Bread members from around the country gathered virtually on June 8 and 9 to participate in worship, advocacy-focused workshops, learn up-to-date legislative priorities and virtually lobby Congress on hunger and poverty.
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Rev. David Beckmann, president, Bread for the World
Introduction of Clergy
Reflection and Prayer
This workshop will highlight the origins of our political divide and will offer Christian principles and practices to build bridges with people who hold differing political views. Some ideas will be drawn from “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion” by Jonathan Haidt. Participants will be challenged to think differently about their neighbors—especially those on “the other side of the aisle”—and to pursue advocacy in a more unifying way.
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Get ready to make the most of your time while advocating! Join Mariam Mengistie, executive director of Missions at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Orlando, Florida and a native of Ethiopia, as she walks you through the basics of advocacy from storytelling to advocacy challenges during the pandemic. Afterward, we will discuss how to advocate virtually using various engagement tools such as phone calls, emails, social media and/or video conferencing with members of Congress and their staff.
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The Latino Leaders Live Convening offers leaders from churches, denominations, schools, organizations and partner networks the opportunity to connect and advocate to end hunger and poverty. The session will explore the intersectionality of hunger, migration, and resilience among Latino communities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Pan African Live Consultation offers intergenerational African American/Pan African leaders from churches, denominations, schools, organizations, and partner networks the opportunity to connect and advocate to end hunger and poverty in the United States and abroad. The session will focus on economic justice as a hunger issue in this season of COVID-19 and its implications for engaging in the 2020 elections and 2020 census.
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Michele Sumilas, executive director, Bread for the World
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Heather Taylor, director of strategic communications and campaigns, Bread for the World
Introduction of Clergy
Reflection and Prayer
Hear from Bread for the World policy experts about the key issues that affect hunger amid the coronavirus pandemic and proposed legislation that could help meet the needs of those who are most vulnerable. Chonya Johnson, senior domestic policy analyst, will discuss food assistance programs in the U.S. and Ryan Quinn, deputy director of government relations, will speak about vital global response efforts. The director of government relations at Bread for the World, Heather Valentine, will give a congressional forecast and senior organizer, Zach Schmidt will discuss how to strategically engage in virtual advocacy actions to make an impact. The session will be followed with a special video message from Bread's president-elect, Rev. Eugene Cho.
Rev. Eugene Cho, president-elect, Bread for the World
We aim to mobilize thousands of voices from across the country urging their members of Congress to invest in nutrition programs in the U.S. and abroad. Fallout from COVID-19—a hunger and a health crisis—has made boosting nutrition critical as part of the response both domestically and globally.
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