Get W.I.T.H. It!

Over the past few months, our office has been issuing social justice resources – “Just Act” reports and videos – on various topics related to our four commitments and other “hot-button” issues. These resources are intended for use in classroom settings and small group discussions, and we hope they will educate readers and facilitate engagement and advocacy. 

This week we explore the interconnection between each of our four commitments! This is especially important as we pray for those affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti and the earthquake/tsunami that devastated Indonesia.

These weeks Get W.I.T.H It! provides many current actions you can take to speak up in today's turbulent world.

Learn more about World Rivers Day which takes place on September 30, 2018. The Blue Communities Project invitation and actions you can take to demand an increase to the number of refugees allowed in to the US, and more!.

Sister Joan Pikiell reflects on child labor in the mining industry; learn about efforts being made to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch; find Season of Creation resources; and access the Haiti webinar and Haiti Initiative Report.

The Season of Creation is underway! Click here to learn about ways you can celebrate the Season of Creation (9/1-10/4); to access our latest Just Act social justice resource, “Child Labor, Illiteracy, and Poverty: A Tragic Cycle;” and to review the information about the Haiti webinar.

Please click here for resources for celebrating the Season of Creation; to read our latest social justice resource, “Child Labor, Illiteracy, and Poverty: A Tragic Cycle;” and for information about the upcoming Haiti Webinar.

Click here to access Sister Mary Heather MacKinnon’s calendar for the Season of Creation, which begins September 1! Also, read about Canada’s new legislation regarding immigration, and learn about the SSNDs historical efforts for racial justice.

Click here to learn about Canada’s ecumenical statement on climate change; to read about the UN’s Global Compact on Migration, and to learn more about the history of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.