Economic Justice

We see that the gap between the haves and the have-nots is growing in our country and in our world. The forces of individual and corporate power and greed cause many persons to lack the basic necessities of life …food, clothing, shelter, security, jobs, health care, and education.

We believe that the economy, both local and global, has moral dimensions and consequences for humanity and the greater Earth community.

We commit to:

1. Support fair trade products.
2. Educate ourselves and others about our free market economic system and how it affects humanity and the Earth that sustains us.
3. Explore the Global Commons movement as a way of protecting resources that are common to all of us.
4. Support legislation that protects public interests in financial transactions.
5. Work to overturn legislation that allows for unrestricted and undisclosed contributions to political candidates, political action committees, and public policy initiatives (e.g. Citizens United).
6. Work toward a just, living wage in our institutions.
7. Protect the rights of workers at home and abroad.
   

Links to Economic Justice Info

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Catholic Scholars for Worker Justice 
Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good 
Global Commons Trust 
Interfaith Worker Justice 
NETWORK: A National Catholic Justice Lobby 
On the Commons 
US Catholic Conference of Bishops 

"As followers of Jesus Christ and participants in a powerful economy, Catholics in the United States are called to work for greater economic justice in the face of persistent poverty, growing income gaps, and increasing discussion of economic issues in the United States and around the world.”
                                            A Catholic Framework for Economic Life
                                                                                                                 U.S. Catholic Bishops

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