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Learning & Action No. 134 "Dignity. Ready. Go!"
Learning & Action No. 134 "Dignity. Ready. Go!"

The Lent 2025 campaign and the hunger cloth focus on human dignity and human rights. There are a…

The Lent 2025 campaign and the hunger cloth focus on human dignity and human rights. There are a variety of materials and ideas for action for schools. Get involved with your pupils for the right to a life in security and justice - in Sri Lanka and worldwide.

  • Publisher: Misereor
  • Primary school: religion, art, science Secondary level I and II: religion, art, geography, politics
  • Issue: 1/2025
  • Year of publication: January 2025
  • Pages: 12
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The Lent 2025 campaign and the hunger cloth focus on human dignity and human rights. There are a variety of materials and ideas for action for schools. Get involved with your pupils for the right to a life in security and justice - in Sri Lanka and worldwide.

  • Publisher: Misereor
  • Primary school: religion, art, science Secondary level I and II: religion, art, geography, politics
  • Issue: 1/2025
  • Year of publication: January 2025
  • Pages: 12
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Further editions

Learning & Action No. 133 "Our handprint for a peaceful world"
Learning & Action No. 133 "Our handprint for a peaceful world"

The general mood of crisis has left its mark on children and young people. The fact that the…

The general mood of crisis has left its mark on children and young people. The fact that the problems are intertwined in so many ways often overwhelms them. This booklet provides suggestions on how they can discover possible courses of action for themselves and overcome the crisis blues.

  • Publisher: Misereor
  • Primary school: Religion, Ethics
  • Secondary levels I and II: Religion, ethics, social sciences
  • Issue: 3/2024
  • Pages: 12
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The general mood of crisis has left its mark on children and young people. The fact that the problems are intertwined in so many ways often overwhelms them. This booklet provides suggestions on how they can discover possible courses of action for themselves and overcome the crisis blues.

  • Publisher: Misereor
  • Primary school: Religion, Ethics
  • Secondary levels I and II: Religion, ethics, social sciences
  • Issue: 3/2024
  • Pages: 12
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Learning & Action No. 132 "Humans and animals - a complicated relationship"
Learning & Action No. 132 "Humans and animals - a complicated relationship"

The topic of "animal ethics" is complicated and complex: ecological and economic, anthropological…

The topic of "animal ethics" is complicated and complex: ecological and economic, anthropological and ethical issues play a role and conflicting interests clash. We would therefore like to provide impulses for discussion, both in subject lessons and in the interplay between different subjects. Ultimately, it is also about rethinking our consumption and nutritional behaviour against the backdrop of climate change.

Under the title "Of pigs, wild bees and cattle" you will find an elaborated lesson plan on the topic for secondary level I.

  • Publisher: Misereor
  • Primary school: religious education and general studies; lower secondary level: religion, philosophy, biology, geography
  • Edition: 2/2024
  • 12 pages
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The topic of "animal ethics" is complicated and complex: ecological and economic, anthropological and ethical issues play a role and conflicting interests clash. We would therefore like to provide impulses for discussion, both in subject lessons and in the interplay between different subjects. Ultimately, it is also about rethinking our consumption and nutritional behaviour against the backdrop of climate change.

Under the title "Of pigs, wild bees and cattle" you will find an elaborated lesson plan on the topic for secondary level I.

  • Publisher: Misereor
  • Primary school: religious education and general studies; lower secondary level: religion, philosophy, biology, geography
  • Edition: 2/2024
  • 12 pages
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Teaching material for the issue "Humans and animals - a complicated relationship"

Pigs, wild bees and cattle. How we treat animals says something about ourselves and our future
Pigs, wild bees and cattle. How we treat animals says something about ourselves and our future
  • Secondary level I
  • Religious education, philosophy/ethics, biology, geography

The relationship between…

  • Secondary level I
  • Religious education, philosophy/ethics, biology, geography

The relationship between humans and animals is complicated and raises ethical, anthropological, theological and ecological questions. Conflicting interests clash. These materials are designed to encourage students to engage with this complex topic. They can be used both in subject lessons and in interdisciplinary contexts, for example during a project week. In many countries of the global South, farm animals are an important source of income and the coexistence of humans and animals is culturally deeply rooted. However, especially against the backdrop of climate change, it is important to rethink the consumption and nutritional behaviour of the Global North and discover ways to change this.

  • Publisher: Misereor
  • Year of publication: 2024
  • Number of pages: 33
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  • Secondary level I
  • Religious education, philosophy/ethics, biology, geography

The relationship between humans and animals is complicated and raises ethical, anthropological, theological and ecological questions. Conflicting interests clash. These materials are designed to encourage students to engage with this complex topic. They can be used both in subject lessons and in interdisciplinary contexts, for example during a project week. In many countries of the global South, farm animals are an important source of income and the coexistence of humans and animals is culturally deeply rooted. However, especially against the backdrop of climate change, it is important to rethink the consumption and nutritional behaviour of the Global North and discover ways to change this.

  • Publisher: Misereor
  • Year of publication: 2024
  • Number of pages: 33
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Learning & Action No. 131 "Good nutrition for all - a human right"
Learning & Action No. 131 "Good nutrition for all - a human right"

"Securing food worldwide" is the second of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Misereor has long…

"Securing food worldwide" is the second of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Misereor has long supported this goal and, together with partners from many countries in the South, is committed to ecologically sustainable peasant agriculture, with which a large variety of food can be produced on small areas. The partner organisations are committed to strengthening local communities and their land rights and to the fair distribution of water, seeds and food - including the rural pastoral work of the Pasto diocese in Colombia, whose work is the focus of the 2024 Lenten campaign. This year's Lent campaign invites you to scrutinise agricultural production in Germany and your own lifestyle.

Get into dialogue with your pupils about these topics!

  • Publisher: Misereor
  • Primary school: religious education and general studies; secondary level I/II: religion, geography, politics
  • Edition: 1/2024
  • Pages: 12
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"Securing food worldwide" is the second of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Misereor has long supported this goal and, together with partners from many countries in the South, is committed to ecologically sustainable peasant agriculture, with which a large variety of food can be produced on small areas. The partner organisations are committed to strengthening local communities and their land rights and to the fair distribution of water, seeds and food - including the rural pastoral work of the Pasto diocese in Colombia, whose work is the focus of the 2024 Lenten campaign. This year's Lent campaign invites you to scrutinise agricultural production in Germany and your own lifestyle.

Get into dialogue with your pupils about these topics!

  • Publisher: Misereor
  • Primary school: religious education and general studies; secondary level I/II: religion, geography, politics
  • Edition: 1/2024
  • Pages: 12
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Learning & Action No. 130 "Arguing with words - debating at school"
Learning & Action No. 130 "Arguing with words - debating at school"

Debating at school, long established in Anglo-Saxon countries, is also being practised more and more…

Debating at school, long established in Anglo-Saxon countries, is also being practised more and more in Germany.
Debating in particular promotes skills and attitudes that are essential for life in a democratic, diverse society: the ability to listen, to engage with one another, to find one's own point of view, to deal with opposing positions and to argue fairly.With this in mind, the "Junior Debating in the Middle East" project supported by Misereor brings together pupils from Jerusalem, the West Bank, Cairo and, most recently, Osnabrück.
You will find suggestions and inspiration, also for younger pupils, in this issue of our magazine "Learning & Action".

  • Publisher: Misereor
  • Primary school: religion and science lessons, children's parliament; secondary level I/II: religion, politics, ethics, AGs
  • Issue: 4/2023
  • Pages: 12
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Debating at school, long established in Anglo-Saxon countries, is also being practised more and more in Germany.
Debating in particular promotes skills and attitudes that are essential for life in a democratic, diverse society: the ability to listen, to engage with one another, to find one's own point of view, to deal with opposing positions and to argue fairly.With this in mind, the "Junior Debating in the Middle East" project supported by Misereor brings together pupils from Jerusalem, the West Bank, Cairo and, most recently, Osnabrück.
You will find suggestions and inspiration, also for younger pupils, in this issue of our magazine "Learning & Action".

  • Publisher: Misereor
  • Primary school: religion and science lessons, children's parliament; secondary level I/II: religion, politics, ethics, AGs
  • Issue: 4/2023
  • Pages: 12
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Learning & Action No. 129 "The Amazon rainforest - a habitat in danger"
Learning & Action No. 129 "The Amazon rainforest - a habitat in danger"

Economic interests are threatening tropical forests and destroying the habitats of humans, animals…

Economic interests are threatening tropical forests and destroying the habitats of humans, animals and plants. The effects on the global water cycle and the global climate are incalculable. Examples from Bolivia and Ecuador show the many ways in which everything is connected and the strategies that indigenous communities are developing to be able to live in and with the forest in the future.

  • Publisher: Misereor
  • Primary school: general studies; secondary level I/II: geography; interdisciplinary: geography, religion
  • Edition: 3/2023
  • Pages: 12
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Economic interests are threatening tropical forests and destroying the habitats of humans, animals and plants. The effects on the global water cycle and the global climate are incalculable. Examples from Bolivia and Ecuador show the many ways in which everything is connected and the strategies that indigenous communities are developing to be able to live in and with the forest in the future.

  • Publisher: Misereor
  • Primary school: general studies; secondary level I/II: geography; interdisciplinary: geography, religion
  • Edition: 3/2023
  • Pages: 12
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