David Beckmann, Bread for the World president
A coalition of faith-based organizations and NGOs launched a fast on Monday, March 28, 2011, to form a circle of protection around U.S. programs that help hungry and poor people - programs that could be cut in the budget.
The fast is led by:
+ David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World - www.bread.org
+ Ambassador Tony Hall, head of the Alliance to End Hunger - www.alliancetoendhunger.org
+ Jim Wallis, president and CEO of Sojourners - www.sojo.net
+ Ritu Sharma, president and co-founder of Women Thrive Worldwide - www.womenthrive.org
Photographed at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Monday, March 28, 2011.
(Pictures by Laura Elizabeth Pohl / Bread for the World)
David Beckmann, Bread for the World president
A coalition of faith-based organizations and NGOs launched a fast on Monday, March 28, 2011, to form a circle of protection around U.S. programs that help hungry and poor people - programs that could be cut in the budget.
The fast is led by:
+ David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World - www.bread.org
+ Ambassador Tony Hall, head of the Alliance to End Hunger - www.alliancetoendhunger.org
+ Jim Wallis, president and CEO of Sojourners - www.sojo.net
+ Ritu Sharma, president and co-founder of Women Thrive Worldwide - www.womenthrive.org
Photographed at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Monday, March 28, 2011.
(Pictures by Laura Elizabeth Pohl / Bread for the World)