Resources and Links

Resource Series

Lenten Reflections (2008)
Six weeks of information and resources about topics in Catholic Social Teaching, including full color flyers, bulletin announcements, and more.

Journey To Justice
Produced by the Diocese of Oakland and parish leaders in collaboration with the Catholic Campaign Against Global Poverty, this series has six weeks of materials to use anytime.

Sharing Resources Together

The Social Justice coordinator invites you to share resources that you have found helpful in your social justice education, outreach, and advocacy. Please call, fax, or email with information on books, periodicals, emergency referral resources, internet sites, prayer and action resources, programs and volunteer opportunities. This is a ministry we share in together, that is enriched and advanced by our prayer and collaborations.

Social Justice News

This newsletter is an important way to share timely updates, parish or other local events, and resources.
View the archives

Social Justice Links

See our list of advocacy groups for more great resources for getting involved.

Aging/Elderly

St. Mary’s Center

Catholic Charities of the East Bay

Catholic Charities USA

Catholic Campaign for Human Development

Poverty USA

Local Contact: Maurine Behrend

Catholic Housing Initiative of the East Bay

Local Contact: Maurine Behrend

Catholic Worker

Catholic Bishops-USCCB

Catholic Bishops-California Conference

Community Organizing

PICO California

Criminal Justice/Prison Ministry/Victims Ministry

Detention Ministry, Catholic Charities

Local Contact: Jacqueline Manibussan, Director of Detention Ministry

Death Penalty

Death Penalty Focus

Catholics Against Capital Punishment

Moratorium Campaign

Murder Victim's Families for Reconciliation

Sr. Helen Prejean

Catholic Campaign to End Use of the Death Penalty

Disabilities

National Catholic Office for People with Disabilities

Domestic Violence

"When I Call For Help"

Economy

"A Place at the Table"

"Economic Justice for All"

Background on Trade from U. S. Bishops

Foreign Aid, U.S. Bishops

Responsible Investing

Educational Resources

Center of Concern

Institute for Peace and Justice, Family and K-12 Resources

Catholic Social Teaching

JustFaith Program: Parish Program for Justice Formation and Action

Education for Justice

SALT

Environment / Ecology / Rural Life

Care for Creation action list

Faithful Stewards of God's Creation: A Catholic Resource for Environmental Justice and Climate Change

California Interfaith Power and Light

National Catholic Rural Life Conference

Emergency Services in the Bay Area

St. Vincent de Paul Society of Alameda County

FESCO, Housing

Alameda County Food Bank and Links

Food Bank of Contra Costa County

Food Hotline: 1-800-870-3663

Faithful Citizenship Voting

"Faithful Citizenship" Resources

Voter Registration Online

Feminists for Life

Food Policy / Hunger

California Food Policy Advocates

Bread for the World

Global Information/Development/Debt Relief

Jubilee Debt Relief

Catholic Relief Services

OxFam America

United Nations

Maryknoll Global Concerns

"Called to Global Solidarity" (1997)
(there is a video and study guide that complement this statement)

Campaign to Close School of the Americas

Catholic Campaign Against Global Poverty

Government

2007 Congressional Contact Information
Federal, State, and Alameda and Contra Costa Counties

State of California

Governor

State Assembly

State Senate

Info on legislation

Department of Industrial Relations

Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS)

Labor Code Enforcement

Cal/OSHA

Workers' Compensation (DWC)

Federal Government

President: (202) 456-1414

House of Representatives

Senate

Federal Legislation Pending

Alameda County

Contra Costa County

Health Care

US Bishops on Health Care

Health Care for All in California

Catholic Health Association

HIV/AIDS

National Catholic AIDS Network (and links)

Human Trafficking

Related Publications

Salvadoran Sisters: Women and Children in Slavery

Immigration/Refugees

National Migration Week (in January)

Migration and Refugee Services

"Welcoming the Stranger Among Us"

Local Service Provider: Catholic Charities of the East Bay

Labor

United Farm Workers

Sweatshop Issues

Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice

See also: State of California - Department of Industrial Relations

Legislative Issues/Public Policy

Jericho, California legislative Issues

Network, Catholic Social Justice Lobby

Bread for the World Hunger Lobby

California Catholic Conference

State of California - Budget Project

Local Dioceses

San Francisco: Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns

Richmond, Virginia: Office of Justice and Peace

Peace and War

Dept. of Social Development and World Peace

Fellowship of Reconciliation

Pax Christi

"The Challenge of Peace"

"The Harvest of Peace"

Anti-Violence Packet for Parishes and Dioceses

Pace Bene Nonviolence Service

Catholic Campaign to Ban Land Mines

Iraq

Catholic Peace Fellowship (info on war resistance, draft)

Family and school pledge of non-violence

Prayer / Spirituality Resources for Justice

Daily Prayer Experience - Irish Jesuits

Pray the News

Prayer of the Community of Sant’ Egidio

Reflections on Poverty and Peace

Authors and Teachers of Justice and Peace (Google search under their names):
Dorothy Day, Daniel Berrigan, Bishop Oscar Romero, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, St. Francis of Assisi, Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez, Thomas Merton, Mother Theresa, Henry Nouwen, St. Vincent de Paul, etc.

Respect Life

Respect Life Ministry in the Diocese of Oakland
Local contact: Monika Rodman, Respect Life Ministry Specialist, 510-267-8394

Pro-Life Office of U.S. Bishops

Social Teachings of the Church

Text of Documents

Power Point Presentation

Key themes

Reading List

Vatican Web Site

Vatican News/Zenit

Volunteer, Service, Mission Opportunities

St. Vincent de Paul opportunities

Catholic Relief Services

Maryknoll

Catholic Network of Volunteer Service

Jesuit Volunteer Corps

Friends Across Borders (immersion trips)

Local: contact us