On Monday, June 4, the leading Democratic presidential contenders – Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards – will join Jim Wallis for a conversation on faith, values, and poverty broadcast live on CNN.
Every year
Sojourners organizes a conference of church and political leaders to address issues of poverty. This year is hugely significant because the three leading Democratic candidates are going to attend and speak about their emphasis on these issues (Jim Wallis has promised a similar presentation for the Republican candidates in Iowa in the fall).
Since I'm on the mailing list,
Sojourners invited me to host a
watch party. For some reason that's just not me (organized political events feel really strange to those of us who came from apathetic college atmospheres). But this is exactly, exactly what I've been hoping for in this campaign. The major candidates are going to directly address poverty and bring it to the forefront of the campaign, at least for a day. So please watch it and see what they have to say. We need to make sure they know how much we care about this.
One quick aside - due to public demand, I have added links in the top right corner to all of the presidential candidate posts, so you don't have to go looking for them anymore.
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Church World Service is having their annual CROP Walks to fight hunger across the world. Communities across the United States have walks to raise funds - 25% of the money goes to local hunger-fighting efforts (including food pantries such as ours) and 75% of the money goes to international hunger relief efforts. Our LAX community (Inglewood, Lennox, Hawthorne, Westchester, and El Segundo) is having their hunger walk at 8AM on May 19. The walk is a 10K through the Inglewood, Hawthorne, and Lennox neighborhoods, but there's also a 2K for those of you who don't want to go quite so far. ;)
If you would like to walk with us, go here to sign up:
WALK WITH US
If you would just like to help the hunger efforts financially, you can pledge here:
RAISE FUNDS WITH US
Thank you so much ahead of time for those of you who join us in support of the hungry.
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A short introduction to Bob Greenstein from the Washington Post:
For the past 25 years -- starting with the Reagan budget cuts of the 1980s, through the Republican takeover of Congress in the 1990s and continuing through the Bush tax cuts and entitlement reforms -- Greenstein & Co. have been there for every hearing, every amendment and every budget reconciliation, ensuring that the interests of the poor and working class are considered.
Their weapons in these battles are reliable data, sound analysis and an ability to deliver it when needed. They know when and how to cut and deal. And thanks largely to the center's work, programs like food stamps, nutrition for mothers and children, and the earned income tax credit have grown despite decades of cuts in domestic programs.
Read the rest of the article
here.
Learn about the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
here.
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