“For 50 or 60 years, we have let ourselves believe that as long as we have money we will have food. This
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In March 2016, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) called for a consumer boycott of Wendy’s until it joins the Fair Food Program. After having engaged Wendy’s with the CIW for ten years, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted denominational
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March 3-17, 2013: From Ft Myers to Lakeland, FL… 200 Miles Action Alert from the Rev. Noelle Damico, Associate for Fair Food, Presbyterian Hunger Program Dear Friends, This Lent, you are invited to join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in an historic, 200 mile March for Rights, Respect and Fair
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ACTION ALERT: Sign the letter of conscience to USDA Secretary Vilsack, calling on the federal agency to purchase its tomatoes through the Fair Food Program and to support the highest standards for addressing modern slavery. By the Rev. Noelle Damico of the PC(USA) Campaign for Fair Food in partnership with the
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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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By Rabbi Janet Madden View and Print as PDF. As descendants of Adam (whose name is related to Adamah, the Hebrew word for earth) and Eve (in Hebrew, Chava, which is related to the Hebrew word for life), human beings have been charged with the sacred responsibility
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Ballot Initiative: Label Genetically Engineered Foods or GMOs A Letter from Andrew Kang Bartlett, Associate for National Hunger Concerns, Presbyterian Hunger Program Dear Friends, With $32 million plus in funds being poured into ads on our TVs, newspapers, and magazines, you may be overwhelmed by GMO label vs. no
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Claremont School of Theology, California Taking the Bible Seriously By Nina Fernando, Wesley Menke, Samuel Pullen, and Chad Seagle View and print as PDF. We are students of the Bible. A living, pulsing Word. So when seventeen Pomona College employees were fired because they were “undocumented”, when this
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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
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March 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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