Likewise Notebook - September 2009

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Quick! Put down that latté . . .
Hey you! Yes, you there. With the coffee. Do you know if that coffee is fair trade? How about that T-shirt you're wearing. Was it ethically made? Do you know why Christians should care? Not sure? Julie Clawson can help!

Putting the Everyday in Justice

Everyday Justice

We're pumped to introduce you to Julie Clawson and her new book, Everyday Justice. In this book Julie helps us understand how the things we eat, wear and use everyday are part of a bigger picture and can be used by God's people to propagate injustice or to promote peace and justice for our neighbors (you remember them—the people Jesus calls us to love as much as we love ourselves). We could go on, but Julie can probably lay it out better.

A Note from Julie

Julie Clawson

Hey Likewisers! Over the past seven to eight years I have slowly become more aware of the justice issues in the world today while simultaneously realizing that the Bible has a lot to say about seeking justice. As I did more research and learned more about faith and justice, I attempted to discipline my life into one that sought to love others with my every action. I found little to direct this pursuit within the evangelical world and so started sharing what I discovered with others. Many of my friends who grew up in the church had never heard that the Bible implores us to love others by seeking justice for them.

Everyday Justice is a result of my desire to share what I have learned and how I have applied it to my life with other believers. I think many Christians care about justice issues, but they don’t know exactly what those are or how they should be applied to their faith. This book provides an introduction to how and why as believers we are to seek justice in our everyday lives.

—Julie Clawson

Alright, I'm on board. Now what?
If you've caught a case of the justice flu (way cooler than swine flu), there are several things you can do to respond:
• Buy the book (duh)—It's on sale for 30% off at likewisebooks.com!
• Check out Julie's website, where she's got a veritable plethora of info on living justly
• Watch the sidebar of the Notebook for tips each month on everyday just living
• Become an Everyday Practitioner—Let us know how you're living justly every day (see the sidebar for more info about the contest to win a FREE BOOK!)

We'll see you next month when we find out what kind of impact Likewise books are having on readers like you, and we'll tell you how you can win a free trip to Haiti! In the meantime, keep reading.

—The Likewise Team

Everyday Justice
Factoid #1
(Check back here in the next few issues for more things you probably didn't know but probably want to.)

"The 2008 minimum fair-trade price for coffee was set at $1.26 per pound (as compared to the average rate of $0.60-$0.70 per pound typically paid to coffee farmers). This price . . . covers the cost of production for most famers and is a decent living wage for many."
—Everyday Justice, page 43

What you can do:
• Buy fair trade
• Ask your local stores to carry fairly traded items
• Get your church to serve fair trade coffee
• Raise awareness (forwarding this email might be one good way to do that)

Justice Can Be Fun!
If you think working for justice every day is stressful, check out this photo of Julie and her daugher sharing a fair trade s'more. See, justice IS fun!
Fair Trade S'mores

Become an Everyday Practitioner & Win a FREE Book!
For a chance to win a FREE copy of Everyday Justice, send us a short email or post a short video on YouTube (and let us know about it) by October 16, 2009, describing how you're already putting justice into practice in your everyday life. We'll pick three winners based on creativity and our random discretion. And we'll forward all the entries on to Julie to post in the Everyday Practitioner area on her website!

Words of Justice
Zechariah 7:9-10: "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think evil of each other.'"

Finding Julie Clawson
Finding Julie won't be hard if you're coming to the C21 conference in October, where she's one of the 21 speakers. Likewise will be there too, and we can't wait to hear what she has to say. Woot!

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