Peace & Justice News 2007
December 28 Latin American and Caribbean religious leaders meet with policy makers in Washington, D.C.
December 24 Bali roadmap and energy bill make small steps
December 17 World AIDS Day 2007 – "Take the Lead – Stop AIDS!"
December 12 U.S. development, faith, and environmental groups demand action on poverty and climate change
December 10 The New Sudan Way Forward 2007 Conference: Churches working for a new way forward for Sudan
December 3 CWS Engages UN "Financing for Development"
November 26 Women’s empowerment legislation in Congress
November 19 CWS promotes water for all at ecumenical advocacy conference
November 12 CWS presses State Department on travel restrictions to Cuba
November 9 CWS says Farm Bill still needs work
November 5 Building a new fair trade agenda 14 years after NAFTA
October 29 Washington World Food Day Event Calls for Debt Justice
October 26 Church World Service responds to situation in Burma
October 25 CWS joins faith leaders in calling on Senate to reform 2007 Farm Bill
October 22 Church World Service celebrates United Nations Day
October 15 Week of Action urges trade policies that uphold the right to food
October 8 Get engaged: New resource helps make Millennium Development Goals real
October 1 Church World Service welcomes international peace delegation
September 24 Bold steps needed to combat HIV and AIDS
September 17 2008 Ecumenical Advocacy Days will tread new pathways to security
September 10 Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance Gears up for 2008
September 4 Sierra Leone elections "free and fair", CWS partner reports
August 28 CWS United Nations Office tracks the UN's climate change focus
August 27 Young adults engage environmental justice
August 20 Lebanon's problems tied to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, says church leader
August 13 Working group on water follows advocacy gains with call for larger U.S. role
August 08 CWS marks 3rd year of indigenous rights initiative in South America's Gran Chaco
August 06 Bottled water leader enlarges fine print on its product source
July 30 In Kenya's arid northwest, women’s rights grows with water
July 23 Tap water is better than bottled, New Yorkers are reminded
July 16 State Department reception honors water legislation
July 09 Church World Service calls for Jubilee legislation to tackle debt's unfinished agenda
June Peruvian delegation seeks improved health conditions and sustainable mining practices in La Oroya
June 29 Church World Service affirms commitment to press for immigration reform
June 28 It’s time for a new Farm Bill, CWS tells Congress
June 18 Climate change and environmental ruin also drives migration
June 18 Capitol Hill lawmakers encourage church efforts on religious travel to Cuba
June 12 Church World Service CEO joins interfaith leaders at D.C. hunger fighting event
June 11 Children reach across boundaries, in new CWS curriculum on water
June 5 Melting ice caps, fossil fuels, poverty and injustice: joining the dots
June 1 CWS celebrates World Environment Day
June 1 Young adults tackle water issues at 'Thirst for Life' conference
May 29 Children just need a chance
May 21 Churches For Middle East Peace hosts "For the Peace of Jerusalem"
May 14 Colombia needs peace and justice, faith communities say
May 9 Relief and development agencies should be advocates for change, Soros tells gathering
May 2 Church World Service and partners prepare to act on climate change
April 26 Young adults immerse themselves in global water issues at “Thirst for Life” conference
April 25 Church World Service, faith groups press for Farm Bill overhaul
April 20 Churches for Middle East Peace will urge a shared, peaceful Jerusalem
April 17 Faith groups advocate Farm Bill reforms
April 12 Agency hails Supreme Court climate change decision as lead-up to Earth Day
April 9 IMF policies undercut health and education programs in developing countries, trainees learn
April 2 Rethink US trade policy, say faith groups and global partners
March 28 Minnesota event to mobilize grassroots support for just farm bill
March 28 Senators act to fund the fight against HIV/AIDS
March 26 Advocates at conference learn how US policies impact children worldwide
March 19 CWS will highlight water advocacy on World Water Day
March 12 Twin Cities students take climate and energy action to next level
February 28 Farm Bill under scrutiny
February 20 Prominent Advocates for Children and Justice to Speak at Faith-Based Advocacy Gathering
February 12 Promoting Trade Justice in the New Congress
February 6 Faith-based Organizations Are Key to Scaling Up Responses to HIV and AIDS
February 3 Americans' Valentine's Day Message to Sec. Paulson: "Have a Heart, Cancel Liberia's Debt"
January 26 World's Children the Focus of Faith-based Advocacy Gathering
January 23 AIDS advocates plan action
January 15 Village is Sudanese Bishop’s dream of making peace real
January 8 Washington Office on Africa will highlight food security, HIV/AIDS funding, and water
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