Highways to Zion
a journey towards a radical Gospel
Social Justice Links
1 Suggest a Site
The purpose of this section is to highlight some ways that almost anyone can get involved in being a voice for the voiceless. It begins with education. There are several links below that will help you get a better idea of the needs of the world. I suggest checking one of the news sources below regularly. Also, many of the sites operate like blogs and are updated frequently.
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News Sources:
Compass Direct News
News source that focuses entirely on the persecuted church.
Poverty News
News and links about the struggle of the poor around the world.
Sojourners Magazine
Sojourners Magazine is a Christian Political magazine that seeks to give a completely Christian political view with no regard to political parties.
Poverty:
The Homeless Guy
A homeless guy that blogs!
The Micah Challenge
The Micah Challenge is an organization devoted to eliminating poverty
Slavery:
Innocence Atlanta
Did you know that Atlanta is the #1 city for child sex trafficking in the US? #8 in the whole world? Innocence Atlanta is a group that is combating this growing problem.
Not For Sale
Did you know that there are more slaves in the world today than at the height of the slave trade? There are 27 million people who are enslaved as we speak. Become an Abolitionist!
Fair Trade:
Coalition of Immokalee Workers
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is an organization that promotes fair treatment and wages to the Immokalee workers in southern Florida where they are paid the same rate as they were in 1980!
FairTrade
All things Fair Trade
Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee
Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee is a company that pays above fair trade value to Rwandan coffee growers and gives back to the Rwandan communities by helping widows of the genocide start their own business and promoting reconciliation between the Hutu's and Tutsi's
TOMS Shoes for Tomorrow
When you buy a pair of TOMS a child gets a pair for free. The mission of TOMS is to promote health and comfort in developing countries.
AIDS/Disease:
Political:
A Call to Renewal
A faith-based movement to overcome poverty.
Fact Check
Specializes in correcting politicians' facts.
War & Peace:
DarfurGenocide.org
DarfurGenocide.org is a site dedicated to establishing peace in Darfur and ending the genocide.
Passion of the Present
Passion of the Present is a place to share ideas and inspiration for how to stop the genocide in the Sudan. There are several good links on this page as well.
Save Darfur
Save Darfur is an organization dedicated to bringing about peace in Darfur through awareness and petitioning.
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