INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

RACISM AND GLOBALIZATION

(Friday-Sunday) June 27 — 29, 2008

ORGANIZERS:

Agricultural Missions, Inc. (AMI)

Federation of Southern Cooperatives/

Land Assistance Fund (FSC/LAF)

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OFRANEH

Organización Fraternal Negra de Honduras

National Fraternal Black Organization of Honduras

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211 Years for the Garifunas in Honduras: of Caribs and Guatiaos

(under construction)

Dates: February 28-March 2, 2008

Place: Franklinton Center at Bricks, NC

Webpage under construction.

Under the above theme, Agricultural Missions, Inc. held its Annual Study Session in the Dominican Republic

in March of this year to learn through exposure about issues facing Haitian immigrants (bateyes); as well as in dialogue  with representatives of important partner organizations

 in that country.

There were 35 participants from the U.S., with people also coming from Canada, El Salvador, Chile, Honduras and Puerto Rico.

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Want a walk on the wild side of the soil?

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God's Increase Seed Initiative of Agricultural Missions: Where Community and Justice Sprout!

So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 1COR 3:7 (KJV)

Agricultural Missions (AMI) wants to work with you where you are to help you envision and put into practice community-building based on local agriculture!

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UNITED STATES SOCIAL FORUM

The first U.S. Social Forum took place at the end of the month of June in Atlanta. Thousands gathered under the banner:  

 Another World is Possible More

The most recent World Social Forum was in Nairobi, Kenya in January 2007, and a delegation organized by Agricultural Missions was there and actively participated. See link on this site WSF-Nairobi 2007

June 27-July 1, 2007-Atlanta, Georgia  www.ussocialforum.org

Agricultural Missions, Inc. (AMI), together with Presbyterian Church (USA) and other denominational, grassroots agrarian and NGO partners planned a Farm Bill Reform & Food Sovereignty Tour for the purpose of educating and mobilizing communities of faith and the general public to support reform of the 2007 Farm Bill.   Click Here for more.  Also see Update

World Social Forum-Nairobi, Kenya 2007

Agricultural Missions, Inc. has led a Delegation to attend the Nairobi World Social Forum and visited with rural women farmers in Kenya and Uganda.  Reports from this delegation visit will soon be posted on this site. 

Click Here.

To listen to a six minute interview with farmer Florence Ngome from Kimilili, Kenya Click Here.

To listen to a twenty-five and a half minute clip about the AMI delegation to the WSF, the Social Movements Assembly, a mix of recordings from Bungoma, two interviews: Mother Africa socio drama and 3-4 music clips from the villages  Click Here (Size:8.75MB)

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RURAL WOMEN'S GATHERING

Rural Women's Gathering planned for Nov 1-5, 2007 in Mexico City and Oaxtepec, Mexico. 25 women from partner organizations of both Agricultural Missions and Rural Coalition, from the U.S., Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean will gather to envision the future of rural community and economic life, to plan for future consciousness raising and to help create educational materials for people of faith. The planning process includes AMI board members Lorette Picciano, Marta Benavides, Shirley Sherrod, Shelly Vendiola and Sherry Flyr. AMI staff Stephen Bartlett and Mozzie Johnson have been accompanying this planning process. This has been made possible through the generous support of Presbyterian Women.

TSUNAMI PROJECT

AMI Staff followed up on AMI's work with partners in helping rebuild indigenous organizations and assist in reconstruction following the Tsunami. Headlines have borne out one observation, that the second problem has been a "Tsunami of aid," with a lot of well-intentioned effort wasting funds and time, mostly because of a failure to consult and plan with local people and their organizations.