Hunger No More Invite

I wanted to pass this along for folks in the triangle. Sorry for the cut and paste.

Dear Fellow Advocates,

I am writing on behalf of my colleagues in the Franciscan Coalition to invite you to our upcoming conference entitled "Hunger No More."

Hunger is a pervasive problem in our world. We produce more than enough food to feed everyone across the globe, yet from Raleigh to Ramallah to Rio, people go to bed hungry.

The Franciscan Coalition knows hunger is a problem that can be solved if only we band together and demonstrate the will power to do so. That is why we have organized a major, interfaith, "green" summit to address this issue – and what people like us can do to solve it.

In just over a month, we will host world leaders – and local leaders – in the anti-hunger movement...leaders like keynote speaker David Beckmann (President from Bread for the World) and Congresswoman Eva Clayton (former representative from NC and Assistant Director General of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization); Dr. William Chameides (Dean of Duke University's Nicolas School of the Environment; Rev. Ray Buchanan (founder and director of international relief agency Stop Hunger Now); Rev. Jill Stanton Bullard (founder and director of the Triangle's Interfaith Food Shuttle); documentary film maker Gerry Straub, Liz Reasoner (State Chair of the NC Food Banks)… and more.

Just this week we have been able to add a new breakout session to the six already scheduled. This new breakout session will focus on how hunger affects vulnerable populations in North Carolina and across the country. The session will look at the physical effects of hunger on vulnerable individuals and vulnerable communities - especially children, immigrants, and the elderly and address what can be done to ensure that these individuals and communities have access to the food they need. The session will be facilitated by Dr. Kristen Borre, who has devoted her academic career to issues of hunger and malnutrition among vulnerable populations. Her research has appeared in numerous journals and in the Encyclopedia of Food and Culture...but her passion is not just academic; it is rooted in a deep concern for social justice and desire to see a world where no one suffers the ill effects of hunger.

There are also several experiential components to the conference, including a simulation dinner based on world percentages of how we eat globally.

We invite you to join us for this unique opportunity. For more information on the conference or to register, please go to www.franciscancoalition.org.

Peace and all good,
Megan Nerz
Director, Franciscan Coalition for Justice and Peace

The website is http://www.franciscancoalition.org