“In comic book format we present a version of Fair Trade that is shared by many Equal Exchange colleagues, allies, and partners. We hope that by presenting the material in this way, with heroes and villains, and condensed stories, it will pique the reader’s curiosity so that she will dig deeper, ask questions, and ultimately make a conscious decision about where she stands in relation to small farmers, co-operatives, and democratic movements, as well as corporations, certifying agencies, and alternative trade organizations.”
Source: Equal Exchange
Link: http://smallfarmersbigchange.coop/2013/10/02/the-history-of-authentic-fair-trade-now-available-online/
Ignacio Ellacuría S.J.’s 1982 Commencement Address at Santa Clara
in El Salvador, Ellacuría SJ, Liberation Theology, Pedagogy“What then does a university do, immersed in this reality? Transform it? Yes. Do everything possible so that liberty is victorious over oppression, justice over injustice, love over hate? Yes. Without this overall commitment, we would not be a university, and even less so would we be a Catholic university.”
Author: Ignacio Ellacuría S.J.
Source: Santa Clara University
Link: http://www.scu.edu/Jesuits/ellacuria.html
Love Will Decide Everything
in Arrupe SJ, Ellacuría SJ, PedagogyAn overview of Pedro Arrupe’s life, including: From Hiroshima to Rome, The Challenge of Vatican II, ‘A Mysticism of Open Eyes,’ Jesuit Education After Arrupe, and Rooted and Grounded in Love.
Author: Kevin Burke, S.J.
Source: America Magazine
Date: November 12, 2007
Link: http://americamagazine.org/issue/633/article/love-will-decide-everything
Celebrating Dorothy Day
in Day, Krupa SJ, Peace and NonviolenceA look into the life of Dorothy Day from her childhood, to her commitment to peace and nonviolence, to her work with the Catholic Worker Movement
Author: Stephen Krupa, S.J.
Source: America Magazine
Link: http://americamagazine.org/node/145405
Ten Principles of Catholic Social Teaching
in Byron SJ, Catholic Social TeachingTen principles of Catholic Social Teaching based upon multiple documents of the U.S. Catholic Bishops.
Author: William Byron, S.J.
Source: America Magazine
Link: http://americamagazine.org/node/149370
Four Lessons for Teaching Justice
in Christiansen SJ, Pedagogy“Here are four lessons from one who still loves teaching, who has worked for justice and peace in the international field and who is eager to help others share in that work.”
Author: Drew Christiansen, S.J.
Date: May 11, 2009
Source: America Magazine
Link: http://americamagazine.org/node/149311
Black Gold: A Film About Coffee and Trade
in Ethiopia, Fair Trade“Multinational coffee companies now rule our shopping malls and supermarkets and dominate the industry worth over $80 billion, making coffee the most valuable trading commodity in the world after oil. But while we continue to pay for our lattes and cappuccinos, the price paid to coffee farmers remains so low that many have been forced to abandon their coffee fields.”
A film by Nick and Marc Francis
The History of Authentic Fair Trade Comic
in Fair Trade“In comic book format we present a version of Fair Trade that is shared by many Equal Exchange colleagues, allies, and partners. We hope that by presenting the material in this way, with heroes and villains, and condensed stories, it will pique the reader’s curiosity so that she will dig deeper, ask questions, and ultimately make a conscious decision about where she stands in relation to small farmers, co-operatives, and democratic movements, as well as corporations, certifying agencies, and alternative trade organizations.”
Source: Equal Exchange
Link: http://smallfarmersbigchange.coop/2013/10/02/the-history-of-authentic-fair-trade-now-available-online/
To Serve, To Accompany, To Defend
in DisplacementJesuit Refugee Service/UK shares personal reflections on the work of Jesuit Refugee Service – to accompany, serve, and defend refugees and forcibly displaced persons.
Author: Louise Zanré
Source: Thinking Faith
Link: http://www.thinkingfaith.org/articles/20080614_1.htm
Medicine and Social Justice
in Farmer, Health Care, Liberation TheologyPaul Farmer outlines how liberation theology and a preferential option for the poor relate to global healthcare.
Author: Paul Farmer
Source: America Magazine
Date: July 15, 1995
Link: http://americamagazine.org/issue/100/medicine-and-social-justice
Infographic: The Vocabulary of Hunger Crises, Explained
in Hunger“Ever wonder what words like “food insecurity” actually mean? This infographic can help.”
Source: Oxfam International
Link: http://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/14-06-05-infographic-vocabulary-hunger-crises-explained