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Activities Database

Activities and Prayers for your THINKfast, classroom, workshop or meeting!

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Activity Title Type & Issue Objective Duration Group size, materials and preparation Activity file(s) Curriculum connections
1% Controls 50% Icebreaker
Economy
Raise critical awareness about the concentration of control and distribution of the world’s wealth. 15-20 minutes Small / Large
Some
Little
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2017 THINKfast Activity Package Awareness Activity To experience all prayers, activities and icebreakers created for the 2017 THINKfast Small / Large
Some
Little
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2018 THINKfast Activity Package Awareness Activity experience all prayers, activities and icebreakers created for the 2018 THINKfast Small / Large
Some
Little
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A Divided World Awareness Activity
Food and Hunger, Economy
To demonstrate how the world's food is divided globally and how this inequality impacts people's rights. 30-45 minutes Small / Large
Some
Little
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A Moment For Grace: A Prayer for Refugees Prayer and Reflection
Forced Migration
To reflect on our own prejudices and situate our prayers for refugees within our faith. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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A Step Along the Way Prayer and Reflection To reflect and pray. 10 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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A Walk for Water Awareness Activity
Water
Learn about the issue of water commodification and related Indigenous faith perspectives 2 - 2 ½ hours Large
Many
Lots
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Activism Dodgeball Action Starter
Water, Mining, Food and Hunger
To generate ideas for group action for social change 30-60 minutes Small / Large
Some
Little
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An Environmental Sabbath Prayer and Reflection
Water, Mining, Education and Health, Environment, Economy
To reflect and pray. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Around the World Icebreaker Get to know each other. 10-20 minutes Small / Large
Few
Little
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Banana Split Game Awareness Activity
Food and Hunger, Economy
To introduce the banana supply chain and how the profits from the sale of a banana are divided among those involved in the supply chain. 20-40 minutes Small / Large
Few
Little
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Bless the Hands Prayer and Reflection To reflect and pray for workers and those who carry heavy burdens. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Book excerpt: The Abolitionists Prayer and Reflection
Education and Health, Environment, Economy
To reflect on an except from: The Energy of Slaves, Andrew Nikiforuk. 10-20 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Bountiful Harvest Prayer and Reflection To reflect and pray. 15-30 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Breaking the Cycle of Hunger Game Awareness Activity
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment, Economy
Students will gain insight into what causes hunger, hinders development and what can break the cycle of hunger. 40-60 minutes Small
Few
Little
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Buen Vivir: The social philosophy inspiring movements in South America Prayer and Reflection
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment, Economy
To introduce the social philosophy of Buen Vivir. 20-30 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Campaign Analysis package 2019-20 new Online Learning
Environment
To get students familiar with the 2019-20 For Our Common Home campaign and injustices happening in the Amazon biome 3-5 hours Small / Large
None
None
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Catching Fire (For Our Common Home) new Awareness Activity
Environment
Understand the challenges for communities defending their homes in the Amazon through the experience of defending or exploiting the forest for profit 30-60 minutes Small / Large
Many
Lots
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Climate Balloons Awareness Activity
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment, Economy
To critically analyze the local human causes of climate change and the negative global impacts. 45-60 minutes Small / Large
Some
Lots
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Closing Liturgy and Commissioning Prayer and Reflection To end the fast and go forward with the Spirit. 45-60 minutes Small / Large
Few
Little
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Come Holy Spirit Prayer and Reflection To reflect and pray. 15-30 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Cookie Mining Awareness Activity
Mining
To learn about the impact of extractive industries on communities and the planet. 60-90 minutes Small / Large
Some
Little
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ON 9-12
Creation Story Awareness Activity
Environment
To help students aged 5-12 years old learn about the Creation Story and how it calls us to be responsible stewards of Creation. 60 minutes Small / Large
Some
Little
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CST Citizenship assignment new Online Learning To discover Catholic Social Teachings and apply them with a citizenship lens 2 hours Small / Large
None
None
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Drinking Water Mindfully Prayer and Reflection
Water
To be mindful of the value and wonders of water, a unique fluid without which life could not exist. 15 minutes Small
Few
Little
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Drop the Keys Icebreaker To have fun, energize and laugh. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Earth Credo Prayer and Reflection
Water, Mining, Food and Hunger, Environment
To reflect and pray. 10 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Eco B-I-N-G-O new Icebreaker
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment
To get participants to know each other and to reflect on consumption patterns 15-20 minutes Small / Large
Few
Little
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Eco Prayer new Prayer and Reflection
Environment
To reflect on the impact we have on Our Common Home and pray for change 10-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Eco-Friendly Scavenger Hunt (home edition) new Online Learning
Environment
To help families identify green (and less green) practices at home 1 hour Small / Large
None
None
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Eco-Friendly Scavenger Hunt Awareness Activity
Education and Health, Environment
To enable participants to recognize environmentally-friendly practices. 1 hour Small / Large
Few
Little
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Feasting and Fasting Prayer and Reflection
Education and Health, Food and Hunger
To reflect and pray. 5-10 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Food Art Game Awareness Activity
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment
To have participants conceptualize their understanding of the issue of food sovereignty through art, which can help raise awareness of the issues in the larger community. 1-2 hours Small / Large
Many
Lots
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Food or Fuel Awareness Activity
Food and Hunger, Environment
To introduce participants to the struggles faced by small-scale farmers in the Global South. 60-90 minutes Large
Many
Lots
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Food Quiz (Jeopardy Game) Awareness Activity
Food and Hunger
To introduce or review facts about Hunger, Food, and Development and Peace. 30 minutes Small / Large
Few
None
Sow Much Love Jeopardy Game (Powerpoint) ON 8
Forced Migration and the Culture of Encounter Prayer and Reflection
Forced Migration
To reflect on migration in our faith tradition and introduce the global Share the Journey campaign. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Frisbee Toss Icebreaker
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment, Economy
To encourage participants to get to know one another and think about the environment. 15-20 minutes Small / Large
Some
Little
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From Fire to Action new Action Starter
Environment
Consider new eco-friendly habits we can adopt and take action in solidarity with human rights defenders in the Amazon 60-90 minutes Small / Large
Some
Little
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Garbage Inventory Awareness Activity
Water, Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment
To raise awareness of how much waste is generated on a daily basis in participants’ school, parish or community. 60 minutes Small / Large
Some
Little
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Get Your Facts Right Icebreaker Get to know each other. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
Few
None
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Global Reality Meal Awareness Activity
Food and Hunger
To provide insight into hunger through an effective dramatization of the inequality of our world. 1-2 hours Large
Many
Lots
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Going on a Picnic! Icebreaker
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment, Economy
To learn about the environmental impacts of food consumption patterns. 15-20 minutes Small / Large
Few
Little
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Good Samaritan Story Awareness Activity
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment, Economy
To learn about the Catholic Social Teaching principle of Solidarity and the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, through the parable of The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:29-37). 30 minutes Small / Large
Few
Little
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Grocery Store Challenge Awareness Activity
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment, Economy
To see what options are available to us for local, sustainable or fair-trade foods, why these are important, and what changes we can make to support these options. 1-2 hours Small / Large
Few
Little
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In the name of the Father... in the shoes of peoples in the Amazon new Awareness Activity
Mining, Environment
Reflect on our impacts on the planet and develop greater awareness of the inequalities climate change produces 30-45 minutes Small / Large
Few
Little
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Journalling Prayer and Reflection Reflect on the day and what it means to attend THINKfast 20-30 minutes Small / Large
Few
Little
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Just Like Me Prayer and Reflection
Forced Migration
To expand the circle of people for whom we have genuine concern and encourage connection with those on the other side of the world. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Laudato Si for Kids booklet new Online Learning
Education and Health, Environment
To help young people understand the main points of Laudato Si' 3 hours Small / Large
Few
Little
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Laudato Si' Jenga Awareness Activity
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment
Understand the key ideas in the encyclical Laudato Si’ and catalyze actions to promote a healthier planet 45-60 minutes Large
Some
Little
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Leaving No Carbon Footprints Behind! Awareness Activity
Food and Hunger, Environment, Economy
To promote the making and sharing of individual commitments that will reduce negative contributions to climate change. 60-90 minutes Small / Large
Many
Little
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Litany - Teach Us and Show Us the Way Prayer and Reflection To remind us of our blessings and pray for those who suffer. 15-20 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Living on Less Than $1 a Day Prayer and Reflection To give mindful context to living in poverty. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
Few
Little
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Living Simply Art Activity Awareness Activity
Water, Mining, Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment, Economy
To have participants depict the connection between our lifestyles and their environmental impacts. 1-2 hours Small / Large
Many
Little
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Moving People Skit Awareness Activity
Forced Migration
To enable participants to reflect on the value and dignity of each person, and explore the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats 45-60 minutes Small / Large
Few
Little
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Oh, Great Spirit Prayer and Reflection
Education and Health
To reflect and pray. 5-10 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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On the Move: A Refugee Simulation Activity Awareness Activity
Forced Migration
To help participants appreciate the struggles a refugee family may experience in their journey to safety, and better empathise with the situation of refugees. 50 minutes Large
Many
Lots
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Opening Liturgy Prayer and Reflection To begin your fast mindfully and create a faith context for the event. 45-60 minutes Small / Large
Few
Little
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Orange Trading Game Awareness Activity
Food and Hunger, Economy
To understand some of the pressures facing poor farmers in the South; that many factors are completely out of their hands and that it is still possible to be poor even if you work very hard. To introduce the concept of fair trade. 45-60 minutes Large
Many
Lots
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Powerdown Olympics Awareness Activity
Environment
To demonstrate our dependency on fossil fuels and their impact on our planet. 45-60 minutes Large
Many
Lots
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Praised Be Prayer and Reflection To reflect and pray. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Prayer for Planting Prayer and Reflection
Food and Hunger, Environment
To reflect and pray. 5-10 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Prayer for Strength to Act Prayer and Reflection To give us courage to act for justice. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Prayer in Response to the Climate Emergency new Prayer and Reflection To reflect on the impact we have on Our Common Home and pray for change 5 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Prayer inspired by Pope Francis' Sept 1 Message new Prayer and Reflection
Environment
To reflect on the impact we have on Our Common Home and pray for change 5 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Prayer of St. Theresa of Avila Prayer and Reflection To remind us of our role as the hands and feet of Christ on Earth. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Prayer to Saint-Joseph Prayer and Reflection To reflect and pray. 15-30 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Prayers on Water and Justice Prayer and Reflection
Water
To reflect and pray 5 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Prescription: Charity and Justice Awareness Activity
Education and Health, Economy
To explain and explore concepts of charity and justice. 45-60 minutes Small / Large
Some
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Rainmaker Energizer
Water
Energize the group and have fun by creating your own rainstorm 5 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Reflections on Living Simply Prayer and Reflection
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment, Economy
To reflect on quotes about living simply. 10-20 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Scrambling for Resources Awareness Activity
Education and Health, Economy
To explore the relationships between gender, fairness and wealth distribution. 30-45 minutes Small / Large
Some
Little
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Secure the Water Icebreaker
Water
Get to know each other / Energizer. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
Some
Little
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Shoe Pile Mingle Icebreaker To move around and get to know each other. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Simplicity Challenge Awareness Activity
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment
To challenge participants to reduce environmentally-harmful practices. Throughout a THINKfast Small / Large
Few
Little
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Solidarity Art project new Online Learning
Environment
To share solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the Amazon 45-60 minutes Small / Large
Few
None
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Solidarity Art project new Online Learning
Environment
To share solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the Amazon 30 minutes/day for 7 days Small / Large
Few
Little
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Solidarity Celebration Prayer and Reflection To end the fast and celebrate your achievement as a group. 1-3 hours Small / Large
Some
Little
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Solidarity Circle Awareness Activity
Water, Mining, Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment, Economy
To understand the relationship between distributive justice, solidarity, and human dignity. 10-20 minutes Large
None
Little
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Solidarity Writing project new Online Learning To share solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the Amazon 30-60 minutes Small / Large
Few
None
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Solidarity Writing project new Online Learning
Environment
To share solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the Amazon 30-60 minutes Small / Large
Few
None
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Sow Much Love Student Activity Guide Awareness Activity
Food and Hunger
Small / Large
Few
Little
Sow Much Love Youth Activity Guide AB K-6
AB 7-9
ON 1-8 Arts and Health
ON 9-12
Taste Test: Food Awareness Activity
Education and Health, Food and Hunger
Demystify the source of food. 25-30 minutes Small / Large
Many
Lots
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Taste Test: Water Awareness Activity
Water, Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment
Demystify the bottled water industry. 25-30 minutes Small / Large
Some
Little
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The Candy Currency Game Awareness Activity
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Economy
To illustrate charity and justice responses to poverty and inequality. 15 minutes Small / Large
Some
Lots
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The Community Game Awareness Activity
Mining, Environment
To introduce participants to the realities of community destruction for resource extraction. 1-3 hours Small / Large
Many
Little
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The Farm Workers' Prayer Prayer and Reflection
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment
To reflect and pray. 10 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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The Journey of Bottled Water Awareness Activity
Water, Economy
Learning about the global impact of bottled water. 30-45 minutes Small / Large
Some
Lots
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The KAIROS Blanket Exercise Awareness Activity
Education and Health
To understand the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada in historical and contemporary contexts and inspire action for reconciliation. 90-120 minutes Large
Many
Lots
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The Nobel Peace Prize Laureates of D&P Action Starter
Education and Health
Discover the work of three Nobel Peace Prize Laureates who fought or continue to fight for social justice and the examples they set for us. 45-60 minutes Small / Large
Some
Little
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The Seed Game Awareness Activity
Food and Hunger
To understand the struggle of farmers to retain their traditional right over seeds, to understand the ways corporations are attempting to privatize seeds, and to see the role the government can play in ensuring the rights of their citizens are respected. 60-90 minutes Small / Large
Some
Lots
Activity guide, Presentation, Glossary
The Small Family Farming Challenge Awareness Activity
Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment
Understand the role of small family farmers in feeding the world’s population. 60-90 minutes Large
Many
Lots
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The Waves Crash for... Energizer
Water
Get the group moving around and encourage participants to think about their daily water use 15 minutes Small / Large
Few
None
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The World Goes Shopping Awareness Activity
Economy
To demonstrate spending priorities of people in different countries. 15-20 minutes Small / Large
Some
Little
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Three Interactions Awareness Activity Introduce the Culture of Encounter by having participants interact at various levels, from surface-level to deeper sharing 60-90 minutes Small / Large
None
Little
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To Reach Across Borders Prayer and Reflection
Forced Migration
To reflect and pray for refugees, and to connect spiritually with people far away. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Trying to Get Home Icebreaker Get to know each other / Energizer. 5-15 minutes Small
None
Little
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U Munt: Water Simulation Game Awareness Activity
Water
Learn about water scarcity in the Global South and the threat of privatization; Develop ideas and take action in response to new information 60-90 minutes Large
Many
Lots
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Walk Guide for Share the Journey Action Starter
Forced Migration
Show your solidarity with migrants by organizing a walk in support of Pope Francis's global Share the Journey campaign - create your banners and get walking! 30-90 minutes Small / Large
Some
Lots
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Walk Lightly Prayer and Reflection
Water, Mining, Education and Health, Food and Hunger, Environment, Economy
To reflect and pray. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Walking for Water Awareness Activity
Water, Economy
To understand global disparity through unfair division of the world's resources. 30-45 minutes Small / Large
Few
Little
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Water Bingo Awareness Activity
Water
Learn about global water usage and control 45-60 minutes Small / Large
Some
Lots
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Water Liturgy Prayer and Reflection
Water
These notes are designed to help you to incorporate the water theme into a Mass. Small / Large
None
Little
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Water: A Connecting Element Icebreaker
Water
To map out the ecological links between water and the rest of creation 10-20 minutes Small / Large
Few
None
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We Are Takers Prayer and Reflection To reflect and pray. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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We See You Prayer and Reflection To reflect and pray. 5-15 minutes Small / Large
None
None
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Women at the Heart of Peace: 10 words matching activity Awareness Activity Use the See, Judge, Act model to understand the centrality of women in peace making 60-90 minutes Small / Large
Some
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