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Improving food aid

Jesse Epp-Fransen wrote 2 weeks ago: Patricia Kisare writes about proposed improvements to food aid in the most recent Mennonite World Re … more →

Tags: Articles, issues, Budget, Food aid, mennonite world review

Petition to President Obama asking him to protect funding for HIV/AIDS programs

Patricia Kisare wrote 4 months ago: Melissa Engle/MCC In advance of President Obama’s release of budget requests for the 2014 fina … more →

Tags: Africa, HIV/AIDS Issues, Health Care

Colombia’s Victims and Land Restitution Law Still Unfelt on the Ground

Heather McGregor wrote 8 months ago: Photo: Annalise Romoser, Lutheran World Relief A joint publication released in September 2012 by Lut … more →

Tags: issues, civil rights issues, Latin America/Caribbean, Colombia, Land rights, Indigenous communities, Land Restitution

President Obama, Governor Romney – Don’t forget about Haiti

Heather McGregor wrote 8 months ago: Photo: Wikipedia Take action and write a letter asking the presidential candidates to support Haiti … more →

Tags: action alerts, issues, Latin America/Caribbean, Faith Reflection, Haiti, President Barack Obama, Action Alert!, Mitt Romney

Caravan for Peace in Washington, DC

Heather McGregor wrote 9 months ago: On Tuesday, September 11, the MCC Washington Office hosted five members of the U.S.-Mexico Caravan f … more →

Tags: Immigration Issues, Latin America/Caribbean, Latin America, México, Caravan for Peace, drug war, gun trafficking

Tanzania: They're kicking them off their land

Patricia Kisare wrote 10 months ago: Middle Eastern kings and princes are about to force up to 48,000 people in Tanzania from their land … more →

Tags: Africa, News Stories

Gold rush in Haiti - blessing or curse?

Sonia Hsiung wrote 1 year ago: Panning for gold in Haiti / Photo: Ben Depp Haiti has literally struck gold.  Potentially $20 billio … more →

Tags: Latin America/Caribbean, global economic justice, Haiti, Mining, Gold

International Debt Arbitration

Jesse Epp-Fransen wrote 1 year ago: Patricia Kisare writes about the need for an international debt court in the latest Third Way Cafe. … more →

Tags: issues, IMF, international debt court

Women: the key to food security

Jesse Epp-Fransen wrote 1 year ago: Patricia Kisare marks the passing of Women’s History Month with a reflection on the role of wo … more →

Tags: issues, Articles, Women, Economic Development, Hunger, Food Security

Purchasing power

Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach wrote 1 year ago: Photo: U.S. Air Force by Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach The U.S. military spends about $4 billion on re … more →

Tags: Office Publications, issues, Militarism, Articles

How Many Slaves Work for You?

emilywh wrote 1 year ago: Emily Wilson-Hauger, public policy intern, writes about the connection between our consumer choices … more →

Tags: issues, Human Trafficking Issues, Human Trafficking

Land stolen from the poor

Jesse Epp-Fransen wrote 1 year ago: Patricia Kisare writes about the increasing problem of land grabs in the latest issue of Mennonite W … more →

Tags: issues, Africa, Agriculture, Food Security, Africa

A Year of Revolutions?

Jesse Epp-Fransen wrote 1 year ago: Theo Sitther writes for Third Way Cafe of the revolutions around the world and the connections to th … more →

Tags: issues, Articles, Christmas, Advent, mary, revolution, Egypt, Tunisia

COP17 Durban Agreement Falls Short

emilywh wrote 1 year ago: Youth for Eco-Justice at a demonstration in Durban. WCC/LWF/W. Noack In early December, the United N … more →

Tags: Environment Issues, issues, News Stories, adaptation assistance, climate change, Climate Justice, Climate Treaty, COP17, durban

Colombia FTA Update

Heather Sell wrote 1 year ago: Argemiro Joaquin Maza Contreras was forced from his home in 2000 by violence. (MCC Photo/Silas Crews … more →

Tags: Legislative Updates, action alerts, Latin America/Caribbean, Colombia, Colombia FTA

Annual High School Essay Contest

Tammy Alexander wrote 1 year ago: The MCC Washington Office is inviting submissions for our annual high school essay contest.  This ye … more →

Tags: U.S. Economic Justice, high school essay contest, Essay, High School

Land Grabbing and the Food Crisis

Patricia Kisare wrote 1 year ago: Patricia Kisare writes about land grabbing for Third Way Cafe: Melissa Engle/MCC Once investors acqu … more →

Tags: Office Publications, issues, Articles

Latin American evangelical leaders send open letter to U.S. churches

Christina Warner wrote 1 year ago: Pictured are Marcial Reyes and Paulino Pardo who participated in a MCC water project by digging tren … more →

Tags: News Stories, issues, Latin America/Caribbean, U.S. Economic Justice, Events, Latin America, Budget

Trampling on the poor

Patricia Kisare wrote 1 year ago: Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach reflects on foreign aid budget for PeaceSigns: USAID supported greenhous … more →

Tags: Office Publications, issues, Articles


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