Just Notes
Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery
In this issue:
Slavery is illegal in every part of the world, but there are about 27 million people still held in slavery. Modern day slaves are not usually held in chains, and they are rarely bought or sold in public. Slaves can be male or female and may be as young as 4 years old (but a person can also be born a slave), and may continue to work until death. Slaves may work up to 20 hours a day, sometimes more, up to 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. --Education for Justice
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Past Issues
Christmas and Consumerism
In this issue: It is manifestly unjust that a privileged few should continue to accumulate excess goods, squandering available resources, while masses of people are living in conditions of misery at the very lowest level of subsistence...
--Pope John Paul II, 1990 World Day of Peace Message, #8
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The Extracting Industry of the Niger Delta Region
In this issue: The Niger Delta, the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, is a densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a major producer of palm oil. The area was the British Oil Rivers Protectorate from 1885 until 1893, when it was expanded and became the Niger Coast protectorate.
--Adapted from Wikipedia
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October 17 - Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
In this issue: Extreme (or absolute) poverty: Living in extreme poverty (less than $1 a day) means not being able to afford the most basic necessities to ensure survival. 8 million people a year die from absolute poverty.
--NetAid
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The Impact of Violence on Women and Children
In this issue: Women and children are the most vulnerable victims of human trafficking war zones and [other] disaster areas. In many countries kids disappear easily and with little notice from anyone in authority. They then are recruited for the most dangerous and degrading kinds of work. –Adapted from Catholic Relief Services
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The Impact of Violence on Refugees and the Displac
In this issue: I hope they won’t kill me.
I hope nobody’s following me.
I hope I don’t step on a landmine.
I hope I find some water soon.
I hope I don’t die out here.
I hope someone will find me.
I hope the United Nations can help me.
I hope they’ve got food and shelter.
I hope they can help me find my family.
I hope we’ll be able to go back one day.
I hope we find a place to call home.
I hope we learn to fit in.
I hope we can build a future here.
I hope we never, ever, have to run again!
--Adapted from this year’s World Refugee Day poster
-The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR
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The Impact of Car Emissions on Global Warming
In this issue: According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Earth's surface temperature has risen by about 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past century, with accelerated warming during the past two decades. There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities. These have altered the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the buildup of greenhouse gases--primarily carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide.
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