Resource+Centre+for+Social+Justice+issues

=SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES IN THIS RESOURCE CENTRE: = development || Rural development || Homeless people || women || Cultural traditions, beliefs & practices affected by globalisation || Impact of Tourism ||
 * Hunger and Poverty || Political Prisoners, Torture, Civil rights abuses || Children's Rights, literacy, education, Child Slavery || Self determination for Indigenous People ||  ||
 * Education and literacy || Drug Production and Trafficking in 3rd World and underdeveloped countries || Urban
 * Refugees || Access to health care || Treatment of

NB: Regardless of the issue that your group is investigating for the Challenge, you will find useful information about your issue in many of the following documents and links here in 'General Information'. Don't forget to look at them. =General Information =
 * [|International Declaration on Human Rights]**


 * [|United Nations - Students section]**


 * [|UNICEF - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund]**

**Millenium Development Goals - United Nations :** Important material to examine as many of the social justice issues mentioned in the table above are targets for the Millenium Development Goals.
Introductory materials








 * [|**CARITAS**]** Caritas Australia is the Catholic agency for international aid and development. The Latin word 'Caritas' means love and compassion.


 * [|Catholic Mission]** Catholic Mission shares the Church’s responsibility for a world where all persons, free from any discrimination and free from all barriers to life, can reach their full potential and happiness. This will allow all to live their lives in full dignity.


 * [|Global Education - information about many different global issues]**


 * [|Australian Human Rights Commission]**

Hunger and Poverty
[|Hunger ThinkQuest] site provides lots of information

[|**Oxfam**] Oxford Committee for Famine Relief - Australian Branch

[|The Oaktree Foundation] Since 2003, the Oaktree Foundation has been uniting young people to work together to end global poverty.

[] links to several websites; explaining the causes of poverty



[|Microfinance]

[|Make Poverty History] Whilst this campaign came to an end in Great Britain a few years ago, this website conatins very useful information and good links to other sites.

[|Global Call to Action Against Poverty] The **Global Call to Action Against Poverty** (GCAP) is a growing alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, the women's and youth movements- Check out the action that has happened in Australia ( a drop down menu selection on the right hand side of the page)

[|RESULTS International Australia] is part of a global network of volunteers whose purpose is to generate the public and political will to end poverty.

Political Prisoners, Torture and Executions, Civil Rights abuses
[|Amnesty International] a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all; trying to protect and free people who have been wrongly imprisoned because of their political or religious beliefs.

[|Human Rights Watch] Organization dedicated to protecting the **human rights** of people around the world, standing with victims and activists to bring offenders to justice

[|Australian Human Rights Commission]

[|Australia Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission]

[|Act Now organisation] - an organisation dedicated to freeing political prisoners. The website outlines all the countries that currently have poltical prisoners unjustly imprisoned.

Childrens Rights - Child Slavery, Education, Poverty etc
[|Anti Slavery Society] Organisation continuing the work of William Wilberforce

[|Chocolate and Child Slavery]

[|Child Soldiers] a situation that occurs in many countries around the world. A movie recently shown on Channel 9, starring Leonardo DiCapro, depicted a situation showing how the children are captured and brainwashed to do dreadful acts of violence against their own families and villages.

[|Stories about Child Soldiers]

[|A photo essay about child slavery in India -]related to building projects for the upcoming Commonwealth Games

[] A file containing links to 5 more websites [|Child Poverty in Africa ( Information also for USA and Australia)]



Self Determination for Indigenous People - the right to determine their own future


[]

Excellent information for the Australian context

pages 11 and 12 have many links to useful and informative websites

[|Kevin Rudd's Apology to the 'Stolen Generation']

[|Paul Keatings 'Redfern Address'] a fantastic speech outlining the importance of the Reconcilaition process in order for self determination to effectively occur.



Cultural Traditions affected by Globalisation - the negative impact on a society's values and behaviours
This document has definitions of the term 'cultural diversity' and many links to websites that explore the issue.

An explanation about the impact of multi-national companies on traditional cultural practices.

Access to Health Care
The United Nations public **health** arm. Monitors disease outbreaks, assesses the performance of **health** systems around the globe **[|**World Health Organisation**]** **Doctors** and nurses volunteer to provide urgent medical care in countries to victims of war and disaster regardless of race, religion, or politics. **[|Doctors Without Borders]** The United Nations Children's Fund - **UNICEF** - works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child **[|UNICEF]**  Differences in **access to health care** can have far-reaching consequences. Those denied access to basic health care may live shorter and more constrained lives **[|Access to health care - general information]** Medical Mission society providing aid and personnel to third world countries [|Project Compassion (USA)]



[|Global issues - health] excellent site providing an overview of the health issues affecting the poorest people across the world.

[[file:Education and Literacy.doc]]
Mary Mackillop East Timor Mission Literacy projects

[|Fighting Poverty through Education]St Judes, Tanzania [|Father and Son team Charity Bike Ride to raise money to build schools]Michael Harriden (one of our People of Hope speakers) [|Achieve universal primary education for all] European Union's work

Rural development
[|Rural development - global issues]

[|AusAid's rural strategy to alleviate poverty]

[|Rural Poverty Fact sheet]

[|Australian Development Gateway]

Urban Development - Slums
links to two websites

[|Global Slum Crisis - A BBC report] [|United Nations Habitat organisation] Fantastic website [|Global Perspectives] a site providing links to other websites [|Urbanisation]

Treatment of Women
**[]** CARE is an international humanitarian aid organisation fighting global poverty, with a special focus on empowering women and girls to bring lasting change **[|Care Australia]**

When a woman is liberated from poverty she takes others with her. That's why **TEAR** created Lydia's List.
 * [|Empowering women]**



[|Global Issues - Women's rights]



Homeless People
[|Homeless People and Homelessness] an excellent Australian website providing international and national figures and information

[|Homelessness Australia] is the national peak body working to prevent and respond to homelessness in Australia.

[|Reach Out Organisation in Australia] excellent Fact Sheet - types of homlessness and causes

[|Youth Homelessness in Australia]

[|Information about Teen Homelessness and web links to Australian Agencies that provide support and assistance]



Refugees
links to 2 websites

[|What causes refugees?]

[|Environmental Refugees]

[|Millions of People Worldwide Displaced by the Effects of Global Warming]

[|Refugee Council of Australia]

[|Resources needed for Refugee Camps]

[|Conditions in a Refugee Camp]



Tourism


[|The impact of tourism on culture and the environment]

Drug Production and Trafficking in 3rd World and underdeveloped countries
[|Drug Trafficking]

[|Golden Triangle drug production]

[|Drug production in Burma] [|Farmers return to illegal drug production to overcome poverty]