Siyaya is coming to the U.S. this summer. And we will share the details as we have them. We don’t have a full schedule yet — although we are looking for that and hope to have it soon. We have…
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May 4, 2008
Posts By: Mark Koenig
April 30, 2008
Conference Speaker Quoted on Food Crisis
“Every country and every people have a right to food that is affordable.” Anuradha Mittal, keynote speaker at 2008 Peacemaking Conference. John Nichols addresses the world food crisis in an article appearing in the May 12, 2008 edition of The…
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April 25, 2008
Rebate for Peace?
What will Tricia and I do with the rebate we receive from the Internal Revenue Service? We had not started to think about that until the opening session of this week’s meeting of the General Assembly Council of the Presbyterian…
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April 19, 2008
Fair Food and Human Rights
Linda Valentine, Executive Director of the General Assembly Council, has posted a reflection on the many PC(USA) connections with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and their work to end slave labor, human trafficking, and exploitation in agricultural fields across…
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April 18, 2008
A Really Good Preacher
After hearing Mark Lomax preach for the first time, my son observed, “I thought you were a good preacher, dad, but Mark is really good!” Mark Lomax will preach at the 2008 Presbyterian Peacemaking Conference which will explore the reality…
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April 14, 2008
Drop the Debt
Help break the chains of debt that bind the world’s most impoverished countries. Call your Representative today (202-224-3121) and ask your Representative to support the Jubilee Act (H.R. 2634). The bill will be considered on the House floor in early…
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March 28, 2008
Malawi: The fabric of life
The women in Malawi use a national dress that consists of a wrap skirt called a chitenje, which is made of a length of fabric between 4 and 6 yards. They sometimes make a blouse and headdress out of the…
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March 27, 2008
Talking about Race
Many groups are engaging in dialogues on issues related to race and racism in the aftermath of the March 18 speech by Barack Obama. There are a couple of study opportunities coming this summer as well as some print resources…
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March 22, 2008
Easter Greetings
Several Easter greetings have come my way that seem worth sharing. It is late in the week for such greetings, at least if one would want to use them on Easter Sunday. Remember though, liturgically speaking Easter is not just…
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March 19, 2008
End Modern-Day Slavery in the Fields
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has launched a Petition Drive to End Modern-Day Slavery and Sweatshops in the Fields. Clifton Kirkpatrick and Linda Valentine have signed the petition and encourage others to join them. The petition calls on Burger King…
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