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Lynne Hybels is calling for the church to respond to the crisis in Congo. Click hereto watch the video. In Congo, where more than 5 million people have died in the past twelve years, the violence has again flared up in the past few months. “More than 250,000 people have been forced to flee their [...]

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If you have a sec, listen to the post election speech that was recently posted on Bread for the World’s website. It’s just over a minute long. And, after that, if you agree with him, consider joining BFTW’s efforts by: Hosting an Offering of Letters at your church or campus or with your friends in [...]

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On October 19th, 129 of us stood up to take action against poverty. The “Stand Up and Take Action 08” event finished with a total of 116,993,629 participants world wide!!

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We’ve been working on the market for a few months now, sorry we’re just posting this now. We’d love to see you there.

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I am giving myself a new little challenge. I plan to make “responsible” clothing purchases for the next year. This is a small but necessary step to moving toward total responsibility in my purchasing habits. Merriam-Webster defines responsible as: 1) liable to be called on to answer 2) able to answer for one’s conduct and [...]

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I just contacted Senator Boxer’s office to ask her to support the Jubilee Act, S.2166. It took me all of 3 minutes to prep for the call (read the instructions below), dial and speak with a representative. It was easy, painless and hey, Bread For The World even provided a toll free number to make [...]

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“A poor person’s field may produce abundant food, but injustice sweeps it away.” (Proverbs 13:23) People of faith throughout California are calling Senator Feinstein by Oct. 23 and asking for farm bill reform for poor and hungry people. Please join the effort through prayers and phone calls. Please ask Sen. Dianne Feinstein to reform the [...]

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PRESS RELEASE Record Breaking News!!!!! Want to participate in breaking a Guiness World  Record and fight extreme poverty? Then come to the Stand Up Event at  Escondido City Hall (corner of Valley Parkway and Broadway) at 5:30 PM on Tuesday October 16th. Haven’t heard of Stand Up?  Stand Up is the growing global movement of [...]

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Stand Up and Speak Out is an event for people no longer prepared to stay seated or silent in the face of poverty and inequality.  Here in North County we will StandUp at the corner of Valley Parkway and Broadway in Escondido, outside City Hall.  We invite you to join us on Tuesday October 16th [...]

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CEP member Hank Kraus wrote a stellar press release for our alternative gift market. Please float this to anyone you know – including media types. We need as much press as we can get!! For Immediate Release: Give a Gift that Goes on Giving All Around the World Alternative Gift Market Saturday, November 17th 1 [...]

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