Snapshots of Poverty
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/
Poverty Rates Map
US poverty rates by county, state, and national level
Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops – Poverty USA
Link: http://www.povertyusa.org/the-state-of-poverty/poverty-map-county/
Poverty USA Tour
“It’s one impossible choice after another—between food and medicine, getting to work or paying the heating bill. But there are ways out. Tour Poverty USA below and find out what life is like at the poverty line—and how you can help.”
Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops – Poverty USA
Link: http://www.povertyusa.org/the-state-of-poverty/poverty-usa-tour/
Immigration Reform Fact Sheet
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
“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
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/
100 Years of Broken-Record Opposition to the Minimum Wage
“This report documents the rhetorical onslaught launched by minimum wage opponents over the past 100 years. Rather than approaching these claims at face value, we step back and review how minimum wage opponents have presented their case through roughly a century’s worth of public statements, Congressional testimonies, editorials, media interviews, and other public records, devoting a critical eye to the trajectory of these criticisms over time.”
Source: National Employment Law Project / Cry Wolf Project
Date: 2013
Link: http://www.nelp.org/page/-/rtmw/uploads/Consider-The-Source-Minimum-Wage.pdf?nocdn=1
Big 3 Myths Surrounding Minimum Wage
Interfaith Worker Justice’s responses to the big 3 minimum wage myths, plus 3 bonus myths.
Source: Interfaith Worker Justice
Link: http://files.www.iwj.org/iwj-resources/MinWagMyths.pdf
Justice for Immigrants
The Justice for Immigrants campaign is a project of the U.S. Catholic Bishops. Its primary objectives include educating the public, creating political will for positive immigration reform, enacting reforms based on the principles articulated by the bishops, and organizing Catholic networks to assist qualified immigration to obtain the benefits of reforms.
Link: http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org/index.shtml
Immigration Facts and Figures
Justice for Immigrants’ facts and figures page includes frequently asked questions, immigration basics, and countering immigration myths.
Source: Justice for Immigrants
Link: http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org/facts.shtml