Council of Churches of Cuba Rev. Joel Ortega Dopico and U.S. Religious Leaders Delegation Rev. John L. McCullough, President and CEO, Church World Service Rev. Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Rabbi Elhanan ‘Sunny’ Schnitzer, President, Cuba America Jewish Mission PEOPLE OF FAITH throughout the United States and Cuba celebrate the dawn of a new …
A New-Found Hope for the Cuban People
December 17, 2014
This piece originally appeared in The Hill, published December 17, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. at http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/227476-a-new-found-hope-for-the-cuban-people. President Obama is to be strongly commended for the breakthrough effort to restore U.S. diplomatic ties with Cuba. It is a bold but necessary move and one that, based on my experience talking with members of Congress and the administration, many have long supported …
CWS Commends President Obama on Cuba Normalization
REPORTERS AND EDITORS: The CWS President and CEO led a delegation to Cuba in November and is available for interview in New York. Updated December 17, 2014 at 3 p.m. EST. New York – Church World Service is celebrating a momentous diplomatic agreement between the United States and Cuba and what it means for humanitarian and faith relations for citizens …
What’d you give?!
Rev. Courtney Richards | December 15, 2014
“What did you give?” “What’d you get? What’d YOU get? What’d you GET?” Isn’t that often the refrain? At birthdays, Christmas, whatever gift giving occasion there may be … we see the size of the box, or hear the rattle, or wonder at the shape and we always want to know what someone gets. But NOT THIS YEAR. This year …
Sanctuary Leaders Pray with Sen. McConnell’s Chief of Staff on Immigration
December 10, 2014
Photos available for press usage at: http://tiny.cc/McConnell-Sanctuary Clergy and family members from Sanctuary congregations are available for interviews in Washington, D.C. through Thursday midday. WASHINGTON – As House Republicans vote overwhelmingly to deport immigrant families, clergy and family members of those living in sanctuary held a prayer vigil on Wednesday in the office of incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. …
2014: In Humanitarian World, Fight Against Climate Change and Hunger Continue
Chris Herlinger |
The year in the humanitarian world? It ends with agencies scrambling to respond to another typhoon in the Philippines (luckily not as severe as last year’s but still plenty worrisome), as well as bravely continuing work in the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis. What 2014 has principally been, though, is a year of constant and churning problems, in which the challenges …
ICN2 – Better Nutrition Means Better Lives
Julia Suryantan, M.D. | December 9, 2014
We know that to achieve nutrition security, we need not only food, but we need good quality of food, and access to health care, safe water, sanitation and a healthy environment. In late November, I and over 2,200 other participants attended the Second International Conference on Nutrition, including representatives from more than 170 governments, 150 representatives from civil society and …
CWS Initial Appeal: Typhoon Hagupit
December 8, 2014
APPEAL CODE: 700-R INITIAL APPEAL GOAL: $250,000 SITUATION: At least 27 people have been killed in the Philippines as Typhoon Hagupit continued its path across that country. Hagupit, now weakened to a tropical storm, was closing in today on the capital of Manila following its deadly grip on the eastern island of Samar, Reuters reported. Most of those who perished …
Mass Incarceration the Focus of 2015 Ecumenical Advocacy Days
The worldwide issues of mass incarceration, exploitation and forced labor will be addressed at the 13th Annual National Gathering of Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice, to be held April 17-20, 2015, in Washington, D.C. More than 1,000 Christian advocates are expected to meet under the theme “Breaking the Chains: Mass Incarceration and Systems of Exploitation.” Their goal: …
CWS Condemns Legislative Proposal to Reverse President’s Immigration Action
December 4, 2014
CWS statement on H.R. 5759, the “Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014″ Church World Service urges all members of the House of Representatives to reject proposals that would separate families, deport our community members and be a step backwards in addressing our broken immigration system. Recent legislation introduced by Representative Yoho (R-FL-3), H.R. 5759, the “Preventing Executive Overreach …