Posts Tagged: presbyterian hunger program

Discerning what Justice has to do with Ministry

DART related local action by HOPE. Photo provided by Rvda. Neddy Astudillo Mazuera By Rvda. Neddy Astudillo Mazuera, advisory committee member for the Presbyterian Hunger Program Liberation Theology is my foundation by inheritance. My parents, a Colombian mother, and a Venezuelan father in the 70s, eager to study Theology and become pastors, moved our family to Argentina at a time of growing political instability, and repression of those… Read more »

We Keep Us Safe: People Power

Jennifer Evans, Associate for Communications and National Partnerships At a recent rally calling for the ceasefire in Israel-Palestine, one of the rallying calls was, “We keep us safe.” This call reminded me of the power of community and how power either comes from a lot of organized money or a lot of organized people. The… Read more »

Download the Summer PHP Post!

Dive into this issue of the PHP Post to learn how PHP is addressing root causes and making an impact throughout the world. We invite you to read how communities survive in times of drought, how bridging international concerns from one place to another in global solidarity has great impact, how sharing grief and food… Read more »

One hundred on World Food Day!

One hundred! That’s how many Hunger Action Congregations we are celebrating on World Food Day, October 16, 2022. Congregations around the nation are serving thousands of meals for people in their communities each week; growing food in community gardens and often donating from the abundance; offering shelter for many through their ministries with people experiencing… Read more »

More corn into our fuel tanks in the middle of a war?

cartoon of car eating corn cobs Our politicians are worried about high gas prices and inflation. Fine. But diverting arable land into biofuels as we face food crises around the globe is short-sighted and can cost many lives. Michael Grunwald, in his April 19 article titled, “Biofuels are accelerating the food crisis — and the climate crisis, too” highlights the absurdity…. Read more »

The Victory of Dickerson Road United in Struggle

This update comes to us from Sarah Marriott, Development Manager for Workers’ Dignity/Dignidad Obrera. On the heels of Workers’ Dignity’s (WD) involvement in the successful Mosaic Apartment housing campaign which kept 89 BIPOC families housed, our team received another call from folks seeking anti-eviction support. This call came from a group of concerned tenants living… Read more »

Upcoming Ways to Support A Pathway to Citizenship

These next weeks and months are shaping up to be crucial times to urge Congress to do all it can to support pathways to citizenship for as many of the 11 million undocumented individuals as possible—including for farmworkers!  We invite you to take action for farmworkers and citizenship! Tuesday July 27th at 5pm ET/ 4pm… Read more »

Student Action with Farmworkers is Back in the Fields!

This update comes to us from Melinda Wiggins, Executive Director for Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF). It has been a long year, but I am pleased to share that our Into the Fields program is back in the fields. We launched this year’s internship and leadership development program with an online orientation. The 25 SAF… Read more »

Celebrating Agroecology on the International Day of Biological Diversity!

Farmers weeding in NY “We’re part of the solution!” … is the slogan for this year’s UN International Day of Biological Diversity, which the world has celebrated on May 22, since 1993. The International Day for Biological Diversity bolsters the Sustainable Development Goals and highlights the United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity, a multilateral treaty signed by all the… Read more »

Food Justice Ministry at Presbyterian Church of Burlington

burlington food justice members Food-Centered Mission By Eric Diekhans; cross-posted from Presbyterians for Earth Care Like much of New England, the land surrounding Burlington, Massachusetts, located fifteen miles north of Boston, was once dotted with farms. But today, most produce in this relatively affluent community is factory farmed and comes from hundreds or even thousands of miles away. The… Read more »