Food for All!

Filipina woman with rice

 

 

The Food Week of Action – Sunday Oct. 12 through Sunday Oct. 19 – includes World Food Day (October 16) as well as the International Day for Rural Women (October 15) and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17).

Daily actions are provided below, and see the Food Week of Action page for priority action, worship materials and more: http://pcusa.org/foodweek

Oct 12 – Ask your pastor to preach on World Food Day AND register for the Monday, Oct. 13 webinar on the Future of Food: http://bit.ly/wfd-food
* Download the 2013 liturgy http://bit.ly/wfd-2013 2014’s will be ready soon!

Oct 13 – Support Fair Trade and defeat the undemocratic Fast Track ~ http://bit.ly/wfd-trade

Oct 14 – CIW Action Day ~ Encourage the fast-food holdout to do the right think! http://ciw-online.org/wendys

Oct 15 – International Day for Rural Women ~ Learn how the United Nations is supporting economic empowerment of rural women http://bit.ly/wfd-women

Oct 16 – World Food Day ~ Push for strong EPA Farmworker Protection Standards http://bit.ly/wfd-epa

Oct 17 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty ~ Help end land grabs http://bit.ly/wfd-landgrabs

Oct 18Minimum Wage Act ~ Livable wages for restaurant and fast food workers http://bit.ly/wfd-wages

Oct 19 – Climate Justice ~ Educate yourself and others http://pcusa.org/foodweek and join the Climate Justice movement http://ourpowercampaign.org/