Linking around on human rights & Catholic social teaching:
- Brandon @ Siris debunks a few myths about the Church “changing” it’s teaching on usury. Summary: The answer is still no and will always be no, but maybe that word doesn’t mean what you think it means. H/T to Darwin for the link.
- Nestle, Cargill & ADM get to go to court in California on charges of using slave labor. Thank Simcha Fisher for pointing me to that one.
- I just finished reading Factory Girl, which follows the (fictional) story of a girl working in the garment industry in 1912, USA, interspersed with the history behind the story as it unrolls. Great book, upper-elementary and above, suitable for grown-ups.
Irritates the snot out of me that it is so hard for we consumers to know where our goods come from, and in what circumstances any particular item is produced. But look, you can solve that problem for chocolate and coffee, and be the most popular kid in the office in the process. Catholic Relief Services has a longer list, Equal Exchange just happens to be a supplier I’ve used and liked very much.
Cover image courtesy of Goodreads.
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