Archive for September, 2007

See the move Trade

See the movie Trade, be agents of change:

The CIA estimates that between 50,000 and 100,000 girls, boys, and women are trafficked annually into the United States to be pimped out or sold for forced sex.
Worldwide more than 1 million people are trafficked across international borders against their will.
“We are not finding victims in the United [...]

Please Help End Homelessness

Homelessness is a big problem in American cities, but it’s easier than you might think to help. Please get involved in your area and do what you can to help. Donating food, new or used toys & clothing, money or simply your time will help a great deal.

Park Community Church faces the history and future of Cabrini Green.

When standing on the site of Park Community Church’s new building the view is certainly breathtaking. Under the Chicago skyline you are lined on one side of the street by brand new half-million dollar town homes, and on the other by public housing projects slated for renovation. The stark contrasts of the rapidly changing [...]

The Jena 6 and “stealth” racism in the U.S.

What do three nooses hung from a tree in response to a black student sitting in its “whites only” shade say about racism in America? Volumes. Today over 20,000 people from all 50 states marched on Jena, LA. This is an issue that everyone needs be familiar with.
The incident one year ago [...]

Andrew Mwenda: Let’s Take a New Look at African Aid: TED 2007 Video

Andrew Mwenda

In this provocative talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to reframe the "African question" – to look beyond the media’s stories of poverty, civil war and helplessness and see the opportunities for creating wealth and happiness throughout the continent. Most importantly, he says, the solution to Africa’s problems is not more aid.

 

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AIDS Awareness

Since 2005, 40.3 million people around the world have been infected with the HIV virus which leads to AIDS. This video tells you how to learn more about this chronic disease, as well as how to get involved in helping people with AIDS.

Finding Grace

This video was shot in South Africa, but its message of grace extends to anyone affected by AIDS and must be heeded by the Church if we want things to change.

Emergency in Darfur

Darfur, Sudan is being called the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today. Tens of thousands of people have died. Two million more have been forced to flee their homes and livelihoods. For these innocent civilians, living on the edge of survival, their only hope is the dwindling number of humanitarian organizations willing to risk the dangers on the ground in Darfur to provide relief.