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Posted: 8:47 AM Aug 6, 2009
National Anti-Poverty Groups Convene in W.Va.
Nearly 160 community and religious leaders from across the country are coming to West Virginia to talk about ways to fight poverty.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Nearly 160 community and religious leaders from across the country are coming to West Virginia to talk about ways to fight poverty.
Direct Action Welfare Group Executive Director Evelyn Dortch says next week's event is especially relevant as more Americans lose their homes, jobs, health care and retirement savings.
Leaders from more than 20 organizations, including Domestic Workers United in New York, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Florida and Jesus People Against Pollution in Mississippi, are expected to attend.
The weeklong event is a project of the Poverty Initiative at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
It begins Sunday at Camp Virgil Tate outside Charleston and runs through Aug. 15.
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Posted by: i got idea
on Aug 7, 2009 at 03:32 PM
lets put the people to work they,re talking about and then lay these people off.all our living will be better.
Posted by: J.B.
on Aug 6, 2009 at 04:03 PM
Sounds like some real winners comming here!
Posted by: Anonymous
on Aug 6, 2009 at 10:36 AM
you forgot to mention they are also loseing thier childerm .give parents back thier childerm that have jump thur the hoops that have been taken on hear says and unfounded reasons then we the people can be a family again.take the money the state hands out to foster people and help the familys.colse down all these houseing buildings they the cps in prisone these childerm in and give the vets that fought for our great country s plsce to live
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