WASHINGTON — Bread for the World, an organization that seeks to end world hunger through political policy changes, has been awarded the Community of Christ’s (CofChrist) International Peace Award for “40 years of passionate advocacy and achievements in overcoming hunger and poverty.”
David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, will accept the award Oct. 24 at the CofChrist annual Peace Colloquy in Independence, Mo. The award ceremony will kick off the event, themed Poverty: God Weeps.
Bread for the World staff members Jose Garcia and Diane Ford Dessables will give a series of workshops Oct. 25, and all participants will have the opportunity to take part in the Offering of Letters, a campaign where participants write letters to Congressional representatives to encourage policy reform.
The International Peace Award was established in 1993 to honor recipients as peacemakers and bring attention to the work of peacemaking throughout the world. It was first given to Jehan Sadat, widow of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, for her work of social reform and women’s civil rights in Egypt.
Beckmann said he is grateful “for strong partnerships with people of faith across the country — partnerships like the one between Bread for the World and the Community of Christ.”
CofChrist’s World Hunger Committee first sponsored the Hunger Report, Bread for the World Institute’s annual analysis of issues crucial to ending hunger around the world, in 1996.
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