<p> Social Justice Activity Guide</p><p>In preparation for Catholic Education Week, here are some steps to prepare you in advance for the Social Justice activities you will be facilitating.</p><p>STEP 1 // Build Your Team!</p><p> Select a team who will be responsible for running the various activities and planning your event  You will need leaders for the various activities (whether principals, teachers, chaplains, students, etc.) to take the lead with organization</p><p>STEP 2 // Make Your Plan!</p><p> Decide at least three weeks in advance which activities you will use with your group  Choosing your activities far in advance will allow you to prepare materials and space you will need to complete the activities</p><p>STEP 3 // Get the Decision-Makers on Board!</p><p> Speak to principals, chaplains, etc., who are responsible for decision making at your school (you may need to get their approval for activities)  Put together all information they would need about the activities you are planning to facilitate  Set dates and times for all activities, as you may need to reserve space depending on which activity you will be facilitating</p><p>STEP 4 // Talk it Up!</p><p> Talk to your students before the activity day about social justice – information and facts can be found in the activities you have selected  This will give them some time to start thinking about the issues you will be looking at while partaking in the activities  Announce the activities on your school PA  Prepare any necessary packages to distribute to participating teachers and clubs in advance STEP 5 // Have Fun!</p><p> Learn about social justice issues with the activities provided</p><p>STEP 6 // Follow Up!</p><p> Social justice is more than a one-day-of-activities issue; incorporate some of the suggested activities into future plans to continue your discussions and actions</p><p>Not sure how to start? Here are some TIPS for talking about social justice:</p><p> Start with facts; they give a good information base for discussion  Make it relatable to them using similar examples if possible  Use charts to display information if possible  Allow a fair amount of time for activities to ensure participants have enough time to reflect and communicate their ideas  For secondary participants, encourage them to look deeper than what’s on the surface and think critically about the issues they are discussing</p><p>Links for Social Justice Activities</p><p>We encourage you to use our special Catholic Education Week Activity: Doors of Mercy as your social justice activity. You can find it here: www.ocsta.on.ca.</p><p>However, if your school is unable to participate in this activity, here are some other ideas you can use from Development and Peace:</p><p>Primary</p><p>Food Art Game http://www.devp.org/sites/www.devp.org/files/documents/thinkfast-activities/foodart.pdf</p><p>The Banana Split Game http://www.devp.org/sites/www.devp.org/files/documents/thinkfast-activities/devpeace_thinkfast_bananasplitgame.pdf</p><p>Junior</p><p>A Divided World http://www.devp.org/sites/www.devp.org/files/documents/thinkfast-activities/05-thinkfast_adividedworld.pdf</p><p>Food Art Game http://www.devp.org/sites/www.devp.org/files/documents/thinkfast-activities/foodart.pdf</p><p>Food Quiz Jeopardy Game http://www.devp.org/en/resources/activities (scroll down to activity) Intermediate</p><p>The Seed Game http://www.devp.org/sites/www.devp.org/files/documents/thinkfast-activities/devpeace_fall2014_sowmuchlove_seedgame.pdf</p><p>Food Quiz Jeopardy Game http://www.devp.org/en/resources/activities (scroll down to activity)</p><p>Prescription: Charity and Justice http://www.devp.org/sites/www.devp.org/files/documents/thinkfast-activities/10-thinkfast_prescriptioncharityjustice.pdf</p><p>The World Goes Shopping http://www.devp.org/sites/www.devp.org/files/documents/thinkfast-activities/06-thinkfast_worldgoesshopping.pdf</p><p>Prayers</p><p>Come Holy Spirit http://www.devp.org/sites/www.devp.org/files/documents/thinkfast-activities/devpeace_thinkfast_comeholyspirit.pdf</p><p>Prayer for Strength to Act http://www.devp.org/sites/www.devp.org/files/documents/thinkfast-activities/17-thinkfast_prayerstrengthtoact.pdf</p><p>Prayer for St. Theresa of Avila http://www.devp/org/sites/www.devp.org/files/documents/thinkfast-activities/19-thinkfast_prayersttheresa.pdf</p><p>LITANY Teach Us and Show Us the Way http://www.devp.org/sites/www.devp.org/files/documents/thinkfast-activities/20-thinkfast_litany.pdf</p><p>**For more activities and ideas, visit our Activities Database:</p><p> http://www.devp/org/en/resources/activities</p>