Tag Archives: Slavery

A Call to Rescue the Trafficked in our Midst

Then they sat down to eat; and looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels carrying gum, balm, and resin, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.  Then Judah said to his brothers, … Continue reading

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The Boycott of Wendy’s and Advocating Together for a Proven Model to End Exploitation in Supply Chains

In March 2016, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) called for a consumer boycott of Wendy’s until it joins the Fair Food Program. After having engaged Wendy’s with the CIW for ten years, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted denominational … Continue reading

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Call to Confession: Week 3

Call to Confession: Race, White Privilege, and the Church Week 3 The Time Was Yesterday, Rev. Larissa Kwong Abazia White privilege means waking up in the morning with the ability to decide whether or not racism will be a part of … Continue reading

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“From the Slave Dungeons of Cape Coast”

A Nigerian Presbyterian Reflects on the Global Slave Trade ***** AUTHOR BIO: Jessie Fubara-Manuel is the secretary of the Tumekutana Gathering of Reformed Women in Africa. She is a poet, an elder in the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, and a … Continue reading

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