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The Idea Exchange

Need to find some activities to liven up your parish or church's interest in social justice? Here's some ways to work for justice.

December:
Tis the season to be shopping for justice

November:
November 26 is 'Buy Nothing' Day: It's that time of year again when Halloween lighting fixtures make way for Christmas ornaments and the early-bird Chirstmas commericials start making the overly merry, nausea-inducing appearances. But it's also time for what has become a different kind of annual seasonal observance for many people all over the world: Buy Nothing Day.

October:
Keeping an eye on the 2004 vote: The 2000 election debacle left a lot of Americans wondering about the sanctity of the U.S. electoral process. In fact, this November for the first time a team of international observers will monitor the presidential election. But why should the Europeans have all the fun? You can be a Votewatcher, too.

August:
Buying major appliances? Use good eco-sense

July:
Get out the vote: Voting is not just your right; it's your responsibility. Why not consider organizing a non-partisan, get-out-the-vote drive for the upcoming November elections?

May:
It's a matter of life and debt: Jubilee USA asks you to picture a world free of crushing debt.

April:
Put a new face on arms-control advocacy—yours: "The 'Million Faces' petition is a new way of campaigning," reports Amnesty International. "Our aim is to collect one million photos and self-portraits of people all around the world to demonstrate to governments that we need effective and urgent action to control the arms trade crisis."

March:
Fast for peace: Pax Christi USA (PCUSA) is conducting the 2004 Lenten Fast for Peace, Shalom, Salaam.

Operation Rice Bowl: Around the world in 40 days: As millions of Catholics around the world embrace the season of Lent, Operation Rice Bowl encourages the faithful to look beyond their own concerns and reach out to the poor and disenfranchised around the world.

February:
Koo-koo for fair trade cocoa: Send your sweetie fair trade chocolate this Valelentine's Day, and tell M&M/Mars why.

You don't send me flowers . . . anymore: Behind the pretty bloom is a pretty raw deal for workers in the developing world.

January:
Poverty can be ended; here's what you can do: It doesn't have to be a big thing. Every bit helps. Even small actions remind us that many of our neighbors are living very close to the edge.

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