Farmer’s Market Action Guide

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“Ever wonder how you can connect your efforts to make your community healthier with your desire to do the right thing for farmers in developing countries? That’s where Oxfam can help. This season, join fellow volunteers at farmers’ markets around the country and help spread the word about the simple steps we can all take to support farmers worldwide.”

Source: Oxfam America
Link: http://www.oxfamamerica.org/static/media/files/oxfam-america_2013-farmers-market-action-guide.pdf

Poverty USA Gameshow Activity

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Interactive powerpoint that allows participants to compete Jeopardy-style and learn more about poverty through a series of true/false questions

Source: Catholic Campaign for Human Development – Poverty USA
Link: http://www.usccb.org/about/catholic-campaign-for-human-development/upload/poverty-usa-game-show-edition.pdf

Letter from Archbishop Wenski to EPA on Carbon Pollution

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Letter from Archbishop Wenski to the Environmental Protection Agency “on the importance of protecting Creation and poor and vulnerable communities from pollution from existing power plants and from climate change.”

Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Date: May 29, 2014
Link: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/environment/environmental-justice-program/upload/letter-to-epa-from-archbishop-wenski-on-carbon-emissions-standards-2014-05-29.pdf

Prayers Addressing Global Poverty

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Includes Prayer to Confront Global Poverty, Prayer for the Hungry (Mealtime Prayer), Prayer for Peace, Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land, and Prayer Cards for Niger, Haiti, Ethiopia, and India.

Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops – Catholics Confront Global Poverty
Link: http://www.confrontglobalpoverty.org/our-faith-global-poverty/prayer-spirituality/

Quotes about Poverty from Pope Francis

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Quotes about poverty from Pope Francis with reflection questions

Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops – Catholics Confronting Global Poverty
Link: http://www.confrontglobalpoverty.org/our-faith-global-poverty/church-teachings/quotes-poverty-pope-francis/

CRS Fair Trade

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Catholic Relief Services fair trade wing includes resources for learning more about fair trade, incorporating fair trade into your school, community, and/or parish, and promoting fair trade.

Link: http://www.crsfairtrade.org/

Snapshots of Poverty

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Interactive activity: users explore the items on the tables of people living in poverty

Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops – Poverty USA
Link: http://www.povertyusa.org/the-state-of-poverty/snapshots-of-poverty/

Immigration Reform Fact Sheet

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Immigration reform talking points from NETWORK: Catholic Social Justice Lobby.

Source: NETWORK
Link: http://www.networklobby.org/files/Immigration%20Reform%20Fact%20Sheet1.pdf

CCHD and Catholic Charities Letter to Senators on Minimum Wage

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“On behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA, we write to express our concern with the ongoing decent jobs crisis as well as the resulting inequality in our communities and country. We urge you to consider closely any legislation that begins to heal our broken economy by promoting decent work and ensuring fair and just compensation for all workers.”

Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Date: January 8, 2014
Link: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/labor-employment/upload/joint-minimum-wage-letter-2014-01-08.pdf

Raise the Minimum Wage Campaign

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A project of National Employment Law Project, Raise the Minimum Wage provides a rich selection of informational resources, quick facts, and ways to take action on minimum wage legislation.

Source: National Employment Law Project
Link: http://www.raisetheminimumwage.com/