Peaceweb / Vol. 2, No. 1: Economics and Justice
<-Back A Web Page on Economics and Justice [Peaceweb Home Page] June 27, 1996 Next->
Quakers speak out on economics and justice (a selection)
- Quaker Statement on Social Justice, adopted by Toronto Monthly Meeting
- The Peace Testimony and Violence in the World Economy, assembled by Edward Dommen
- Don't ignore those who are hungry, by Ellie Segal
- Cutbacks will ruin economy, by Jo Vellacott
- Quakers oppose social service cutbacks, report from a workshop at Friends General Conference Gathering at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, July, 1996
Quaker organizations on economics and justice
- Right Sharing of World Resources
- Child Poverty Action Group (Britain)
- American Friends Service Committee's Economic Justice Program
Roots of Quaker work in economics and justice
- London Yearly Meeting on new technology (1978)
- John Bellers on unemployment (1714)
- Joseph Rowntree on poverty (1904)
- Richard Hilken on homelessness (1992)
View and contribute to our Web Conference on Economics and Justice
What can you do to promote an economy based on justice?
- Compare our personal and public policies against the teachings of the Bible, using Priorities in Goverment Spending: a Faith Perspective, the statement of the Faith Partners Group, Ottawa
- Speak out when government balances its budget on the backs of the poor
- Donate $25 a month (or the equivalent) to a local food bank or homeless shelter
- Volunteer in a local food bank, such as the Stop 507 Food Bank in the McLeod-Stewarton United Church in Ottawa
- Analyze the "jobless economic recovery" of the 1990s
Economics and Justice Web Links:
- Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman, President
- Child Poverty in Canada by Joanne Epp of the Mennonite Central Committee
- Statistics Canada's figures on Persons with Low Income in Canada
- United Nations Development Program International Year for the Eradication of Poverty (1996)
- University of California at Berkely links on Poverty and Welfare in the United States
- Canadian Council on Social Development's new book Child Poverty: What are the Consequences?
- Marilyn Waring's Film on Sex, Lies and Global Economics Who's Counting?
- Lester Thurow's analysis of unemployment "The Crusade That's Killing Prosperity"
- Linda McQuaig's book Shooting the Hippo
This page accessed times since November 20, 1997
Carl Stieren [email protected] Peace and Social Concerns Committee, Ottawa Monthly Meeting, Canada