general social justice
AIDS
children and families
death penalty
economics/responsible consumers
environment
housing/homelessness
hunger
media
race
rural life
women

America Magazine
http://www.americamagazine.org
This is a national Catholic, Jesuit magazine. Its online site includes articles and editorials from present and past issues which are accessible to subscribers.

America magazine’s column ‘The Word’
http://www.americamagazine.org
Reflection on the readings of the Sunday liturgy for subscribers

Beliefnet
http://www.beliefnet.com
“We all believe in something.”
This is a multi-faith e-community that provides news, information and spiritual help. The site features articles and resources on a broad range of religious topics.

Creighton University
http://www.creighton.edu/collaborativeministry/online.html
It provides daily reflections on the liturgical readings for each day, an online retreat, reflections on finding God in your everyday life

Journey Into Freedom
http://www.journeyintofreedom.org
This is a non-profit, ecumenical ministry that brings together people who hunger for a deeper relationship with God.

National Catholic Reporter (NCR)
http://www.ncronline.org
The National Catholic Reporter is an independent newsweekly that reports, comments and reflects on the church and society.

Sacred Space
http://www.jesuit.ie/prayer
An online prayer center by the Irish Jesuits. There is a prayer for each day and aids for praying in many formats.

The Other Side
http://www.theotherside.org
The Other Side is an ecumenical Christian ministry advancing a vision for social transformation grounded in the liberating gospel of Jesus Christ. It includes the Other Side magazine.


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Justice Issues:

General Social Justice:
resources on a wide range of national and global issues

Jesuit African AIDS Network
http://www.jesuitaids.net/
Set up by the Jesuit Superiors of Africa and Madagascar to respond to HIV/AIDS, “the biggest threat to Africa since the slave trade.”

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Children and Families

Children’s Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org
CDF educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investment before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown. They pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. It has never taken government funds.

Children Now
http://www.childrennow.org
It utilizes research and mass communications to make the well being of children a top priority across the nation.

Commercial Alert
http://www.commercialalert.org
Commercial Alert is a non-profit organization. Their mission is to keep the commercial culture within its proper sphere, and to prevent it from exploiting children and subverting the higher values of family, community, environmental integrity and democracy.

Connect for Kids (CFK)
http://www.connectforkids.org
It makes the best use of communications technologies, specifically the Internet, to give adults – parents, grandparents, guardians, educators, advocates, policymakers, elected officials and others - the tools and information they need to work on behalf of children, youth and families.

Kids and Politics.org
http://www.kidsandpolitics.org
This is a part of The Connect for Kids website. Very useful for schools.

Stand for Children
http://www.stand.org
This is a nonprofit membership organization that helps people who care about children come together to advocate for concrete, lasting changes that improve the lives of children.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation
http://www.aecf.org
The primary mission of the foundation is to foster public policies, human services reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today’s vulnerable children and families. The site includes the magazines advocacy, which documents programs that work for kids and families.

Take Back Your Time
http://www.simpleliving.net/primeday/default.asp
It is a major U.S./Canadian initiative to challenge the epidemic of overwork, over-scheduling and time famine that now threatens our health, our families and relationships, our communities and our environment. This is part of the simple living website.

TV-Turnoff Network
http://www.tvturnoff.org
This is a national nonprofit organization that encourages children and adults to watch much less television in order to promote healthier lives and communities.

UNICEF
http://www.unicef.org
This is a global organization that works with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path; advocates for measures to give children the best start in life; promotes girls’ education; acts so that all children are immunized against common childhood diseases and are well nourished; works to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people; involves everyone in creating protective environments for children.

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Death Penalty

Catholics Against the Death Penalty
http://www.cacp.org
Promotes greater awareness of Catholic Church teachings that characterize capital punishment as unnecessary, inappropriate and unacceptable in today's world.

Death Penalty Information and Resources
http://www.sun.soci.niu.edu/~critcrim
A great resource on the topics born from legal and moral points of view.

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Economics/ Responsible Consumers

The Advocacy & Public Policy Program
http://www.shareholderaction.org
The Shareholder Action Network (SAN) has changed its name to The Advocacy and Public Policy Program. This program provides communication, research, and advocacy on public affairs related to socially responsible investing. It serves as a clearinghouse of information and analysis. It links institutional investors and financial advisors with faith-based groups, and social justice, labor, and environmental organizations to encourage greater corporate responsibility.

Alternative Mall
http://www.coc.org/focus/private/alternativemall.html
This is part of Center of Concern website and is a resource for the conscious consumer. It offers brief reflections on the options for responsible purchasing, and links to the web sites of specialized groups.

Alternatives for Simple Living
http://www.simpleliving.org
Alternatives is a non-profit organization that equips people of faith to challenge consumerism, live justly and celebrate responsibly. Started in 1973 as a protest against the commercialization of Christmas, their focus is on encouraging celebrations that reflect conscientious ways of living.

Conscious Consumer
http://www.newdream.org/consumer//
Has a variety of ways to help make purchasing decisions.

Economic Policy Institute
http://epinet.org
The institute provides high-quality, research and education in order to promote a prosperous, fair, and sustainable economy. It stresses real world analysis and a concern for the living standards of working people, and it makes its findings accessible to the general public, the media, and policy makers.

Fair Trade Resource Network
http://www.fairtraderesource.org
It’s goal is to raise consumer awareness about improving people’s lives through Fair trade alternatives by gathering and compiling research and data about Fair Trade, providing information about Fair Trade to the public, the media and Fair Trade advocates, and galvanizing Fair Trade organizations and individuals seeking to get involved.

Fair Trade Federation
http://www.fairtradefederation.com
This is an association of fair trade wholesalers, retailers, and producers whose members are committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers worldwide.

50 Years Is Enough
http://www.50years.org
50 Years Is Enough: U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice is a coalition of over 200 U.S. grassroots, women’s, solidarity, faith-based, policy, social-and economic-justice, youth, labor and development organizations dedicated to the profound transformation of the World Bank and the International Monetary fund (IMF).

Institute of Consumer Financial Education
http://www.financial-education-icfe.org
The nonprofit ICFE makes available financial information and personal finance education, credit education courses, debt management education, bankruptcy education, savings and investment information, credit repair, credit report reviews, credit counseling information and financial planning and budgeting education for all age groups.

Jubilee USA
http://www.jubileeusa.org
Network of over 60 organizations and dedicated to working for a world free of debt for billions of people.

National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice
http://www.nicwj.org//
Network of people of faith working to educate, organize and mobilize the religious community in the US to improve wages, benefits and working conditions for workers, especially low-wage workers.

No Sweat! (Co-op America’s program to end sweatshop labor)
http://www.sweatshops.org
This is aimed at harnessing the economic power of consumers and investors to call for an end to sweatshops and to promote healthy workplaces that offer living wages and respect the right to self-determination of all people.

Responsible Shopper
http://www.responsibleshopper.org
Discover the good, the bad and the ugly behind the products you buy everyday—from clothing to shoes to toothpaste. It investigates hundreds of companies on a range of issues, including: sweatshops, pollution, ethics, discrimination and more. Here is where you can learn about the social and environmental records of the largest consumer product companies, including whether or not they are the target of a boycott.

The Social Investment Forum
http://www.socialinvest.org
The foundation is a national non-profit organization providing research and educational programs on socially responsible investing. It provides cutting-edge research on trends, practice, performance and impact of social investing.

United for a Fair Economy
http://www.faireconomy.org
UFE is a national, independent, nonpartisan, non-profit organization. It raises awareness that concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corrupt democracy, deepen the racial divide, and tear communities apart. They support and helps build social movements for greater equality.

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Environment

Catholic Conservation Center
http://conservation.catholic.org/
Promotes ecology, environmental justice, and the stewardship of creation in light of Sacred Scripture and Roman Catholic Tradition.

Center for Health, Environment and Justice
http://www.chej.org
CHEJ is the only national environmental organization founded and led by grassroots leaders. CHEJ seeks to help local citizens and organizations come together and take an organized, unified stand in order to hold industry and government accountable and work toward a healthy, sustainable future.

Co-op America’s National Green Pages
http://www.coopamerica.org
It is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.

E/The Environmental Magazine
http://www.emagazine.com
E/the Environmental Magazine is a bimonthly “clearinghouse” of information, news and resources. E is chock full of everything environmental – from recycling to rainforests, and from the global village to our own backyards.

The Earth Charter Initiative
http://www.earthcharter.org
The organization promotes change for a substantial future. The site includes the text of the Earth charter, ways to participate, resources materials, and national and international activities.

Earth Island Institute
http://www.earthisland.org
It works for solutions to environmental problems by promoting citizen action. Earth Island and its project network offer a wide range of perspectives on critical social and environmental issues.

Earthlight Magazine
http://www.earthlight.org
It contains lively articles from a wide spectrum of thinkers in touch with the cutting edges of ecological consciousness especially if you believe that, at its root, this is a profoundly spiritual issue.

Earth Ministry and Social Justice
http://www.earthministry.org
Helps individuals and is sponsored by The Washington Association of Churches in order to create a collective voice for justice by presenting issues for addressing legislations. Topics include health issues, hunger and poverty, environmental priorities.

Eco-Justice Ministries
http://www.eco-justice.org
The group is an independent, ecumenical agency that helps churches answer the call to care for all of God’s creation, and develop ministries that are faithful, relevant and effective in working toward social justice and environmental sustainability.

Forum on Religion and Ecology (FORE
http://www.environment.harvard.edu/religion
The FORE brings the fields of religious studies together with academic and activist discourse on the environment.

Friends of the Earth
http://www.foe.co.uk
FORE’s site is designed to help you to reduce your environmental impact, and make a real difference-very practical information.

Global Education Associates (GEA)
http://www.globaleduc.org
GEA promotes the development of global ethics, values, and systems related to peace, economic well-being, human rights and democratic principles. The site provides information about programs and projects, affiliates, resources, and the Earth Covenant.

Green@Work Magazine
http://www.greenatworkmag.com
A compelling, contemporary publication dedicated to telling the stories of ecological pioneers, products and systems. It explains the social, ideological economic and political issues that advance green design strategies.

Greener Choices: Products for a Better Planet
http://www.eco-labels.org/greenconsumers/home.cfm
Developed by Consumer Report, the site gives up-to-date information on a wide range of issues and products that relate to our decisions that effect the environment. You can receive email updates from this site.

Grist Magazine
Environmental New and Commentary
http://www.grist.org
The magazine tells the untold stories, spotlights trends before they become trendy, and engages the apathetic.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
http://www.ipcc.ch/
Established by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.

Jesuit Ecology Center
http://www.jesuits.ca/justicecr/EcoProj_Jc/EcoProj.htm
Promotes a society committed to the health and well-being of the Earth Community.

New American Dream
http://www.newdream.org
The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.

The Permaculture Activist
http://www.permacultureactivist.net
It promotes the design of sustainable human communities by offering information on permaculture design, edible landscaping, bioregionalism, cooperative active, aquaculture, natural building, earthworks, renewable energy, practical solutions to the challenges of real life, and much more.

Solar Catalyst Group
http://www.solarcatalyst.com
This is a nonprofit consortium of business, government, investors, labor, and environmental and community groups and individuals working to catalyze the solar energy portion of a renewable energy future by creating a mass market for solar photovoltaics (PV).

Target Earth (“Serving the Earth, Serving the Poor”)
http://www.targetearth.org
This is a movement of individuals, churches, college fellowships and Christian ministries motivated by the biblical call to be faithful stewards of everything God created, the focus is on to love our neighbors as ourselves, and to care for the earth.

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
http://www.unep.org
The organization encourages partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations to improve their quality of life without compromising future generations. The site provides information about a broad range of environmental topics both generally and in specific regions and countries.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
http://unfccc.int/
Contains complete information on the Kyoto Protocol and process.

Web of Creation
http://www.webofcreation.org
This is an interdenominational interfaith organization working to provide on-line environmental resources for faith-based communities. It provides information on environmental crises and resources for possible solutions.

Whole Earth Magazine
http://www.wholeearth.com
This is the successor of the Whole Earth Catalog, first published in 1968.
It is committed to a vision of what’s needed to challenge ingrained patterns and stale assumptions; curiosity, exploration, independence, community, living fearlessly, principles, tools and ideas. Whole Earth shows you ways to take back your power and put it to use. Here you’ll find information about restoring your local ecosystem, citizen advocacy, and socially responsible investing.

WoodWise
http://www.woodwise.org
Co-op America’s WoodWise Program is specifically designed to help consumers and businesses take actions that help preserve forests.

Worldwatch Institute
http://www.worldwatch.org
This is a leading source of information on the interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends. Their work revolves around the transition to an environmentally sustainable and socially just society—and how to achieve it.

Yes! Magazine (A journal of Positive Features)
http://www.futurenet.org
Positive Future Network and its publication Yes! start with the belief that we need deep change if we are to avoid the breakdown of society and the natural world. The magazine contains articles, resources (especially for teachers) to assist in creating a more just, sustainable, and compassionate world.

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Housing/Homelessness

Internet Resources on Homelessness, Housing and Poverty
http://www.nationalhomeless.org
The site is a great resource that links to sites related to homelessness – United States, homelessness – international, housing, poverty, government, legislation, advocacy, politics.

National Low Income Housing Coalition
http://www.nlihc.org
NLIHC is dedicated solely to ending America’s affordable housing crisis. While concerned about the housing circumstances of all low income people, they focus their advocacy on those with the most serious housing problems, the lowest income households.

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Hunger

America’s Second Harvest
http://www.secondharvest.org
The mission of America’s Second Harvest is to create a hunger-free America. We distribute food and grocery products through a nationwide network of certified affiliates, increase public awareness of domestic hunger, and advocate for the policies that benefit America’s hungry.

Bread for the World
http://www.bread.org
This is a nationwide Christian lobby that seeks justice for the nation’s/world’s hungry people through legislation. The site includes legislative updates, action suggestions, and election information.

Food First
http://www.foodfirst.org
The Institute for Food and Development Policy better known as Food First is a member supported, nonprofit peoples think tank and education for action center. Their work highlights root causes and value based solutions to hunger and poverty around the world, with a commitment to establishing food as a fundamental human right.

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Media

Adbusters Magazine
http://www.adbusters.org
A magazine with no ads that challenges consumer culture and the capitalist machine driving it. Adbusters is a journal of ideas, debates, activism and news from the grassroots. They cover issues such as media concentration, geopolitics, and how consumerism is taking us to the brink of ecological collapse.

Center for Media Literacy
http://www.medialit.org
CML is a nonprofit educational organization that provides leadership, public education, professional development and educational resources nationally. It is dedicated to promoting and supporting media literacy education by helping citizens, especially the young, develop critical thinking and media production skills. The goal is to make wise choices possible.

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Peace/Non-Violence

Southern Poverty Law Center
http://www.splcenter.org
The center advocates for justice and equality. It is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups.

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Refugees

Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network
http://www.cmfn.org
National organization that does pastoral ministry with migrant and seasonal farmworkers; collaborates with the office for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees of the U.S. Catholic Conference.

Fair Trade Federation
http://www.fairtradefederation.com
This is an association of fair trade wholesalers, retailers, and producers whose members are committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers worldwide.

National Catholic Rural Life Conference
http://www.ncrlc.com/index.html
Works to build a society where every person is valued, the Earth is carefully stewarded, the poor are fed and community life is nourished by public and private deeds.

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Women

Global Fund for Women
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org
The Global Fund for Women is a grantmaking foundation supporting women’s human rights organizations around the world working to address critical issues such as gaining economic independence, increasing girls’ access to education and stopping violence against women.

International Center for Research on Women
http://www.icrw.org
ICRW is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women in poverty, advancing equality and human rights, and contributing to broader economic and social wellbeing. ICRW accomplishes this, in partnership with others, through research, capacity building and advocacy on issues affecting women’s economic, health and social status in low-and middle-income countries.

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
http://www.unifem.org
UNIFEM is the women’s fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality.

Women‘s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
http://www.wedo.org
WEDO is an international advocacy network actively working to transform society to achieve a healthy and peaceful planet with social, political, economic and environmental justice for all through the empowerment of women, in all their diversity, and their equal participation with men in decision-making from grassroots to global arenas. The site monitors advocacy of these issues at the UN as well as providing information on issues relating to women and the environment and the global economy.


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Religious Life

Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR)
http://www.lcwr.org
This is a membership organization that exists as a support system and corporate voice for leaders of institutes of women religious in the U.S.