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Provide Food Security for All

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: Catholic Relief Services

The recent skyrocketing cost of food threatens the security of people all over the world. The price of wheat has doubled in less than a year, and rice, which is the staple food for 3 billion people, has tripled in cost in the last 18 months. For example, right now in Burkina Faso, a middle-class family of seven spends 75 percent of its monthly revenue on food costs alone. If immediate needs are not met, and if resources and policies supporting increased agricultural production are not put in place soon, we will see a cascade of hunger across the globe!

The sacredness and fundamental dignity of every human life calls us to do everything we can to meet the basic needs of our brothers and sisters around the globe, including the need for food. We must find immediate and long-term solutions so that more prices increases are averted. A first step is making sure that emergency help is provided in the U.S. 2008 Supplemental Appropriations bill and that money is also set aside for development programs to avert future food emergencies. Please take action today!

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goal: 10,000

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Dear [Decision Maker],

The world stands on the brink of a downward spiral of hunger and suffering. Stoked by rising fuel prices, unpredictable weather in key food-producing countries, and demand from emerging economies like India and China, the surge in food prices has already sparked violent protests across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

The price of wheat has doubled in less than a year, and rice, which is the staple food for 3 billion people, has tripled in cost in the last 18 months. This food insecurity threatens the economic gains made by developing countries as well as their political stability. We need to urgently find ways to meet the immediate needs of the hungry and to implement resources and policies supporting increased agricultural production.

To that end, I would urge:

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12:31 pm PDT, Aug 31, Christy Crawford, Michigan

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1:10 am PDT, Aug 31, Jayne Riley, United Kingdom
Spend money on preserving life, not war.

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2:19 pm PDT, Aug 28, Sara DeRuyter, Wisconsin

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9:57 am PDT, Aug 27, Kelly Kemp, California

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3:43 pm PDT, Aug 26, Roman Soiko, New Jersey

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9:07 am PDT, Aug 19, Kristi Schultz, Ohio

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10:41 am PDT, Aug 16, VICTORIA BiNCHI, Illinois

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6:16 am PDT, Aug 14, Randy Sanner, Pennsylvania

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12:55 am PDT, Aug 10, Maria Romano, New York

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11:56 pm PDT, Aug 5, Adem Certel, United Kingdom

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5:02 pm PDT, Aug 5, Kathy Rau, California

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8:32 am PDT, Aug 5, Melina Washington, Missouri

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4:06 am PDT, Aug 1, Sara Gomes, Portugal

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10:46 am PDT, Jul 26, Nick McGuire, Ohio

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12:55 pm PDT, Jul 25, Allison Priebe, Illinois

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9:36 am PDT, Jul 25, Richard Grooms, Alabama

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2:14 pm PDT, Jul 23, Natasha G Buenrostro, California

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2:08 pm PDT, Jul 22, JOSSIE A ROSS, Canada
EVERYBODY NEEDS FOOD TO SURVIVE...

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1:52 pm PDT, Jul 22, Lindsay Walker, Tennessee

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11:28 pm PDT, Jul 21, Maximillion Music, California
Man up....

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7:57 pm PDT, Jul 20, Sandy Valencour, Washington

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12:50 pm PDT, Jul 20, Candice Barnett, California

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9:51 am PDT, Jul 20, VIDA TOBI KANTER, New York

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9:17 am PDT, Jul 20, Betty Wilson, Idaho
This should be a no brainer.

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7:44 am PDT, Jul 20, Crystal Jack, Florida

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8:33 pm PDT, Jul 19, Leslie Cassidy, New York

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6:17 am PDT, Jul 19, Zo Chrighton, New York

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5:52 am PDT, Jul 19, ALPHA WI, Germany

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4:49 pm PDT, Jul 17, Mary Ann Cramer, California

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11:53 am PDT, Jul 17, Susan Hayden, United Kingdom

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6:44 am PDT, Jul 17, Bridget Hopper, Kentucky

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3:38 pm PDT, Jul 15, Larry D Grazier, Texas
Food should be available for all people. Don't let the greedy take away our food or our rights to have good food!

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1:24 am PDT, Jul 15, Fabio Roccaforte, Italy

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1:20 am PDT, Jul 15, Margaret Patrick, United Kingdom

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5:54 pm PDT, Jul 14, Christofer Nicodemus, California

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8:31 am PDT, Jul 14, Swati Sircar, Washington

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