"Food Day is a nationwide celebration and a movement toward more healthy, affordable, and sustainable food. Food Day, created by Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), is powered by a diverse coalition of food movement leaders, organizations, and people from all walks of life. Food Day takes place annually on October 24 to address issues as varied as health and nutrition, hunger, agricultural policy, animal welfare, and farm worker justice. The ultimate goal of Food Day is to strengthen and unify the food...
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
The recent DNH webinar on Poverty and the 2012 Election was quite a success! Rev. Michael Livingston, former President of the National Council of Churches USA, offered a moving reflection and prayer, which can be read in full here. Leslie Woods, Representative for Domestic Poverty and Environmental Issues, PC(USA), Amelia Kegan, Senior Policy Analyst at Bread for the World, Shantha Ready Alonso, Interim Coordinator...
Friday, 12 October 2012
Where’s the issue of poverty in the 2012 elections?What is this “fiscal cliff” and how does it impact the issues you care about?How can people of faith make a real difference in this historic lame duck session?Learn all of this and more in the upcoming DHN webinar:Poverty in the Upcoming Elections Thursday, October 181:00 pm – 2:00 pm ESTSign up now! https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/453550545Confirmed speakers:...
Saturday, 6 October 2012
The Farm Bill Expired – What Now?By Leslie Woods, Rep. for Domestic Poverty & Environmental Issues andNelson Cowan, Intern for Public WitnessAs Presbyterians trying to make faithful political decisions, we can find solace and agreement in that “...we seek a sustainable stewardship society shaped for the common good..." (220th General Assembly, 2012). Despite its misleading name, the Farm Bill affects all facets of society - from urban populations,...
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