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October 19, 2004
'Hunger No More'
Documentary to air Sunday,
Oct. 24 on ABC-TV
NEW YORK CITY -- "Hunger No More: Faces Behind the Facts," a new TV
documentary, takes an unflinching look at the persistent problem of
hunger in the 21st century -- and offers solutions.
A program of the National Council of Churches USA for the ABC-TV
"Vision and Values" series, the one-hour optional, closed-captioned
special will begin airing on ABC affiliates on Sunday, Oct. 24.
In Indiana the program is scheduled to air on
- Sunday, Oct. 24 in Evansville on WEHT (Channel 25) at 6 a.m. and
on
- Sunday, Nov. 7 in South Bend-Elkhart on WBND (Channel 58) at 10
a.m.
- At the present time, the documentary is NOT scheduled to air on
ABC's WRTV (Channel 6) in Indianapolis or WPTA (Channel 21) in Fort
Wayne.
Most of us don't often ask where our next meal is coming from. But
for millions of Americans and nearly a billion people worldwide, such
food insecurity is a daily reality.
"Hunger No More: Faces Behind the Facts" approaches hunger from the
perspective of faith, declaring that hunger is more than a social issue.
"It is a moral issue that needs immediate resolution," says Burton
Buller, president of Mennonite Media, who produced the program for the
NCC. "The program brings to life the moral dimension of this thorny
issue, and offers up a vision for a new day when hunger is eradicated
from the face of the earth."
Featured interviewees include:
- Senator Elizabeth Dole,
- Former Senator and presidential candidate George McGovern,
- Ethicist Jeffrey Sachs of The Earth Institute at Columbia
University,
- Bread for the World CEO David Beckmann,
- Church World Service Executive Director John McCullough,
- NCC General Secretary Bob Edgar,
- Joan Holmes of the United Nations-related Hunger Project,
- Ken Horne, CEO of the Society of St. Andrew,
- Joe Young, Director of Community Development, Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America,
- June Kim, Executive Secretary for World Hunger of the United
Methodist Committee on Relief, And leaders from several other hunger
programs mobilized by NCC member communions.
These key figures, in the movement to end hunger in America and
overseas, provide insight on the political, economic and cultural
factors that allow hunger to grow, and conclude that the problem can be
solved if enough people take action.
NCC General Secretary Edgar said the TV special is being produced as
part of the National Council of Churches' commitment "to address
significant issues of faith and public policy and to pursue concrete
solutions to the persistent challenge of poverty in a time of great
wealth and capability in our society."
Former Senator McGovern says in the program, "Every religion in the
world instructs its adherents to feed the hungry." A multitude of
faith-based efforts to end hunger enact this teaching -- everything from
community gardens to campaigns for equitable agricultural trade
policies.
The documentary highlights specific programs that point the way out
of the hunger crisis.
After airing, the program will be available on DVD and VHS video,
along with a study guide. Call 1-800-999-3534.
In addition to Mennonite Media, the NCC's sponsoring partners for the
production are the United Methodist Committee on Relief, the World
Hunger Program of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the
Society of St. Andrew, and the ecumenical humanitarian agency Church
World Service, with cooperation from Bread for the World and United
Methodist Communication.
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