DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE BUS TRIP TO THE G8 IN HUNTSVILLE

A diocesan gathering is planned for the G8 in Huntsville on Saturday, June 26th.

There will be an out-door Mass at 3:00 p.m. for the purpose of praying for the G8 leaders in a visible way, to encourage their support for small-scale fanning in the Global South and to show we are counting on the government to respect life globally from conception to natural death.

The bus will leave Mount St. Joseph parking lot in Peterborough (corner of McDonell and Monaghan) at 10:00 am., stopping at St. Mary’s in Lindsay, St. Paul’s in Gravenhurst (for lunch), St. Joseph’s in Bracebridge (returning for supper) and on to the site in Huntsville, returning by 9:45 p.m. Cost is approximately $25.00 which is the cost of meals.

For information, contact Maureen at 745-0929 or Helen by June 16th. at (705)874-0796 or (705)745-1309, ext. 502.

In a world that produces enough food for every man, woman and child to eat a daily balanced diet, about 860 million people do not have enough food to lead healthy and productive lives. Another 100 million may soon join them.

These stark numbers are the result of a global food system which for more than 30 years has rewarded farmers in the Global South for growing food for export at the expense of supplying local food markets.

While global agricultural yields have increased, hunger in the Global South has not decreased. Hunger is caused by poverty, not scarcity.

The goals of food sovereignty include providing for local needs in an ecologically sound way that respects local biodiversity, national differences in food production and support for small-scale farmers.