RURAL JUSTICE TOURS

Cuba Ecumenical Agrarian Study Tour Organized by Agricultural Missions, Inc (AMI) took place November 7-17, 2004.  The booklet, A JOURNEY TO CUBAN ROOTS, includes diverse reflections of the experience from participants and is available for a donation of $3.00 to cover printing, shipping and handling.

AMI Rural Justice Tour for Abundant Life

Planned November 2-20, 2005

Agricultural Missions, Inc, together with the Presbyterian Church USA Hunger Program and the Beehive Collective is planning the 4th Rural Justice Abundant Life Tour for this November 2-18, 2005. Speakers from farmer and labor organizations from Latin America, U.S. farmers and farm workers will be accompanied by the Beehive Collective with their graphics campaign aimed at reaching youth and church audiences, in particular, and focusing on the impacts of free trade agreements like NAFTA and the proposed CAFTA and Free Trade Andean agreements, Plan Puebla Panama and its South American counterpart IIRSA, and a new policy proposal for the next farm bill in the U.S. This tour will cross in two streams through the Northeast, and Midwest and converge on the Southeast U.S. ending at the School of the Americas Vigil at Ft. Benning, Georgia. If you are interested in organizing and hosting an event in one of those regions, please contact tour coordinator Stephen Bartlett (502-894-9308 or 502-896-9171, sbartlett@ag-missions.org). ■