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Peace
Catholic Peacebuilding Network, http://cpn.nd.edu/
"Peace by piece" interview of Maryann Cusimano Love from U.S. Catholic, September, 2011, http://www.uscatholic.org/culture/war-and-peace/2011/07/peace-piece-peacebuilding-maryann-cusimano-love
"Religious Identity, Justice, and Hope: The Case of Peacebuilding" by Lisa Sowle Cahill, http://divinity.uchicago.edu/martycenter/publications/criterion/spring_10.pdf, pages 2-9
"International Law" article from the Encyclopedia Brittanica, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/291011/international-law
Foreign Aid
A vivid picture of world hunger, www.wfp.org/hunger/stats
Problems with Global Spending Cuts (statement by NETWORK, a national Catholic social justice lobby) http://www.networklobby.org/legislation/problems-global-spending-caps
Five Steps to Improve Our Foreign Aid and Save More Than $2 Billion (statement by the Center for Global Development, 5/5/11) http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detail/1425052/
The U.S. Should Maintain Aid to Pakistan, Especially in Education (Brookings Institution opinion piece, 5/12/11) http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2011/0512_pakistan_aid_winthrop.aspx
Human Life and Dignity
"Iraqi Refugees: Still There" by Elizabeth Ferris, http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/articles/2011/09_human_rights_ferris/09_human_rights_ferris.pdf
An Invitation to Serve Immigrants and Refugees, http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/migrants-refugees-and-travelers/invitation-to-serve-immigrants-and-refugees.cfm"
Called to Compassion and Responsibility: A Response to the AIDS/HIV Crisis" approved by U.S. Catholic bishops, http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/global-issues/called-to-compassion-and-responsibility.cfm
Equality, a True Soul Food, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/opinion/02kristof.html?scp=1&sq=%22The%20Spirit%20Level%22&st=cse
How Google Dominates UsThis article may help us to understand how the Internet and companies like Google and Yahoo influence us -- and may influence us in the future. It may also cause us to think about the influences in our lives that help us to "live as Christ wants us to live" or distract us from that goal.http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/aug/18/how-google-dominates-us/
US: Improve Weak Standards to End Prison Rape (Human Rights Watch press release Apr 4, 2011) http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/04/us-improve-weak-standards-end-prison-rape
Environment
Sustainable Communities Strategy - Bay Area (statement by TransForm, a non-profit organization that works to create world-class public transportation and walkable communities in the Bay Area and beyond) http://transformca.org/advocacy/rtp-scs
TransForm, an organization advocating world-class transportation and walkable communities, http://transformca.org/
China, Set to Add 220 Million Vehicles, Aims to Green Transportation Sector http://blogs.worldwatch.org/revolt/china-aims-to-green-transportation-sector/
What works: Making the Most of Small Spaces (urban agriculture) http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/nourishingtheplanetfood-security-urban-sprawl-echo-farm-nairobi-kenya-urban-harvest-resource-centers-on-urban-agriculture-and-food-security-rooftop-gardens-recycling/
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