Category: Advocacy
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Purim
Feb 19th 2009
For information on ordering 2010 Purim cards for mishloach manot, please visit http://mazon.org/go/purimcards. Purim is my favorite holiday, and not just for the spinning graggers & delicious hamantashen. The megillah is an inspiring story of Jewish unity amidst insurmountable struggle. When the wicked Haman threatens brave Mordechai, he turns his wrath not only against him, ... continue reading »
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Save Darfur
Nov 12th 2008
The genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region remains the most vicious of our time. The Sudanese Armed Forces, anti-government rebel groups & Janjaweed militias continue to clash, killing hundreds of thousands with no end in sight. This explosion of violence reverberates into continuing crisis for over 2.5 million Darfuri refugees, innocent people caught without food, shelter ... continue reading »
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Hunger Action Day
Jun 14th 2007
This year, during California’s annual Hunger Action Day, I learned that advocacy is not “someone else”s job,” and that one person can make a difference. Leif Ozier from Catholic Charities and I spent the day meeting with the staffs of Assemblyman Martin Garrick, Assemblyman George Plescia and Senator Mark Wyland. Each visit made clear not ... continue reading »
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A Year Later: The Food Safety Network in New Orleans
Sep 21st 2006
I have come to New Orleans today to bear witness to the devastation and to the early stages of renewal of this city. It’s the one-year anniversary of Katrina, and the magnitude of the destruction is still unimaginable. The bleak landscape of flood damage stretches as far as the eye can see. The statistics and ... continue reading »
