March 5, 2012 By the Rev. Noelle Damico, Presbyterian Hunger Program A Glimpse of Morning Prayer I stand among one
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This Saturday, January 11, is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Human trafficking is modern-day slavery – the recruitment, harboring, transporting, providing or obtaining by any means any person for forced labor, slavery or servitude in any industry or site such as
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A Tale of Two Holidays from Coalition of Immokalee Workers on Vimeo. SIGN THE CHANGE.ORG PETITION: Ask Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw to ensure that his company “be part of a proven model to address the root cause of farmworker poverty across Florida, and demonstrate that it values the hard work
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Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Seminary students visit immigrant detainees at the Hutto Detention Facility in Taylor, Texas. By Ruth Elswood View and print as PDF. Maria sat across from us. Her hands shook; her cheeks wet from tears. We fumbled for words of hope as we spoke with
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By the Rev. Noelle Damico, Associate for Fair Food, Presbyterian Hunger Program I was so tired that I was unable to write about Monday’s nighttime vigil—which was beautiful. Thankfully in this movement there are talented and creative people who’ve made a video! Watch part of the morning prayers and
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The Fast for Fair Food continues, and the farmworkers are not alone. Sign the petition! Florida Clergy have launched Faith Moves Mountains—a spiritual campaign which urges Publix to work together with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to advance human rights for farmworkers. “We believe,” they declare, “that with God’s
MoreMarch 5, 2012 By the Rev. Noelle Damico, Presbyterian Hunger Program A Glimpse of Morning Prayer I stand among one hundred and fifty people gathered in an enormous circle; dewy grass anointing our feet, the glow of the sun stretching across the sky, promising relief from the chill
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Unbound is partnering with the Presbyterian Hunger Program, the National Council of Churches (NCC) Poverty Initiative, and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) to bring you daily, sometimes hourly, coverage of what the NCC has called “a deeply spiritual action for justice unlike any we’ve seen before.” Beginning Monday,
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A Prayer for People 2008 by Francisca Cortes This prayer comes from the book edited by Chris Iosso and Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, Prayers for the New Social Awakening: Inspired by the New Social Creed [Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008], 38–40, available from www.TheThoughtfulChristian.com. It is republished here with permission
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