloween, we are called to reflect on the child cocoa workers in many countries in the developi...more
This resource offers information and activities on slavery in the 21st century. Individual pages can also be used as bulletin inserts or fact sheets.
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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 2005...more
This is one of six case studies that focuses on justice issues that impact children around the world. This case study focuses on children and sex trafficking in the Philippines. It can be used during ...more
This is one of six case studies that focuses on justice issues that impact children around the world. This case study focuses on children, trade and child labor in Nepal.
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This one page resource includes facts on contemporary slavery and a prayer for those in slavery.
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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 concentrati...more
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 nee...more
