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Diocesan
Council on Global Solidarity
Diocese of “Connecting
the global & the local by building solidarity” |
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GO
GLOBAL WITH YOUTH: (Current
local youth projects -- Ideas for Teachers/Youth Ministers -- On-line
resources) Current/Recent
LOCAL
PROJECTS
for “Going Global with Youth & Schools”: • Catholic Students for Peace & Justice
– leading the way on faith &
justice in Catholic High
Schools throughout the Diocese of • “Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School Studies El
Salvador” (Plain Dealer, 11/12/02): • School-based International Partnerships in the
Diocese:
A
complete list of International School Partnerships around the
Diocese! Ideas
for TEACHERS
and YOUTH
MINISTERS: • Catholic Relief Services – Kids Site / Teacher
Resources / Schools &
Youth Groups
CRS’ on-line resources provide great idea-sharing & an e-mail
listserv for educators & youth
ministers. CRS’ “Kids
Site” offers on-line fun, puzzles & interactive educational
games. • Fair
Trade Fundraisers for Youth Groups & Schools… Turn Fundraisers into
Fair Trade & Social Justice
Awareness-raisers!! Empower youth to promote fair
trade & social responsibility while raising funds for
activities!
Feel good
about your fundraising knowing the products you sell treat global workers
with
dignity, respect & a fair wage
for their hard work! • “Going
Global with Youth” Newsletter Sign up (via
CRS)
Monthly e-newsletter for teachers and youth ministers providing
ways to be further engaged
in the work of Catholic Relief Services
and with one another. It covers available resources,
opportunities for involvement, and
information on CRS' work in the field. • CRS Food Fast – additional justice
education, discussion guide & DVD also available!
”Feeding the Hunger for
Connection to the World through Faith-Filled Action!” Food Fast is
a CRS hunger awareness program (retreat/“lock-in” model) for
Catholic youth (ages 13-18),
focusing on global
poverty, justice & faith to inspire youth to a life of faith and
service • CRS “Solidarity
with Africa” Educational Resources for High Schools
Curriculum ideas and resources for social justice & global
solidarity education, including
links to Solidarity Retreat resources
& HIV/AIDS education materials. • CRS Fair Trade Network –
On-line Fair Trade Purchasing & Resource
Offerings
CRS’ on-line resource for fair trade purchasing, fair trade
education & video/DVD resources,
with real-life stories of the
international small farmers & growers benefiting from fair
trade. • “Called
To Witness” Int’l Immersion Program for Youth Ministers (via CRS)
developing world, and resources to help raise global justice
awareness among youth. • “Frontiers
of Justice” International Immersions for Teachers” (via CRS)
Schools Department to provide high school teachers with first-hand
experience of the
developing world that will enhance their ministry to
students. • “The
School Connectivity in Southeast Europe and the U.S.” Project (via CRS)
world into the classroom and to incorporate experiential global
learning into the curriculum.
Students can learn about and from other cultures through this
youth-to-youth interaction. • Divine Chocolate (Fair-trade & child labor-free
certified chocolate… with a great taste!)
A
nonprofit fair trade organization via SERRV International in partnership
with CRS.
Serves
as a fair
trade school/youth group fundraiser and as a way to spread the word about
the
many benefits of Fair Trade. Directly benefit low-income
farmers in • Work
of Human Hands – Fair Trade Fundraising that makes a difference! (via
CRS)
Parish/school fundraising program of CRS and SERRV reaches out to
groups of low-income
people around the world that are part of
local cooperatives. Work of Human Hands pays the
groups in advance at a fair price for their products. The sale of these handmade items
(from
over 40 countries)
helps provide dignity, hope & income to poor families around the
globe. ON-LINE
RESOURCES
for “Going Global with Youth & Schools”: • Save Darfur.org –
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.
Known as the worst human rights conflict receiving the least
international attention, “Invisible
Children”–the video captures the tragic reality & motivates
youth/the public to action. • (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 youth
advocate. Go on-line to
quickly
and easily register your youth group or
school organization as a “Free the Children” chapter! • Equal Exchange (Fair Trade-certified fundraising
for your youth group or school!)
Host a Fair Trade Youth Group Fundraiser at your church or
school! Equal
Exchange
promotes fair trade, sweatshop/child labor-free coffee &
products for purchase directly
from worker cooperatives in developing countries. (Contact
us for more information about “Going Global with Youth” projects and
ideas!) |
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