News & Articles
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Bishop Calls for End to Chicago Violence
June 11, 2012 10:30 AM
by Heather Hahn
Pastoral letter says violence has disproportionately impacted those in poverty, young and persons of color
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A Dream of Peace With Justice
June 01, 2012 4:45 PM
by Jim Winkler
Peace with Justice Sunday will be observed on June 3. I hope pastors who read this column will make sure to take an offering ...
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The Guardian: Domestic violence is biggest threat to Africa's women, IRC says
May 30, 2012 12:00 AM
by Tamasin Ford
From The Guardian, May 22, 2012:
"Husbands, not strangers or men with guns, are now the biggest threat to women in post-conf...
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Walking With the Poor in Kamina, DR Congo
May 29, 2012 6:56 PM
by Christie House
“In my family, we do not wonder any more. We know that food is—and will be—coming, with success from the fields,” reports Mr...
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Associated Press: Report Says Female Farmworkers Suffer Sex Abuse
May 23, 2012 12:15 PM
by Tracie Cone
From the Associated Press, May 16, 2012:
"FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Female farmworkers across the United States are commonly s...
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Brazil: Remembering Dorothy
May 18, 2012 3:45 PM
by Paul Jeffrey
From the staff of ministrywith.org: Overview of Paul Jeffrey's "Brazil: Remembering Dorothy"
For four decades, Dorothy Stang...
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Holy Week Bible Study 4: Radical Resistance
April 05, 2012 2:00 PM
by The Poverty Initiative
Web Administrator's Note: This Bible study series was excerpted from A New and Unsettling Force: Reigniting the Rev. Dr. Mart...
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United Methodists Join Mourning for Trayvon Martin
March 27, 2012 9:00 AM
by Kathy L. Gilbert
Editor's note: Racism and violence stand in opposition to the core United Methodist values of love and justice. In Ministry W...
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