IPJC Immigration Workshop List: January-May 2010
We provide a wide range of events and speakers to support and deepen the work of justice, including Scripture-based retreats, social justice workshops, and RCIA. Contact us for an event designed to fit your group's unique needs.
| Timeframe: | 2 hours |
| Context: | Examining the complex issue of immigration including economic and legislative issues, faithful citizenship, and the call to act with justice. |
| Content: | Host/attend an immigration workshop to:
|
| Process: | Includes prayer, reflection, presentation, interactive story sharing and discussion |
A Spirituality of Justice: A Path with Heart |
|
| Timeframe: | 3-4 hours |
| Context: | Exploring our call to Justice, rooted in our Catholic Tradition |
| Content: | Varies with group and time
|
| Process: | Prayer, presentation, media, reflection and small group interaction |
Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery (Adults) |
|
| Timeframe: | 1 to 2 hours |
| Context: | The call to freedom and dignity for all people is grounded in Scripture and our Catholic Social Teachings. |
| Content: | Interactive workshop which includes Church teaching and a multi-media presentation on the global/local reality of modern day slavery and what we can do to stop the demand. The Church teaching component can be tailored to fit the group (Catholic, Protestant, Non-Denominational). |
| Process: | Includes prayer, reflection, presentation and discussion. |
Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery (8th to 12th Grade) |
|
| Timeframe: | 1 hour |
| Context: | The call to freedom and dignity for all people is grounded in Scripture and our Catholic Social Teachings. |
| Content: | Interactive workshop and multi-media presentation on the global/local reality of modern day slavery. Uses the example of child and forced labor on cocoa plantations to explore what we can do to stop the demand for human trafficking. |
| Process: | Includes prayer, presentation, discussion and justice action. |
Faithful Citizenship |
|
| Timeframe: | 2 hour or 4 hour format |
| Context: | A call to participate in civic life, rooted in our Catholic Tradition. |
| Content: | Highlights of Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility, Scripture, Catholic Social Teaching, justice issues and tools for action. |
| Process: | Prayer, presentation, issue highlights, group activity to apply CST, activity for action. |
Peace, Just war and Nonviolence: Catholic Social Teaching |
|
| Timeframe: | 1-1/2 hours |
| Context: | Education on the evolution of CST on peace and war; Personal and communal reflection on nonviolence and conversion of heart |
| Content: |
|
| Process: | Prayer/Ritual, presentation, small group conversation, resources |
Transformation for an Emerging Future |
|
| Timeframe: | 4 hours - 2 days |
| Context: | The state of our political, economic, ecological and ecclesial systems call for a new paradigm. What does this mean and how do we participate in an emerging future |
| Content: |
|
| Process: | Presentation, prayer and ritual, media, story, reflection, small group process |
Socially Responsible Investing:
Conscience & Clout in the Marketplace
Timeframe: 1 1/2 to 2 hours
Understanding
how to be active and responsible investors in the critical issues of our
global community global warming, HIV/AIDS, sweatshops, genetically engineered
organisms and Fair Trade. The presentation explores socially responsible
investment; linkages between personal purchases and global issues; stories
of hope; and tools for personal and communal action.
Seeds
of Deception, Seeds of Hope |
|
| Timeframe: | 3 hours |
| Content: | An eco-justice workshop on genetic engineering, Fair Trade and sustainable agriculture. Scripture, ethics and Catholic Social Teaching serve as a framework for considering the issues. |
| Process: | Includes prayer, ritual, reflection, presentation and discussion. |
Youth
Ministry/Confirmation |
|
| Timeframe: | 1 1/2 hours |
| Content: | Interactive workshop which includes Scripture; understanding the difference between service and justice; and applying the principles to justice issues. |
| Process: | Includes stories of youth making a difference, prayer, and ritual. |
RCIA/Social
Concerns |
|
| Timeframe: | 2+ hours |
| Content: | Discerning our call to service and justice in our church and world. This workshop covers Scripture; Catholic Social Teaching; understanding the difference between charity and justice; engaging the pastoral circle process of experience, analysis, theological reflection and action; and practical tools for action. |
Spirituality of Simplicity |
|
| Timeframe: | 1 hour to 11/2 hours |
| Context: | Contemplating simple living rooted in a spiritual or Christian perspective |
| Content: |
|
| Process: | Presentation, Communal Contemplation, Reflection Booklet |
| Discerning Our Call to Service and Justice | |
| Timeframe: | 1 to 2 hours |
| Context: | The foundation for service and justice are based in Hebrew and Christian Scriptures as well as our Catholic Social Teachings |
| Content: | This can have different emphasis depending on the group and need. It can be on the Catholic Social Teachings as the core or it can be understanding the difference between service and justice using the gospel as a lens. Any or all of this would/could include:
|
| Teaching a Faith that Does Justice (K-8 Teachers/Staff) | |
Timeframe: |
3-4 hours |
Context: |
Elementary School Teacher In Service: Integrating Social Justice into the Curriculum |
Content: |
|
Process: |
Prayer, presentation, CST activity, stories, small and large group process |
| Adult Immersion: Prayer, Service, Justice Retreat | |
| Timeframe: | Day Long |
| Context: | The foundation for service and justice are based in Scripture as well as our Catholic Social Teachings |
| Content: | Participants experience what life is like for those on the margins of our society. The immersion includes reflection on the causes of poverty and injustice and possible solutions. This retreat/workshop includes:
|
| Process: | Modeled on the "Pastoral Circle" process of Experience, Social Analysis, Theological Reflection and Action |
| Family
Immersion (5th grade through adult): Prayer, Service, Justice Retreat |
|
| Timeframe: | Day Long |
| Context: | The foundation for service and justice are based in Scripture as well as our Catholic Social Teachings |
| Content: | Each family forms a team for the opening prayer and sharing activities and can choose to participate in the same morning service experience. The immersion includes reflection on the causes of poverty and injustice and possible solutions. This retreat/workshop includes:
|
| Process: | Modeled on the "Pastoral Circle" process of Experience, Social Analysis, Theological Reflection and Action |
Seattle, WA 98115