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		<title>Hunger Action Day and Decriminalizing Poverty</title>
		<link>http://comfoodjustice.org/2013/05/24/hunger-action-day-and-decriminalizing-poverty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Erin Middleton, Community Outreach Specialist &#38; Jessy Gill, Policy Specialist  On Wednesday, May 22nd, over 400 advocates, soup kitchen volunteers, nutritionists, food bank supporters, and others made their annual journey to Sacramento to educate their legislators about hunger and encourage their support for anti-hunger legislation. The date came at a critical time in state and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May ED Message</title>
		<link>http://comfoodjustice.org/2013/05/21/may-ed-message/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends: Today the Senate takes up the 2013 Farm Bill—mimicking the (which should happen once every five years) 2012 Farm Bill process. It is possible they will debate and decide on an as-yet-undetermined number of amendments and pass a Farm Bill before the Memorial Day recess, but as with so many things about this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immigrant Day Celebrated in Sacramento</title>
		<link>http://comfoodjustice.org/2013/05/20/6434/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CFJC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 21, 2013 Over 500 immigrants and advocates convened in Sacramento yesterday in support of federal immigration reform and equitable state policies. Priority issues that were addressed to legislators are as follows. For more information about the listed policies visit http://www.caimmigrant.org STATE BUDGET – PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE FOR IMMIGRANTS by ensuring that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farmworker Immigration Update from Farmworker Justice</title>
		<link>http://comfoodjustice.org/2013/05/20/6420/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a Farmworker Immigration Update from Farmworker Justice on the House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing &#38; Senate Mark-up of S.744 May 17, 2013 House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on the Agricultural Guestworker Act Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security held a hearing on the “Agricultural Guestworker Act,” H.R.1773, a bill introduced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stand Up For Our Hungry Families &amp; Underserved Farmers</title>
		<link>http://comfoodjustice.org/2013/05/20/stand-up-for-our-hungry-families-underserved-farmers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 03:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CFJC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate Agriculture Committee passed their version of the 2013 Farm Bill last Tuesday May 14th, and have already prepared it for Senate Floor action. Yesterday the Senate held opening remarks, and today the Senate began Floor debate. The Senate will continue the most unpredictable reauthorization process to date, where they will move between floor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 2013 Farm Bill Debate continues today with committee action moving to the House Side</title>
		<link>http://comfoodjustice.org/2013/05/15/the-2013-farm-bill-debate-continues-today-with-committee-action-moving-to-the-house-side/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CFJC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A note from our Close Partner Rural Coalition/Coalición Rural: &#160; ACTION We urge you to call your members on the Agriculture Committee urge them to vote for: Lujan-Grisham amendment 082: to restore 2501 Outreach funds, Fudge Amendment 092: to require a receipt for service for all farmers. to learn more about the 2501 program check [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rumblings of Progress</title>
		<link>http://comfoodjustice.org/2013/05/10/rumblings-of-progress/</link>
		<comments>http://comfoodjustice.org/2013/05/10/rumblings-of-progress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 21:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CFJC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ruby Tumber, Intern  In the past few weeks we have seen rumblings of progress in the fight for a better food system. The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act, which helps in the training, mentoring and assisting new farmers and ranchers in farming endeavors, was introduced on April 22nd in an effort to foster the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Justice Rally</title>
		<link>http://comfoodjustice.org/2013/05/09/earthday2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 21:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CFJC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Erin Middleton, Community Outreach Specialist About 500 people from dozens of diverse groups and neighborhoods ensured their environmental and climate justice demands were heard loud and clear by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the California EPA and the Department of Toxic Substances Control on Earth Day. Participants carried colorful and profound signs such as, &#8220;only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worsening Wildfires Another Climate Change Threat to Health, and Another Reason for Climate Action</title>
		<link>http://comfoodjustice.org/2013/05/08/worsening-wildfires-another-climate-change-threat-to-health-and-another-reason-for-climate-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CFJC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest Blog by Jeni Miller, Program Communications Manager at the Public Health Institute Cross-posted from Climate Health Connect This past week wildfires torched 28,000 acres in California, at one point threatening 4,000 homes in Ventura County before fire crews were able to begin to rein them in. Wood smoke contains particulate matter and toxins, posing greatest danger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CFJC’s Advocacy Fund Supports People Over Politics</title>
		<link>http://comfoodjustice.org/2013/04/25/cfjcs-advocacy-fund-supports-people-over-politics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CFJC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christina Spach, Program Manager On the plane a few weeks ago I sat beside a gentleman who honestly believes that people are poor because they are stupid and lack initiative. This guy opined that laziness is the root cause of poverty, and while I realized he was thoroughly enjoying the debate at my expense, I also [...]]]></description>
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