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Edwards Brings Anti-Poverty Campaign To Hartford
By MARK PAZNIOKAS | Courant Staff Writer
2:45 PM EDT, July 10, 2008
There is no bus, no banners, no trailing press contingent. But John Edwards still is campaigning, five months after ending his run for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Edwards brought his new anti-poverty campaign today to a Hartford public housing project whose residents say they have struggled for resources and attention at the Capitol.
"I'm blessed to have been given this national voice because of my own presidential and vice presidential campaigns," Edwards said. "But what I want to do is be a megaphone for those who are not being heard."
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"I'm going to make their stories heard all across this country and fight for what I think is fairness and justice in America," Edwards said.
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By MARK PAZNIOKAS | Courant Staff Writer
2:45 PM EDT, July 10, 2008
There is no bus, no banners, no trailing press contingent. But John Edwards still is campaigning, five months after ending his run for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Edwards brought his new anti-poverty campaign today to a Hartford public housing project whose residents say they have struggled for resources and attention at the Capitol.
"I'm blessed to have been given this national voice because of my own presidential and vice presidential campaigns," Edwards said. "But what I want to do is be a megaphone for those who are not being heard."
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"I'm going to make their stories heard all across this country and fight for what I think is fairness and justice in America," Edwards said.
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Sen. John Edwards Makes Appearance at Harlem Food Pantry
By Mimi Li
Epoch Times Staff
Jul 09, 2008
NEW YORK-Former presidential and vice presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina toured the Yorkville Common Pantry in Harlem on behalf of the "Half in Ten" Campaign on Wednesday. The New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAY) and World Hunger Year (WHY) joined Edwards in promoting "Half in Ten," which aspires to cut poverty in the United States in half in the next decade.
More than 1.5 million New Yorkers live in poverty, according to the Census Bureau. That numbers includes almost half a million children. Organizations such as NYCCAY and WHY provide assistance for solutions to solve hunger, including but not limited to food pantries and soup kitchens.
In addition to NYCCAY and WHY, the Half of Ten campaign has united with a variety of community and rights organizations.
"It is time we all joined in the fight, and made a nationwide commitment to ending poverty in America," said Edwards. "When you have people – mothers, children, entire families – going to bed hungry right here in the richest nation in the world, that's not just wrong – it's immoral. I have seen it all over the country and I have also seen the hard work and dedication of the good people like the folks who are here today, who have dedicated their lives to putting an end to this injustice. It is time we all joined in the fight, and made a nationwide commitment to ending poverty in America."
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By Mimi Li
Epoch Times Staff
Jul 09, 2008
NEW YORK-Former presidential and vice presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina toured the Yorkville Common Pantry in Harlem on behalf of the "Half in Ten" Campaign on Wednesday. The New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAY) and World Hunger Year (WHY) joined Edwards in promoting "Half in Ten," which aspires to cut poverty in the United States in half in the next decade.
More than 1.5 million New Yorkers live in poverty, according to the Census Bureau. That numbers includes almost half a million children. Organizations such as NYCCAY and WHY provide assistance for solutions to solve hunger, including but not limited to food pantries and soup kitchens.
In addition to NYCCAY and WHY, the Half of Ten campaign has united with a variety of community and rights organizations.
"It is time we all joined in the fight, and made a nationwide commitment to ending poverty in America," said Edwards. "When you have people – mothers, children, entire families – going to bed hungry right here in the richest nation in the world, that's not just wrong – it's immoral. I have seen it all over the country and I have also seen the hard work and dedication of the good people like the folks who are here today, who have dedicated their lives to putting an end to this injustice. It is time we all joined in the fight, and made a nationwide commitment to ending poverty in America."
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