Just Like You: A Fair Trade Leadership Retreat - Catholic Relief Services

explain that the mission of the retreat and particular needs for their talk. Here is a summary for their talk: This talk will address the ins and outs of fair trade in full, and bring to light the tangible effects that Fair Trade has on local communities and individual workers. It should be focused on the process, the partnership of communities and the economic and social benefits. The talk should also compare the service work to the work of the fair trade cooperative or market members. If possible, explain to the speaker a few principles of Catholic social teaching and ask that they share any thoughts. Contact a priest or deacon about helping out with adoration (you may use an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist if you have adoration without Benediction). Be sure to secure a monstrance, incense, and a humeral veil for adoration, and perhaps a few extra candles. Contact a priest for Mass on Sunday, and make sure you or the Priest will have all necessary liturgical items. As well, you will want to ask if the priest is available to do the Commissioning Ceremony at the end of the retreat. Once you have explained the commissioning ceremony send the officiant a copy. (See Journal J14) *Note: If the parish priest is unable to do the ceremony it has been created in such a way that the retreat leaders can accomplish this task without a problem. If a Priest is available make certain to ask if it is alright if your leaders approach the designated area for the ceremony and both pray the sign of peace over and hand the certificates to the participants. If you are using outside speakers for the scheduled talks, be sure to locate and secure them for the necessary times. Be sure to secure a music minister to facilitate music and prayer throughout the weekend. Promote your retreat by creating visually attractive flyers and placing them in key locations or sending them by email. When taking care of all diocesan liability and medical paperwork, be sure also to provide a Packing List that you have created based on the location and type of work that you will be doing. Make sure to make lists of everything: names, room assignments, journals, copies needed etc. Be organized with the receipt of all necessary forms and monies. Acquaint yourself with all the materials you download and order. For instance, be certain not only to download the two games, Jeopardy and the Price is Right, but also be certain that you know how they work, understand the questions and answers and feel comfortable running the program. Acquaint yourself with “The Two Feet of Social Action”, go to http://www.usccb.org/cchd/twofeet.shtml. Know Your Stuff Visit CRS website at http://www.crsfairtrade.org and the USCCB “Our Catholic Faith in Action” site at http://www.usccb.org/campus/. Contact the CRS Fair Trade Team or your diocesan social justice advocate to learn more. Find out if you have a CRS Fair Trade Ambassador in your area and schedule a meeting to learn more. Ordering and Downloading Materials in Advance Visit CRS Fair Trade online http://www.crsfairtrade.org/ and download all necessary files for this retreat, including: “From Crop to Cup” CRS Coffee Supply Chain* 9/09/Coffee-Supply-Chains1.pdf *See Creating Materials in Advance (below) for Directions For Justice Jeopardy you can download Shareware that helps you create your own Jeopardy-like game or download the Orlando version. For Fair Trade Price is Right you can download the Orlando version 6 – Just Like You

Visit You Tube and search on Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade to choose a video(s) from the extensive list of fair trade short clips for the Saturday Night session (see also, Saturday Night Session: Video and In Depth Processing, Video Recommendations). Visit crsfairtrade.org and pre-order the following: Fair Trade brochure Work of Human Hands Handcraft Catalogue Work of Human Hands Handcraft Catalogue Order Form Fair Trader Coffee Sign Up Mailer Fair Trade Sample Sheet Chocolate and coffee for sampling, gifts and prizes Creating Materials in Advance 1. Go over the CRS informational page entitled “From Crop to Cup”. (see above) Familiarize yourself with the coffee supply chain and the differences between selling conventional coffees and selling fair trade coffees. Once you understand the process, create two sets of posters: one set for conventionally traded coffees and one for fairly traded coffees. (number the posters for ease of ensuring you have all the items you need - conventionally traded coffee will take 10 posters and fairly traded coffees will take 5 posters BUT be certain to make the numbers small enough so that when you do the activity the kids won’t notice them and be able to ‘cheat’) Each set of posters should have the “main word” on one side and the explanation (fully written out) on the other. When you do the coffee supply chain with your participants during the retreat, the goal is that they will actually work with each other to put themselves in the proper order of each trade scenario. Once they have arranged themselves with the main words facing the crowd they can then read the pre-written explanations aloud to the rest of the group. This is a very intentional exercise and great for both learning and understanding models of economic trade. 2. If you are going to give a witness talk from the perspective of someone who has been to an environment that uses fair trade or is closely related to fair trade, consider preparing in advance a slide show of photos that you can show during the talk. 3. A wonderful way to tie in the goal of the retreat with the understanding of what fair trade can mean to everyday consumerism is to purchase t-shirts from a non-sweatshop or fair trade clothing provider. Links for ethical clothing manufacturers can be found at http://www.fairtradefederation.org or apparel program.php Many of these manufacturers can also print whatever design you may want on the t-shirt or at least direct you to an appropriate printer. 4. Create the retreat prayer cards using the Dorothy Day icon on the title page of the retreat. If for some reason, when you pull up the retreat the icon does not load, you can find it here: http://www.catholicworker.org/dorothyday/icon.cfm. (Permission by the artist has been given) Use the icon for one side of the card, and the “Retreat Prayer” located on the 1st page of the journal for the front side. On the back side put the suggested theme song, “Just Like You” so that the participants will be able to carry the words with them throughout the retreat. Laminate the finished cards if you are able to. 5. Justice Jeopardy Game Pieces - In the Journal there is a section titled, “Fair Trade Labels”. This section is for participants to keep as a reference for what fair trade labels on consumer goods look like. In advance, print out at least 30 of each of the different labels (and any others you might like to use, such as a small photo of Jesus). You will use these labels for your Justice eopardy game pieces. After you have printed them out, decide on a denomination for each, corresponding to the Justice eopardy money amounts ( 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500) and write that number on the back. Also use at least ONE of six labels (or any other you choose) to write a negative amount (- 200). 7 – Just Like You

6. A Commissioning Ceremony is provided for the end of the retreat. In this ceremony you will commission your group as “Fair Traders” - leaders to spread the good news of Catholic social teaching and fair trade in their home communities. Once you have a list of names for participants, be sure to create a commissioning certificate for this purpose. A good list of things to include would be the dates and location of the retreat center, the participant’s name and after their name the words. “has been commissioned as a [enter your community’s name] Fair Trader”. 7. Create a map and make copies with directions from your retreat location to the service work location (if it is off-site) and the tour organization. Have these available for all drivers. 8. You might want to create a folder for each participant to make the supply of materials and information more organized. Within the folder you can place each person’s journal, any CRS materials you have ordered, a copy of the maps to the service and tour organizations if you are leaving the retreat site and any other materials you deem relevant. In the spirit of the weekend and the idea of changing ideas about consumerism and even consumption, you may want to ask participants to return the folders to you for re-use at the end of the retreat. 9. After you have looked over Justice Jeopardy and the Fair Trade Price is Right, create cue card if you feel these will be helpful to whomever you will designate as the game show host. 10. The “Injustice Search” portion of the retreat is the perfect time to use visual imagery for understanding. A great option is to use video, photographs etc. in a PowerPoint presentation that demonstrate injustice around the world. For instance, you might have images of wars, poverty, things like the oil spill in the gulf, the earthquake in Haiti, etc. 11. If you are not using songbooks and would like to use a PowerPoint presentation and projector for songs, you will need to create that presentation, including all of your songs in the proper order for the retreat. You may also want to include any appropriate responses by the participants. For example, the responsory prayer during Adoration, or the “Thanks be to God!” during Saturday evening closing prayer. Environment The environment helps set the tone of a retreat. Consider lighting, seating, decorations, food, music, etc. when planning your retreat. Try to create an environment that is simple and invites young people to practice solidarity while on the retreat. Be sure to make sure that young people are comfortable as well. For example, when planning meals consider offering simple meals like those found in Operation Rice Bowl. Use meals as an opportunity to learn about another culture from another part of the world. However, be sure that there is enough food and that young people do not walk away from meals hungry. When you arrive, if you have not fully payed your retreat center, make sure a conversation with your hosts regarding the donations for your stay. Music Music is important to young people. As they arrive at the retreat, have music playing in the background. Consider inviting a musician or singer to lead music. If a musician is not available bring CDs and songbooks along to encourage the participants to sing along. Use contemporary music that your young people are listening to, Catholic and Christian praise and worship music, and selections from countries all over the world. Many great compilation CD’s can be found in the World section of most music stores. The song suggestions in this resource can be found in the Spirit and Song and Choose Christ collections from OCP Publications. You will also need to choose a theme song for the retreat. A retreat theme song should be fun yet meaningful. Lyrically, it should embody the theme of the retreat so that, as participants learn it and sing 8 – Just Like You

it, they also learn about and internalize the theme. We suggest “Just Like You” (Matt Maher, spiritandsong.com), though you should pick a song that will fully speak to your participants in your particular situation. Anything related to solidarity or holiness would work. Prayer Set-up Use your imagination in setting up the prayer focus! Use symbols and colors to draw attention to the prayer focus. Keep the prayer focus set up throughout the retreat. Be sure to have a Bible and a crucifix. Create a “Solidarity Candle” by taking a large white candle and decorating with images of solidarity and make it central to the prayer space. Consider placing several images of Jesus, the retreat’s patroness Dorothy Day, and/or icons or pictures of other saints from many different cultures. Have everything you need for music, including a projector, laptop and presentation of lyrics or a CD player and songbooks. Upon Arrival at the Retreat Center Learning Objective Friday night is about introductions. Participants will get to know one another, as well as be introduced to the topics of fair trade and Catholic social teaching, with a special emphasis on the principle “Option for the Poor and Vulnerable.” As Catholics we have a responsibility to know where the products we buy come from and who made them, along with ensuring that those persons are treated justly. Participants will leave the evening understanding that we affect other human beings with things as simple as our every day purchases. Retreat Center Arrival Preparation 1. Retreat Leadership Team Arrival: On the day of the retreat, have your retreat team travel to the retreat center in advance. Make sure to arrive at the location at least three hours before the first guest will arrive. Upon arrival, PRAY! Invite your group to share a prayer beginning the weekend with the assistance of the Holy Spirit. Meet with the retreat center hosts, make sure you have all of the details necessary to hold a successful and respectful retreat within their space. Make any necessary follow up calls, upon arrival, to ensure that your service work and any location you are visiting are ready to receive you and that you know the names of those you will be meeting and the location at which you are to meet them. Call the church you will be attending for mass on Sunday and ensure that all parties understand the involvement of your group in the mass and the Commissioning Ceremony . Make certain that the officiant has received all information necessary to make your visit successful both for your group and the parish community. Finally, be sure to set the environment for each gathering space (see “Environment Set Up” below). 2. Environment Set Up: Friday Night: After your retreat leadership team has prayed and made the other above preparations, be sure to unload all of your materials to the appropriate buildings and/or gathering spaces and set up all necessary items: Have your journals, name tags, maps to site visits, CRS materials and any other paperwork ready to go at the location where you will welcome your guests. You will need to make sure that you have a Television with a DVD player available and ready to go. As well, you will need to set up both a computer with PowerPoint and a projector and ensure you have either a screen or wall space. Place any relevant media items at the location you will be using them and if necessary, have them fast forwarded to the portion you will be viewing that evening. 9 – Just Like You

Tape your map of the world in an easily accessible and visible location and have the heart cut outs ready nearby. Have the relevant activity materials out and ready to go for the map of the world prayer/activity. Prepare a prayer table in the chapel or other prayer space- place the cloth upon a table and put your solidarity candle atop - this should be in a central location for viewing and prayer time. You may also wish to put the retreat prayer cards atop the table so they will be ready for the Friday night prayer experience. Have a Bible open to Matthew 6:25. Ensure that your sound system or instruments are set-up and ready to go. Be sure to have all needed liturgical items for adoration ready to go in the chapel or prayer space. Have out and ready any service items you will need for Saturdays service work. 3. Prepare a brief presentation that orients participants to the facility. Be sure to include any rules that are specific to the retreat center, give them directions to bathrooms, and any details about mealtimes that they will need. You will also need to present your own retreat rules specific to your situation and particular group, for example being on time, quiet hours, being respectful, no purple (boys blue, girls pink: no mixing the two), etc. It is possible that a representative of the retreat center will be available to present some this information to the participants. 4. Prepare a further presentation explaining mealtime saints. See “Welcome and Dinner,” Step 4. Included in this presentation is your introduction to the retreat’s patroness, Servant of God Dorothy Day. Be sure to become familiar with Dorothy, her life and teachings, so that you can present her as an incredible witness to life in Christ and Catholic social teaching. Recommended: watch the movie Entertaining Angels, read over the history of the Catholic Worker, and read any type of biographical information on Dorothy’s life. There are two ways to approach the meal time Saint portion of the retreat. Pick a person to read the reading for each meal and ask everyone to follow along in their journals. Pick a person to read the reading but instead of having all participants read along, ask them to instead listen and try to guess who each Saint is. 5. Become familiar with the retreat journal. The journal contains all of the paper and paperwork participants will need throughout the weekend (except for specific activities) and is divided into pages of readings, reflections and information. For that reason each time the journal is referred to it will be written as J(1), i.e., J1 (Meal-time Saint Dorothy Day) is the reading for the first meal. Prepare to have a retreat team member read the first meal time prayer to show how the process works. Session 1 Learning Objective To give participants an orientation to the facility that they are using, explain the retreat guidelines and build community. Materials Needed Name tags Journals for each guest Room Assignment List Name Game Materials Justice Jeopardy Power Point 10 – Just Like You

Justice Jeopardy Game Pieces (directions for creating game pieces found in Creating Materials in Advance) CRS Intro Video TV/Laptop/Projector (Media of choice to play videos) DVD or Video of "Entertaining Angels" (Dorothy Day Movie) CRS Partner Fair Trade Gifts for Games – (Work of Human Hands) Advance Preparation See the section above entitled “Upon Arrival at the Retreat Center.” Session Begins Participants Arrive at the Retreat Center 5:30pm (30 minutes) Step 1 Greet each retreat participant and chaperone as they arrive. If possible, help them carry their luggage and find their rooms. Provide name-tags for each participant, and let them know that they are to wear their name-tag at all times throughout the weekend, unless told otherwise. Invite them to return to the dining area and gather together at your specified time (6:30pm). Step 2 Make sure that everyone has settled into their sleeping area and then gather together in the designated meeting room. Take care of any business first off. Did you receive all of the paperwork before the retreat? If not, be sure to

check on crsfairtrade.org for any CRS Fair Trade partners in the retreat area. If you find it difficult to locate a CRS partner, contact the CRS Fair Trade team at 866-608-5978 for guidance. You may also know of or search for other fair trade or socially responsible companies in the area (e.g. Ten Thousand Villages, a local farmer's market .