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Sept. 11, 2009 #justicefriday

He will judge between the nations
and will settle disputes for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war anymore.
isaiah 2:4

Remembering those who have lost their lives in the name of redemptive violence — all around the world.

May we become a people who seek creative alternatives to violence — surrendering our rights to retaliate.

And may we seek the Pax Dei, rather than the Pax Romana or Pax Americana (aka peace through war).

Chipotle agrees to raise farmers wages 64%

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From the looks of things, Chipotle has stood by their word and have reached an agreement with Florida farmers that will pay the farmers 64% more for the tomatoes they pick for the Denver based burrito chain.
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#justicefriday – Imprisoned journalists share their story

Laura Ling and Euna Lee - from Mashable.com

They “violently dragged us back across the ice to North Korea and marched us to a nearby army base.”

For those who may not be familiar with the story: Laura Ling and Euna Lee, journalists for Current TV were captured, detained, interrogated, and more by the North Korean government near the border between China and North Korea. They were sentenced to 12 years in a labor camp. Luckily for them, intervention from President Bill Clinton helped secure the release of the journalists. However, the women the journalists had come to report on — aren’t so lucky.

Mashable.com shares the recent post from Laura Ling and Euna Lee explaining their capture and why they were in the area in the first place ::
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Chipotle responds

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UPDATE 9/9/09 :: Chipotle has reached an agreement with the CIW famers.

A couple weeks back we talked with Amanda Kloer on our podcast. She shared a lot about the issue of human trafficking and modern day slavery. And in the process we talked about an article she had posted earlier that day regarding Chipotle and the rights of farmers in Florida.

I’ve shared links to Amanda’s article in several places and after my initial Twitter messages, left a voice mail with their PR department. I followed up again with Chipotle today (via Twitter) to see what they had to say.

This time I had a brief exchange over email so here’s the latest from Chipotle:
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Idea Camp – recap video

Justin Snyder and Abandon Films have posted their Idea Camp video recap online.

Great stuff!

Some of the videos from the actual sessions are also starting to appear online. Be on the lookout for more at http://www.vimeo.com/channels/theideacamp

Washing their feet

The story of Jesus washing the disciples feet doesn’t seem to fit into our modern western civilization.

We wear shoes or flip flops everywhere we go. And if our feet get dirty, there’s always a faucet nearby where we can wash them off and keep going.

But for some, that’s not always possible.

A mission team to Kenya found this out all to personally.
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