Diocesan Council on Global Solidarity                                         Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio

“Connecting the global & the local by building solidarity”

SOLIDARITY WEBSITE LINKS:

(See also “Faith-Based” or “Government” links list below)

   • U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops – Social Development & World Peace Office

        The Social Development & World Peace Office covers a wide array of national

        issues, including on-line archives of U.S. Catholic Bishops’ statements.

   • Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

        CRS is the direct relief and international assistance provider for the U.S. Catholic

        Bishops, engaging in local empowerment, peace-building and advocacy initiatives.

Links to Current Global Advocacy Initiatives:

   • “Justice for Immigrants” – Catholic Campaign on Immigration Reform

        Contact your legislators on immigration reform via the Advocacy Page.  Parish, school &

        diocesan prayer, education & awareness resources based on Catholic Social Teaching.

   • Save Darfur.org – Darfur Genocide advocacy website

        For up to date advocacy & education resources on the Darfur Genocide.  Includes photos

        and personal stories of refugees & displaced persons.

   • Invisible Children.com – witnessing to No. Uganda’s child human rights crisis

        Known as the worst human rights conflict receiving the least international attention,

        “Invisible Children”–the video captures the tragic reality & motivates the public to action.

Faith-Based Justice Links:

   • Bread for the World

        Bread for the World provides faith-based programs and advocacy worldwide to bring

        about an end to hunger, even in the United States.

   • Center of Concern

        The COC focuses on economic policies and principles to bring about the restructuring

        of economic systems for social and economic justice.

   • Co-Op America

        Co-Op America provides useful consumer advice for environmental and social

        responsibility, in addition to listing products made without sweatshop/child labor.

   • CRS Fair Trade Network – On-line Fair Trade Purchasing & Resource Offerings

        CRS on-line resource for fair trade purchasing, education & video/DVD resources, with

        real-life stories of the international small farmers & growers benefiting from fair trade.

   • Equal Exchange

        Equal Exchange promotes fair trade, sweatshop-free/child-free coffee & products for

        purchase directly from worker cooperatives in developing countries.

   • InterReligious Task Force on Central America (IRTF)

        IRTF is a Cleveland-based interfaith group that promotes peace & human rights

        in Central America & Colombia by educating, advocating, and organizing for peace,

        human rights, economic justice, and aid to Central Americans & Colombians, and by

        working to change related U.S. policies, corporate actions, and consumer behaviors.

   • Jubilee USA Network

        The Jubilee USA Network promotes “jubilee justice” through international debt relief

        and other economic justice initiatives that benefit developing countries.

   • Kids Can Free The Children

        Free The Children is an international youth-led organization working to end child-labor.

        The founder, Craig Kielberger, is a respected speaker and advocate for youth.

Government Links:

   • FirstGov

        A comprehensive entry to all branches and agencies of the U.S. Government.

   • Thomas:  Complete National Legislative Information on the Internet

        Track legislation and committee work by bill number, title, or topic in Congress!

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