August 22, 2025 Dear Family and Friends, On August 26, 2005, as Hurricane Katrina bore down on New Orleans, George, William, and I gathered to finalize Katrina’s obituary, a collaborative effort with family and friends. In the early morning hours, as the storm passed, our small group birthed Katrina’s Dream. Twenty years later, this vision…
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US faith and community coalition welcomes minimum wage victory From Ekklesia The Let Justice Roll Living Wage Campaign, a national US coalition of 91 religious, labour and community organizations, has thanked the Senate for voting to raise the minimum wage for the first time in many years. “This is a long-overdue step forward for millions…
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Congress has adjourned for the year without completing the majority of the spending bills for FY 2007, including poverty-focused development assistance. However, the 110th Congress will have an opportunity to add additional resources for global HIV/AIDS when it passes the continuing resolution. An increase of $1 billion would save the lives of countless parents and…
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