Alternatives for Simple Living—Alternatives is a non-profit organization that equips people of faith to challenge consumerism, live justly and celebrate responsibly.
Amnesty International—Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. In particular, Amnesty International campaigns to free all prisoners of conscience; ensure fair and prompt trials for political prisoners; abolish the death penalty, torture and other cruel treatment of prisoners; end political killings and "disappearances"; and oppose human rights abuses by opposition groups.
A.D.R.O.P.—Augustinian Defenders of the Rights of the Poor is about building bridges — bridges between people, communities, social service organizations, health care providers, politicians and others. By building bridges throughout a community — connecting individuals across economic, political and religious spectrums — ADROP works toward a community that recognizes the dignity and respect owed to all persons.
Bread For The World—A nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers.
Campaign to Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking —Find out how you or your organization can participate in this public awareness initiative to combat human trafficking.
Catholic Relief Services—Catholic Relief Services sponsors a program entitled THE WORK OF HUMAN HANDS, an ecumenical partnership between CRS and SERRV International, which offers hope and self-reliance by marketing handmade products crafted by low-income men and women around the world.
Catholic Social Teaching: A Web-Based Reading Course —A Catholic social teaching web-based reading course created by Gary McCloskey, O.S.A.
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement —Valuable material in the fight against human trafficking.
Earth Charter USA—Comprises people from all walks of life who embrace the values in the Earth Charter and who seek to make these values a blueprint for a sustainable way of life in this country.
Educating for Justice, Inc.—A non-profit corporation that develops, produces and distributes social justice-oriented programming and content to the educational marketplace.
Fellowship of Reconciliation—Martin Luther King, Jr. resources.
Food For The Poor—Raises funds and provides direct relief assistance to the poor; its ministers spiritually renew impoverished people throughout Latin America and the Caribbean and to improve the health, economic, social and spiritual conditions of the men, women and children they serve.
Friends of the Third World—Site for coffee purchases. 611 West Wayne St., Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802. Phone: 219-422-6821.
The Holy See—Link for regular updates concerning papal statements on world events..
The Hunger Site—Help to alleviate hunger by contributing a free donation of food to hungry people around the world simply by clicking on the site—no strings attached.
International Campaign to Ban Landmines
JustFaith—A program designed to empower and expand parish and church commitment to social ministry.
Micah Network—Aims to help in meeting the needs of the poor and oppressed through what they call Integral Mission, and to encourage the wider church in its God-given responsibility to demonstrate God's love for the poor.
The Moratorium Campaign—The Moratorium Campaign is a worldwide campaign to obtain an immediate moratorium on the death penalty. In the U.S., this effort is led by Sister Helen Prejean, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and author of Dead Man Walking.
Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation—From experience, we know that revenge is not the answer. The answer lies in reducing violence, not causing more death. It is time we break the cycle of violence. To those who say society must take a life for a life, we say: "not in our name."
Network—A National Catholic social justice lobby with information and updates on federal legislation.
The Other Side—Click for biblical, compassionate and creative aspects of social justice.
Oxfam America—Committed to creating lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice.
Pax Christi USA—Pax Christi USA is the national Catholic peace movement of 14,000 members who are committed to the gospel imperative of seeking peace through nonviolence.
Pax Romana—A lay network of Catholics seeking to share our experience, debate our ideas, develop Catholic social thought and collaborate on specific projects.
Saints and Social Justice—Sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh, this site helps us to learn, by the example of the saints, to spread peace, defend justice, and promote human dignity by means of links to various organizations working to promote social justice and related issues.
Sant'Egidio—A community of peacemakers and social justice advocates, especially concerning the abolition of the death penalty.
Sojourners—Sojourners is a Christian ministry whose mission is to proclaim and practice the biblical call to integrate spiritual renewal and social justice.
Teaching Tolerance—A principal online destination for people interested in dismantling bigotry and creating, in hate's stead, communities that value diversity.
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops—Get the latest statements of the U.S. bishops.