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Please join us for the 2nd (hopefully) annual Christians Ending Poverty alternative gift market. Date: Saturday November 17, 2007 Where: San Marcos Community Center – San Marcos, CA Time: 1-4 As you might have figured out from previous posts, we are planning the Christmas market this year. It should be a great time with a [...]

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Gather with 150 other clergy and lay people concerned with social and global justice to be refreshed, renewed, recommitted and reconnected! Speakers include; Rev. Dr. James Forbes, Brian D. McLaren , Fr. Richard Rohr, Bishop Samuel Ruiz, Elsa Tamez, and Matthew Fox . I don’t know where you could find a group of speakers like [...]

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Jubilee USA in urging people to fast and pray as part of an international witness against global poverty and the debts burdening poor countries. The international action consists of a 40 day “Rolling Fast“ that takes place from September 6 to October 15 in solidarity with poor and hungry people around the world. Here’s how [...]

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This 6-minute video describes better than anything I’ve seen, why we should join the One Campaign and together become “one” resounding voice for the poor. It also reminded me why I give an hour each day to this cause. If you haven’t yet, go to One.org and add your voice.

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On the surface, writing a letter to your representative can seem like a meaningless act. You may be skeptical that doing so would make any difference at all. In reality, writing a letter to your congressman or senator is easy and the impact it can make is much greater than you would think. OK, I [...]

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Every year, more than 10 million children under age five die, mostly from preventable and treatable diseases. An important bill is in congress right now that could save countless lives.  In 2007 it is estimated that 1.8 million children will die from dehydration alone due to diarrhea.  Very simple steps can be taken to save [...]

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A friend recently pointed me to Lynne Hybel’s website. Her new book, Nice Girls Don’t Change the World discusses issues of poverty with a particular emphasis on how it has impacted women and children. I just read an excellent article by her titled “My Sister’s Keeper”. If you have a few minutes I highly recommend [...]

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Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian movement that seeks justice for the world’s hungry people by lobbying our nation’s decision makers. It has more than 58,000 members organized by congressional district into local networks nationwide. So what do Bread members do? Together they write, call and visit members of Congress, generate media attention [...]

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  Add this amazing little movie to your Netflix queue when you have a minute.  It is one of the most inspiring and challenging movies I have ever watched.  Mother Teresa understood that poverty could only be overcome through compassion, love and unfailing commitment.  But she went even further than this and lived with and [...]

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I’m reading a very good book by Jeffrey Sachs right now titled The End of Poverty. Sachs, who has been called a pest by some has been working tirelessly to create microeconomic development models that he believes can eventually be replicated on a broader scale to eradicate extreme poverty. Letter From Uganda, a recent article [...]

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