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Bread's Monthly Newsletter

April-May 2008

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Contents Include:

Values and Priorities for 2009

A Different Kind of Bake Sale

David Beckmann Featured on "Bill Moyers Journal"

2008 Offering of Letters Kit Now Available in Spanish

Rick Steves Among Those Featured on Breadcast

Bread for the World Remembers Rep. Tom Lantos

Having a Heart for Hunger

Register Now to Attend Lobby Day on June 17Rising Food Prices Increase Distress of Poor People Worldwide

Offerings of Letters: What Works Well

Earning Less, But Paying More for a Mortgage

Background Paper: Getting Out Of Poverty For Good

February-March 2008

Contents include:

Maintaining Momentum; Speaking for Hungry People
A Thirst for 'Living Water"
Order Your Offering of Letters Kit Now
Become a Hunger Justice Leader--or help Us Find One
Nominees Sought for Bread for the World's Board of Directors
It's Membership Renewal Time
Low-Income People: Part of the Economic Solution
Stewarding Our Resources
Background Paper: Agriculture: A Must for the Millennium Development Goals

January 2008

Work Begins on Our 2008 Offering of Letters
Vision, Mission and Transformation
Putting Our Mission Into Words
Lenten Resources Available
New Officers and Members Welcomed to Bread for the World Board
Bread for the World Remembers Connie Wick
Achieving the MDGs Here at Home

December 2007

Bread for the World President Reflects On Our Work in 2007
On Faith: Patience and Persistence
From the Field: Lifting Up Hunger and Poverty in the 2008 Elections
Policy Focus: 2008 Development Assistance Bill in the Final Stages
Member Profiles:
- Advocacy and Creative Stewardship
- A Sampling of Successes
In the News: New Communications Help Achieve Our Mission
Background Paper: Working Harder for Working Families: Hunger Report 2008
Action This Month: Send Christmas Cards to Members of Congress

October-November 2007

2007 Farm Bill: Building Pressure for Change

Bread Slices:

Bread for the World Featured in President Clinton's New Book
Order Bread for the World Christmas Cards
Use Your IRA to Fight Hunger

The Power of Grassroots Lobbying
From the Field: A Hunger Focus for the Advent Season
In the News: Sneak Preview of Bread for the World's Updated Look
Commodity Payments Are Geared Toward the Largest Farms

Action This Month: Contact Your Senators and urge them to pass a fair farm bill this fall

September 2007

Farm Bill Action Moves to the Senate
Bread Slices: Bread for the World’s Rev. Don Williams Is Named Bishop
Reminder: Bread for the World Sunday is October 21st
On Faith: "We Should Never Give Up"
Policy Focus: Winning Resources for the World's Hungry and Poor People
Member Profile: Decades of Anti-Hunger Work in New Mexico and Nebraska
In the News: Advocacy Opportunities This Fall
Eight States Collect Over Half of All Farm Spending
Action This Month: Call Your Senators
Background Paper: Engaging Your Church in Advocacy

July-August 2007:

Congress Moves Rapidly to Write the 2007 Farm Bill
Bread Slices: Plan Now For JustFaith This Fall
On Faith: "How Do the Hungry Get To the Gates of the Wealthy?
Member Profile: Terry Meehan: The Time is Right
From the Field: Bread for the World Sunday Is Coming Soon
Millennium Development Goals: Where Are We?
Action This Month

June 2007:

Farm Bill Reform Gains Momentum in Congress
Bread Slices: Standing in Solidarity with Farmers
On Faith: Say Not!
Policy Focus: Working for Development Assistance for 2008
Member Profile: Support We Can Count On
From the Field: Making Dinner on a Budget: One Dollar Per Meal
Action This Month
Background Paper: How the Farm Bill Can Help Reduce Hunger

May 2007:

Local Events Help Activists Communicate with Congress
Bread Slices: Bread for the World Materials Available in Spanish
On Faith: Pentecost: From Inattention to Rapt Attention
Policy Focus: Seeking Justice for Farmers in Developing Countries
Member Profile: Monthly Support Is His "Right Way to Give"
From the Field: In Wisconsin, Ready to "Be Dunn With Hunger"
Background Papers: "Doing Justice" for Hungry and Poor People

April 2007:

Why We're Gathering in June
Bread Slices: Clinton Raises $1 Million for Bread for the World
On Faith: Let's Pick Up Where Dr. King Left Off: In Washington
Policy Focus: A $1.4 Billion Success for One Spirit
Spreading the World on Seeds of Change
From the Field: Rev. Billy Kyles: Called to Be a Witness

February-March 2007:

Order your Offering of Letters kit!
Bread for the World Partners with JustFaith
Following the Call to Justice
Policy Focus: Stronger U.S. Rural Communities
Member Profile: In Nebraska, a Multi-Layered Approach to Fighting Hunger
From the Field: From Facebook to Face-to-Face on Capitol Hill
Background Paper: Healthy Food, Farms & Families: Hunger Report 2007

January 2007

Shaping Farm Policies That Fight Hunger
Save the Date:Sowing Seeds: Growing A Movement
Bread Slices: New Officers and Members Welcomed to the BFW Board
On Faith: A Prayer of Epiphany
From the Field: Advocacy: A Political Solution to a Political Problem
Policy Focus: Bread for the World Efforts Thwarted by Congress
Action This Month
Background Paper: Seeds of Change: Help Farmers. End Hunger.

December 2006

2006: Progress Continues
National Alliances Against Hunger Meet in Rome
"God Makes Alliance with the Powerless"
Offering of Letters 2007: Seeds of Change: Help Farmers. End Hunger.
Appreciation: G.W. Haworth, 1911-2006
Bread for the World Members STAND UP for Hungry and Poor People
Background Paper:Some Good News from Africa

October-November 2006

"More and Better" Development Assistance
Give Bread for the World for Christmas!
Restoration
Winning Media Support in Maine
From a Few Coins to Hosting Archbishop
Presenting the ONE Campaign to Congress

September 2006

Hunger and the November Elections
A Way to Be with Those in Need
Building Partnerships in the Latino Community
We Need Charity Plus Justice"
A Strong Start for ONE Episcopalians

July-August 2006

Priorities Choices and Investments in 2007
Bread Slices:Beckmann Featured at Conference of Hispanic Journalists
On Faith: 'God Created One World'
Lobby Day 2006
The 2006 AGOA Civil Society Forum
ONE Campaign News: Gaining Momentum in Denver

June 2006

Building Support to End Hunger
Make Plans to Celebrate Bread for the World Sunday
Two Generations of Activists
Practicing Infectious Activism
Background Paper--Development Assistance: Quantity and Quality

May 2006

Budgets, Goals and Villages
Young Christians Search for Justice
Longtime Activist Sees Progress, More Opportunities
Let's Pass the Hunger-Free Communities Act
Citizen Action Guide

April 2006

Development Assistance at Work
A Time of Joy and Resolve
Pizza and Advocacy Go Together
"We can involve our children in something significant"
Background Paper: Budgeting for Justice

February-March 2006

A Message from Bono
Justice: A Global Imperative
Recent Victories for Hungry and Poor People
Trade Justice in Texas

January 2006

One Spirit. One Will. Zero Poverty.
Bread for the World Elects Board Members
'Can these bones live?'
Got 90 Seconds to Spare? How to write a quick and effective letter to Congress
The Power of ONE in Seattle

December 2005

A Stronger Anti-Hunger Movement
No Acceptable Reason
Offering of Letters 2006: One Spirit. One Will. Zero Poverty.
The ONE Campaign: Deepening Our Impact

October-November 2005

Many Opportunities Right Now to Fight Hunger
Making a Difference in New Orleans – Then and Now
Silent Killer: The Unfinished Campaign Against Hunger to Air on Public Television

September 2005

Seeking Justice for Our Country's Low-Income Families
Bread for the World Sunday: Keeping Us Mindful
Be the ONE!

July-August 2005

A Stronger Moment Against Hunger
BFW and ONE Activists Provide Grassroots Presence at G-8

June 2005

Important Hunger Legislation Introduced in House and Senate
Protect Programs Which Fight Hunger and Poverty
"Lord, Teach Us to Pray"
Millennium Challenge Account Update
At Bethel University, Many Take ONE Step Against Hunger