Globalization
We Can Grasp:
The
Covenanting for Justice Online Curriculum
from the Accra Confession
Developed
by the North American Working Group for Covenanting for Justice
of the World Alliance
of Reformed Churches (WARC)
Covenanting
for Justice means working with communities as part of our Christian
witness in solidarity with neighbors near and far to bring about
a sustainable and just global community. We invite you to join
in this transnational movement and to covenant for justice!
Below are
five workshop modules that make real the challenges of globalization
and the witness of the prophetic church. The modules in the
curriculum contain video examples of social and environmental
tragedy, and some triumphs of solidarity. You can use these
as a five-week curriculum (or six weeks if you add an additional
session to read and discuss the Accra
Confession  ),
or choose from the five modules according to the interests and
time commitment of the group.
The Five Modules:
1.
Introduction to Globalization and the Churches’ Response
Globalization and the Churches’ Response provides background
and theology about globalization. The relationship between globalization
and empire is explored. Through the “Letter from Accra,”
video and worship, this module explores how we as Christians
can respond to aspects of globalization that are unsustainable
and unjust.
2. Global
Climate Change: Renewing the Sacred Balance
Global Climate Change calls us to act for climate justice. We,
individuals and communities, institutions and governments, must
dramatically reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Our faith
teaches us to work for equitable, just and sustainable solutions.
Changes in regulations and changes in lifestyle are essential
to preserve Creation’s balance. Here are practical ways
we can create greener practices in church and society.
3. Farmworkers,
Low-wage Jobs, and Living into a New Economy
Farmworkers, Low-wage Jobs, and Living into a New Economy reveals
the working and living conditions endured by farmworkers in
Canada and the United States. It tells the story of the Coalition
of Immokalee Workers, an organization of tomato pickers living
in Immokalee, Florida, and the successes they and their allies
have achieved in struggles with Taco Bell, McDonalds, and Burger
King.
4. Environmental
Justice and Human Rights
Environmental Justice and Human Rights are both at grave risk
in the Peruvian lead mining town of La Oroya. A privately held
U.S. firm continues to profit from operations that have contaminated
people and the land. This tragedy demonstrates how the pursuit
of profit can lead to ecological degradation/damage. We see
how people and organizations can join forces through coalitions
to support the struggles of local communities.
5. Faithful
Purchasing and the Global Sweatshop Economy
Faithful Purchasing and the Global Sweatshop Economy exposes
the harsh reality of the global production line. While workers
in many countries around the world, including the United States
and Canada, work under brutal conditions, consumers and people
of faith have joined their struggle to end sweatshops.
The
flash videos can be viewed online but may be small for a group
to view well. The "Coffee, Corn and the Cost of Globalization"
video for module 1 is available
for purchase here on the Mennonite Central Committee site.
Contact
the Presbyterian Hunger Program to request CDs of the videos
for modules 2-5.
Word
documents of the curriculum are also available should you wish
to modify the curriculum.Contact
PHP to request these.
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