Tag: hunger
group name: makeadifference
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May 06, 2008 11:39 AM EDT --
On Saturday, May 10, Campbell Soup Company will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to Stamp Out Hunger! across America. Now in its 16 th year, the Stamp . . . more
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October 15, 2007 10:09 PM EDT --
On World Food Day, October 16, why not do something that will really help alleviate hunger: Go vegan. Approximately 40 million tons of food is needed to eliminate the most extreme cases of world hunger; . . . more
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November 12, 2007 03:16 AM EST --
The death of an 11 year old girl made headline to a National Newspaper last Thursday in the Philippines. Mariannet Amper committed suicide inside her family's shanty shocked the whole nation and brought . . . more
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February 22, 2006 07:41 PM EST --
Black but yet clean
Thin and yet weak
Listlessly lifting their limbs
Moving ever so slowly
Seeking just nourishment to live
Surrounded by famine
Yet surrounded by a world of abundance
Crying for . . . more
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July 16, 2008 01:26 PM EDT --
I chose to use Shakespeare's famous line for the title of my article because it seems many among the wealthiest Americans believe taxes are tantamount to suicide. And it is this misguided attitude . . . more
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July 13, 2006 10:24 AM EDT --
The April day in 1975, in which the Braves beat the Astros 2-1 at Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium, was not a good day for Loung Ung. This young girl -- this child -- cried because April . . . more
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November 16, 2006 02:24 PM EST --
A leading anti-poverty organization is urging U.S. President George W. Bush to skip a meal today as a symbol of his resolve to fight hunger worldwide.
"The holiday season is traditionally a time . . . more
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April 04, 2007 09:09 AM EDT --
Apparently we cannot turn to biofuels to help end our oil addiction, at least not without killing a few million more people per year.
C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer (University of Minnesota) stated . . . more
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April 21, 2008 03:57 PM EDT --
While we still have a long way to go before we adhere to the environmental mantra, "Make every day Earth Day," most people now realize that their individual choices impact the entire planet. . . . more
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July 14, 2008 01:46 PM EDT --
I thought the following commentary by my co-worker, Chris Holbein, was very informative and wanted to share it with my friends on Gather. Please take a moment to read it:
Approximately 854 . . . more
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February 09, 2006 09:47 AM EST --
The Petition Site is an extremely easy way of becoming an online activist. Posted are miscellaneous petitions you can sign to support any number of causes. What I like about the Petition Site . . . more
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April 18, 2008 04:45 PM EDT --
If you're concerned about the environment--and your fellow Earthlings--consider commemorating Earth Day, April 22, by adopting a vegan diet. Doing so will not only help halt global warming; . . . more
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August 11, 2007 10:01 AM EDT --
Amid United Nations warnings of an impending health crisis, calls from humanitarian groups are on the rise to help millions of South Asians affected by torrential rains and devastating flooding.
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February 01, 2007 11:07 AM EST --
Two men involved in a “guerrilla marketing blitz” have been detained by Boston officials for placing 38 electronic devices around the city that some mistook for bombs (“Froth, fear, and . . . more
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May 08, 2008 04:29 PM EDT --
At first, the idea of eating meat that is grown in a test tube may make some people-especially vegans like me-a bit squeamish, but when you consider the current method of meat production and its devastating . . . more
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March 25, 2008 03:38 PM EDT --
Despite Ben Bernanke's assurances that the nation is not headed into a recession, many people remain worried about their financial future. Wholesale prices of raw materials, including food . . . more
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March 07, 2008 06:26 PM EST --
When I first wrote this article, it was 74°F in Norfolk, Va., unseasonably warm weather for February, when temperatures usually dip down into the 20s and 30s. The thought of warmer wintertime . . . more
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