Awareness of Justice

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What have you been doing already?

What can you do?

What will you do?

Growing in awareness of justice

Read the newspaper with an eye for justice issues

Look for TV news shows that focus on justice;

Be aware of how the poor are characterized by the news on TV, in magazines or in films

Watch a justice video like Romero or Schindler's List

Find out about local agencies that work with the poor, hungry or homeless

Take part in a multicultural festival

Volunteer anywhere

Aspire projects - prison visitation, youth club work, befriending people with learning disabilities, Saint Vincent de Paul society, web ministry and action against debt

Lifestyle choices

Eat lower on the food chain

Buy lower on the consumer chain

Buy fewer items

Support companies that model just business practices (e.g. café Direct coffee)

Boycott companies that model unjust business practices and possibly tell them so (agencies like Concern have information on these)

Care well for the possessions you have

Be generous with what you have

Support the work of domestic and international "watchdog groups" that monitor the national and international responses to injustice

Experience hunger for a short while

Contribute money to service agencies

Lobby your local government representatives regarding un/just practices

(From www.soulsearching.ie)