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Action Alerts are actionable items that may change at any moment. We endeavor to share these with our readers and implore them to look deeper into these events and stories via our site, our Twitter account, and Facebook account.

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Land Grab: The Scramble for Africa

A Presbyterian Hunger Program Article By Agazit Abate, Intern Scholar with the Oakland Institute   The commodification of agriculture, food, and land, spurred in part by the 2008 food and financial crisis, has led to the purchase of enormous portions of … Continue reading

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Who Gets to Live at Columbia Seminary, and Who Doesn’t?

Columbia Theological Seminary, Georgia On April 24, 2012, I interviewed a student at Columbia Theological Seminary (CTS), who prefers to stay anonymous for ordination reasons, about the recent gay and lesbian married housing issue that has erupted on the Columbia … Continue reading

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The Locavore Dilemma

Seminarians Become Justice Locavores When justice becomes as real as the incarcerated man sitting across from you, when justice becomes something we can touch, feel, then justice will be done… then we will find the time… then we will risk … Continue reading

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Maria’s Story: Detention in the Land of the Free

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Seminary students visit immigrant detainees at the Hutto Detention Facility in Taylor, Texas. By Ruth Elswood   View and print as PDF.   Maria sat across from us. Her hands shook; her cheeks wet from tears. … Continue reading

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