Posts Categorized: Poverty

Seeking Economic Justice

The Presbyterian News Service has posted a story on the keynote presentation by Roberto Jordan of Argentina at the 2008 Intergenerational Peacemaking Conference. Roberto is president of the Reformed Church in Argentina, a member of the executive committe of the…

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Summer 2008 Peace Notes

The Summer 2008 issue of Peace Notes (PDF) is available online. This issue includes material on Iraq, the food crisis, carbon offsets, the Peacemaking Program dinner at General Assembly, a travel/study seminar to Ethiopia and more. Note that the file…

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A Right to Affordable Food

The Presbyterian News Service has posted Evan Silverstein’s story on the presentation by Anuradha Mittal of the Oakland Institute. Anuradha was the first keynoter at the Peacemaking Conference and talked about poverty, the food crisis, and the right to affordable…

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Peacemaking and the “Mustard Seed”

A shout out to Evan Silverstein of the Presbyterian News Service for his article on the 2008 Peacemaking Conference. Evan’s article includes some good pictures. And here’s a picture of an energizer led by Cindy Edwards: Photo by Irene Pak

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Trying to Catch Up

There are always new learnings at every Peacemaking Conference. One of them for me is that I cannot do everything. OK, that’s not really a new learning; every conference I crash into the reality that I cannot be in more…

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Pre Conference Events Begin

Conference leaders began arriving on Saturday. Participants in pre-conference events made their way to Chapman on Sunday with those events beginning Sunday evening. Presbytery peacemaking leaders are taking part in a training led by Ervin Bullock, Associate for Peacemaking Network…

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It’s Almost Time

The 2008 Peacemaking Conference is just around the corner. Pre-conference events start on Sunday. If you can’t make it to Chapman University in Orange, CA, watch for stories here about the conference. Safe travels to all participants!

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The Power of Poverty: An Event for Young Women

An Event for Young Women The Power of Poverty August 6-10, 2008 Register now and join a diverse gathering of college women from across the country! – Discover your voice – Develop life-long friendships – Engage in Hands-on service with…

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International Peacemaker from Portugal

Ms. Maria Eduarda Castanheira Until it joined the European Union in 1986, Portugal was considered one of the poorer nations of Europe. Since that time it has enjoyed a fair measure of prosperity and economic success coupled with a more…

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How yummy it smelled…

I participated in the worldwide fast that involved a variety of organizations to raise awareness about the global food crisis. I made it – three days without food (I did sneak a little juice in there) – with the support…

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