By Jenelle Vincent At the end of October, the federal government announced that people receiving food assistance though the SNAP program would not get their normal payments in November. The Trump administration stated that because of the government shutdown, there were not enough funds to last through the month. However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]
By Don Bryant If the faith communities in America practiced what they preached, our government would not fund wars and genocides like it does. I have witnessed a silencing about the capitalist war budget by religious organizations for decades, including my own. Last month I worked with the Cleveland Palestine Advocacy Community (CPAC) to present “Palestine: History Erased, Future Forbidden – What’s Our Connection to the Palestinian Struggle for Existence?” at my Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Southwest U.U. Minister Rev. Ali, congregation board president, Adrienne, Mike, the worship team liaison, […]
The People’s Distro is launching their first ever initiative rooted in connecting local and global struggles for food sovereignty, with a special spotlight on Palestine and Sudan. The next People’s Distro is on September 25 in Ward 12, which is home to may Palestinian and Sudanese families. These communities came here as refugees and asylum […]
The purpose of the empty plates to empty cannons project in solidarity with the Fast for Gaza is to raise awareness of the intentional starvation of people in Gaza, to help raise money for our mutual aid campaign, and to encourage people to call their representatives and demand aid be let into Gaza. By joining […]
