Monday, November 7, 4pm Eastern Time 
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Join the Interfaith Immigration Coalition on Monday, November 7 at 4 pm EST for our Faith and Immigration Call. The call will include updates on:
Lines will be limited so call in early. Be sure to bring your questions.
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Posted by emilywh
This World Food Day, falling on Sunday, Oct. 16th, MCC Washington Office will team up with Church World Service and Oxfam America to encourage people to dedicate their Sunday dinner as a World Food Day meal, broadening the conversation about where our food comes from, and how we can make the food system more just and sustainable.
We are all tied to a global food system. In a world facing the challenges of a growing population, skewed resource distribution and an erratic climate, one of the best ways to combat global food insecurity is to invest in small producers – especially women farmers — and remove the barriers that limit their productivity and ability to market their produce.
Creating this awareness is what a World Food Day dinner is all about. For your World Food Day Dinner this October, MCC Washington Office will provide free resources so you can host a fun, educational and engaging conversation about food justice. These materials will be available by mid-September and will include instructions on how to organize a meal, worship resources and a link to an advocacy action alert calling on Congress to enact and fund policies, such as the U.S. government’s Feed the Future program, that support small holder farmers in low-income communities around the world.
We will also make available at no cost 10-in. by 16-in. printed placemats focusing on the vital role of small holder farmers, which can be ordered from MCC Washington Office, for use at your World Food Day meals
Stay tuned for more.
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Posted by Patricia Kisare
Pictured are Marcial Reyes and Paulino Pardo who participated in a MCC water project by digging trenches in La Cuchilla, Bolivia. Families now have a faucet outside their homes and don't have to walk long distances to carry water. Credit: Melissa Engle/MCC
On August 18 multiple Latin American evangelical leaders sent an open letter to U.S. churches. It reads, in part:
We know the generosity and solidarity of the American people and the assistance programs to the poor that operate through churches and civil society organizations in Latin America. It is therefore inconceivable to us that the wealthy make no effort to take responsibility for the debt generated by the country as a whole. Paying more taxes will not bankrupt them. Cutting social benefits jeopardizes the lives of the retired, the sick and others who are in need. Is this not brutally unjust?
As the Congress works to address the U.S. federal deficit, policies have already disproportionately affected low- and moderate-income families in the States and worldwide. You can stand with these leaders in asking your representatives in Congress to truly live up to commitments for ‘shared sacrifice’.
Click here to send an email to your representatives and urge them to protect funding for foreign assistance programs.
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Posted by Christina Warner
A non-wonky guide to the Budget Control Act’s sweeping push to cut federal spending (and maybe increase revenue, too?).
Webinar, Thursday, August 18, 1:00pm EST. (1 hour 15 minutes long)
If you are concerned about health care, jobs, hunger, services for seniors, children, or people with disabilities, housing, rebuilding communities, reducing poverty…well – if you’re concerned about pretty much any of the problems facing this nation, you need to know about the new Budget Control Act. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Christina Warner
Do not fear, for I am with you. –Isaiah 41:10a
“Fear not: Seek peace”, the new MCC U.S. campaign provides educational materials, worship and advocacy resources focused on domestic violence, gun violence and U.S. militarism.
Waiting in exile God’s people were reassured, “Do not fear, for I am with you.” These words still resonate powerfully today. We live in a world of fear—fear of death, fear of personal assault, fear of terrorism and losing what we have.
Some level of fear is healthy. It keeps us from doing unwise things and grows out of concern for our own safety and the protection of those we love. But it must not become an idol and keep us from experiencing the abundant life God desires for us.
The Bible offers us an alternative way of understanding security, promising that God is present with us. Because of this we need not live in fear and can put our trust in God, rather than in human rulers or weapons.
Join us as we explore ways to seek peace in our homes, communities and world.
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Posted by Christina Warner
Register now for the 2011 advocacy conference of Churches for Middle East Peace, May 22 starting at 7:00 pm
through Tuesday, May 24.
CMEP is privileged to have His Excellency Archbishop Dr. Elias Chacour, Arch-eparchy of Akka, Haifa, Nazareth and Galilee, as the Sunday evening speaker.
Click here for more information on the conference. Click here to register.
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Posted by Ebuka Mefor
In September 2009, Manuel Camacho and his wife Gloria Isabel Hernández, were pastors of a church in Guaviare, Colombia when they were approached by a commander of the FARC, one of the armed rebel groups in Colombia. The commander threatened them for preaching the gospel and demanded a large sum of money from their congregation. The congregation made the difficult decision to give into the guerrilla’s request, but was only able to raise half the money. While the FARC commander accepted the reduced payment, he refused to authorize Manuel and Gloria’s request that they be allowed to continue their evangelical campaign in the local communities. A few days later members of the FARC came to the house and shot Manuel in the presence of his wife and children.
Sadly, Manuel’s murder is not an isolated event. In Colombia, Christian leaders are frequently targeted by warring guerrilla and paramilitary groups involved in the country’s deadly internal conflict. Threatened, displaced, and even killed, members of the church in Colombia face persecution for leading people to Christ. The Christian Center for Justice, Peace and Nonviolent Action (Justapaz) has documented numerous stories like that of Manuel and his family in their report, A Prophetic Call 5: Colombian Protestant Churches Document their Suffering and their Hope. U.S. assistance to Colombia is mainly in the form of military aid, which fuels the conflict rather than bringing peace.
Colombian churches are calling on congregations in the United States to stand with them in solidarity and to call for a just U.S. policy towards Colombia. Join churches across the country in this year’s Days of Prayer and Action for Peace in Colombia to raise awareness, pray, and take action for peace. For more information, please visit washington.mcc.org/days.
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Posted by Sarah Birkebak
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