Peace & Justice Links
Arise Chicago partners with workers and faith communities to fight workplace injustice through education and organizing and advocating for public policy changes.
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. Working through our churches, campuses, and other organizations, we engage more people in advocacy.
Catholic Alliance for the Common Good
CACG promotes public policies and effective programs that enhance the inherent dignity of all, especially the poor and most vulnerable. Goals are accomplished through public policy analysis and advocacy, media outreach, and engaging citizens.
Catholic Campaign
Against Global Poverty
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) confront global poverty – advocate with us to end hunger, disease, conflict, and related global issues.
CCUSA is the national office for local agencies and affiliates nationwide. Catholic Charities provides strong leadership and support to enhance the work of local agencies in their efforts to reduce poverty, support families, and empower communities.
ColorOfChange.org strengthens Black America’s political voice. Its goal is to empower members and make government more responsive to the concerns of Black Americans and to bring about positive political and social change for everyone.
The Interfaith Committee for Detained Immigrants
Faith and community based organizations accompany immigrants who are caught in the dentetion and deportation systems. ICDI also advocates for a mure just and humane immigration policy.
Iraq and Afghanistan
Veterans of America
Formerly Operation Truth, it’s the first, largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization for veterans Iraq and Afghanistan, with more than 200,000 members nationwide, based on advocacy, awareness, and assistance.
Jubilee USA Network
This is an alliance of more than 75 religious denominations and faith communities; human rights, environmental, labor, and community groups working for the cancellation of debts to fight poverty and injustice in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Justice for Immigrants
JFI educates the public about Church teaching on migration and immigrants; creates political will for reform; enacts reforms based on Catholic principles; and organizes Catholic networks to assist qualified immigrants in obtaining benefits.
Latin America Working Group
LAWG leads a coalition dedicated to foreign policy with its sister organization, the Education Fund, they work with more than 60 religious, humanitarian, grassroots, and policy organizations to influence decision makers.
National Religious Campaign
Against Torture
The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) is a membership organization of religious organizations committed to ending torture that is sponsored or enabled by the United States.
Pax Christi
This national Catholic organization with over 400 local groups throughout the United States, over 100 bishop members, 700 parish sponsors, 600 religious communities, and 50 college and high school chapters.
Polaris Project (Human Trafficking)
Named after the North Star that guided slaves towards freedom along the Underground Railroad, Polaris has been providing a comprehensive approach to combating human trafficking and modern-day slavery since 2002.
School of Americas/
Western Hemisphere Institute
for Security Cooperation (Torture)
An independent organization that seeks to close this school under whatever name, through vigils, fasts, nonviolent protest, media, and legislative work.
Sisters and Brothers of Immigrants
Founded in 2007 in Chicago by Catholic sisters, expanded to include associate members of religious congregations. SBI is committed to prayer, pastoral care in detention centers, legislative action for immigration reform, and support of separated families.
U.S. Committee on
Refugees and Immigrants
USCRI serves uprooted people with tools for self-sufficiency to refugees and immigrants nationwide and fighting refugee warehousing, serving victims of human trafficking, and protecting rights of unaccompanied immigrant children.
Witness for Peace
WFP is a politically independent, nationwide grassroots organization of people committed to nonviolence and led by faith and conscience to support peace, justice, and sustainable economies in the Americas, changing policies and corporate practices that contribute to poverty and oppression.
To review the main points of Catholic Social Teaching, utilize this series from Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB):