Nonviolent activism: Obama visits Latinos fasting for immigration reform - allvoices

Nonviolent activism: Obama visits Latinos fasting for immigration reform allvoices President Barack Obama [Unlink] together with Mrs. Obama on Friday visited Latinos on the National Mall who have been fasting for 14 days to bring attention to the need for immigration reform now. The organizer, Eliseo Medina, and a few other ...

Obamas visit fasting pro-immigration protesters on National Mall: 'We're very ... - BizPac Review

Obamas visit fasting pro-immigration protesters on National Mall: 'We're very ... BizPac Review The president and first lady “are very proud” of the group of immigration reform activists fasting in protest on the National Mall. On Friday, Barack and Michelle Obama visited the 10 individuals with “Fast for Families” who have only had water for the ...

Fasting immigration reform protester taken to hospital - Politic365

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Fasting immigration reform protester taken to hospital Politic365 Yesterday President Obama and the First Lady stopped by the tent on the National Mall to express support in person for those who have been fasting to pressure the House of Representatives to act on immigration reform. This Saturday marks the 19th day ...

Obama met fasting immigration activists - Press TV

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Obama met fasting immigration activists Press TV Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:21AM. Share | Email | Print. US President Barack Obama met on Friday with activists who are fasting in protest against the House of Representatives for its failure to take action on immigration legislation. The activists, who have ...

Obama Visits Activists Fasting for Immigration Reform - TIME

Obama Visits Activists Fasting for Immigration Reform TIME President Barack Obama visited activists who are fasting to protest House inaction on immigration legislation in the National Mall on Friday. Some fasters have consumed nothing but water since Nov. 12, the Associated Press reports. The President ...

President, first lady visit fasting immigration reform protesters [photos] - Twitchy

President, first lady visit fasting immigration reform protesters [photos] Twitchy Earlier this week, first lady Michelle Obama tweeted her support for the fasting immigration protesters on the National Mall, saying, “We're with you.” Today, the first lady and her husband met with the protesters in person to show their support. The ...

President Obama and First Lady visit fasting immigration activists - Raw Story

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President Obama and First Lady visit fasting immigration activists Raw Story President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited a group of activists on Friday who are fasting to protest inaction by the House of Representatives on immigration reform. According to the Associated Press, the protesters have foregone all ...

Obama visits immigration activists - Politico

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Obama visits immigration activists Politico The immigration activists have been fasting since Nov. 12, abstaining from all food except water and “are calling for the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives to take up action on comprehensive immigration reform,” the official said.

Obama Visits Group Fasting for Immigration Reform (Pics) - Eurweb.com

Obama Visits Group Fasting for Immigration Reform (Pics) Eurweb.com *President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama has visited the activists who are fasting in Washington to protest House inaction on immigration legislation. On the day after Thanksgiving, the president stopped by a white tent on the National ...

Immigration Reform 2013: Obamas Meet Fasting Activists - International Business Times

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Immigration Reform 2013: Obamas Meet Fasting Activists International Business Times The White House said that the president and first lady spoke with the fasters for about 30 minutes. The activists have been fasting since Nov. 12, and the group is planning a nationwide event called National Days to Act, Fast and Pray from Dec. 1 to ...

President Obama Visits Immigration Advocates Fasting For Reform - ThinkProgress

President Obama Visits Immigration Advocates Fasting For Reform ThinkProgress President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited Fast For Families on the national mall on Friday, a group of faith, civil rights leaders, and immigrants gathered to pressure the House of Representatives to take up immigration reform ...

While Congress Stalls On Immigration, Activists Encourage Others to Join Fast ... - ThinkProgress

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While Congress Stalls On Immigration, Activists Encourage Others to Join Fast ... ThinkProgress WASHINGTON, D.C. — As a majority of Americans will feast with their families this week, three core immigration activists began their fifteenth day of fasting on Tuesday to bring attention to 11.7 million undocumented immigrants, some of whom will be ...

Intermittent Fasting: Not Just for Weight Loss? - Shape Magazine (blog)

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Intermittent Fasting: Not Just for Weight Loss? Shape Magazine (blog) But four months later, after patients were off the intervention, those who had the initial "intermittent fasting" intervention had dropped more pounds and had greater improvements in memory than those on a standard diet. [Tweet this.] Study author ...

A Facebook Thanksgiving: Are Americans Fasting Off Social Media? - Forbes

A Facebook Thanksgiving: Are Americans Fasting Off Social Media? Forbes –Maybe, just maybe, Americans are checking out of all social media on Thanksgiving Day, fasting off electronics and feasting more on live experience. If you have been following me on this blog, you will probably know my bias. The third scenario is the ...

This hunger is no game: Phoenix man fasting to force immigration reform - TucsonSentinel.com

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This hunger is no game: Phoenix man fasting to force immigration reform TucsonSentinel.com WASHINGTON – Visitors to a tent on the National Mall occasionally have to lean in close so they can understand what Phoenix resident Cristian Avila is saying. It could be because the slight 23-year-old is just soft-spoken. Or it could be because going ...

Japan Govt Predicts Fasting Camps Will Cure Addicted Teens - Mashable

Japan Govt Predicts Fasting Camps Will Cure Addicted Teens Mashable That's what the Japanese government hopes its Internet fasting camps will look like in 2014. The Japanese Ministry of Education is devising ways to fight Internet addiction in adolescents. The ministry plans to open Internet fasting camps in the coming ...

Mac students fasting in solidarity with victims of superstorm Haiyan - Macalester College The Mac Weekly

Mac students fasting in solidarity with victims of superstorm Haiyan Macalester College The Mac Weekly As of Monday, November 19th, climate activists from around the world have come together and committed to fasting in solidarity with Saño, the people of the Philippines, and the millions of lives at risk from climate change-exacerbated storms, as well ...

Phoenix man at DC immigration rally fasts for 14 days - KPHO Phoenix

Phoenix man at DC immigration rally fasts for 14 days KPHO Phoenix Leaders and immigrant members of the community are fasting every day and night to try to persuade congressional lawmakers to pass immigration reform with a path to citizenship. Across country, more than 3,000 activists have signed up to fast for ...

Biden Sits Down with Fasting Immigration Activists - National Review Online (blog)

Biden Sits Down with Fasting Immigration Activists National Review Online (blog) Vice President Joe Biden had a surprise meeting with a group of activists fasting on the National Mall in support of comprehensive immigration reform. A picture of the meeting was shared on the vice president's official Twitter account: PHOTO: VP Biden ...

Veteran Union Activist Fasts to Support Rights for Illegal Immigrants - New York Times

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Veteran Union Activist Fasts to Support Rights for Illegal Immigrants New York Times In 1974, he fasted for 14 days to press a supermarket chain in Cleveland to stop stocking produce picked by nonunion laborers, in a campaign the United Farm Workers eventually won. And in 2006, Mr. Medina held another fast to support striking janitors ...

This hunger is no game: Phoenix man fasting to force immigration reform - Cronkite News

This hunger is no game: Phoenix man fasting to force immigration reform Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Visitors to a tent on the National Mall occasionally have to lean in close so they can understand what Phoenix resident Cristian Avila is saying. It could be because the slight 23-year-old is just soft-spoken. Or it could be because going ...

How to Lose Weight in a Week With Intermittent Fasting Diet Plans - Newswire (press release)

How to Lose Weight in a Week With Intermittent Fasting Diet Plans Newswire (press release) Two new videos from Health Nutrition News explain how it is not only possible, but much easier than people think using fat burning hormone boosting intermittent fasting diets. (Newswire.net -- November 22, 2013) Boston, MA -- Nearly all claims of diets ...

They're Going Hungry: A Chat With the Young Americans Fasting at COP 19 - Huffington Post

They're Going Hungry: A Chat With the Young Americans Fasting at COP 19 Huffington Post Not everyone in the group interviewed below is fasting. But they insisted -- for sake of solidarity and a philosophy of "no judgement" that they hold dear -- that distinctions not be made for this article between those who are and those who aren't ...

Weekly roundup: Anniversaries, fasting for immigration reform, and an exorcism - U.S. Catholic magazine (blog)

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Weekly roundup: Anniversaries, fasting for immigration reform, and an exorcism U.S. Catholic magazine (blog) A group of activists in Washington, D.C. called Fast for Families is currently in the process of publicly fasting to raise awareness for immigration reform. They have been fasting since November 12, and this week they were visited by Vice President Joe ...

Fasting teachers get support from parties - The New Indian Express

Fasting teachers get support from parties The New Indian Express Political parties have come out in support of the teachers of 14 government-aided schools in Puducherry, who are on their fourth day of indefinite fast. Leader of Opposition V.Vaithilingam, Pradesh Congress Committee president A V Subramanian, State ...

Fasting and funds back the Philippines - Church Times

Fasting and funds back the Philippines Church Times A DAY of fasting, in solidarity with the victims and survivors of Typhoon Haiyan - which is now known to have killed at least 3900 and probably many more people in the Philippines - was led by the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Williams this week ...

Immigration Reform News 2013: Fasting For Immigration Reform - Crossmap

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Immigration Reform News 2013: Fasting For Immigration Reform Crossmap Samuel Rodriguez, one of the nation's most prominent Latino religious leaders, was the first to start fasting as part of the national campaign. He has subsisted on just sparkling water and broth. Rodriguez is president of the National Hispanic ...

An Intermittent Fasting Diet Plan That Yields the Quickest Weight Loss Results ... - PR Web (press release)

An Intermittent Fasting Diet Plan That Yields the Quickest Weight Loss Results ... PR Web (press release) Intermittent fasting works by sending the body's fat burning hormones into overdrive by eating at a specific window of time during the day. Health Nutrition News further explains the benefits and efficiency of the intermittent fasting diet in their ...

ASUU Strike: Will Fasting And Prayer End It? - Osun Defender

ASUU Strike: Will Fasting And Prayer End It? Osun Defender Nigerians are perhaps one of the most religious nations on earth. The religiousity of Nigerians manifests itself in diverse ways in everyday life. The most noticeable way Nigerians display their piousness, perhaps, is the attitude of Nigerians towards ...

Does Intermittent Fasting Work? - Huffington Post

Does Intermittent Fasting Work? Huffington Post By Yuri Elkaim for U.S. News. Intermittent fasting is something people either want to know about, should know about or have never heard of. Here's a look at what it is and why it can be beneficial to your health. Research shows that those who eat less ...

WCC Member Churches Calling for a Day of Fasting for the Poor - AllAfrica.com

WCC Member Churches Calling for a Day of Fasting for the Poor AllAfrica.com Youth delegates to climate-change talks from churches of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) have initiated a call to fast with the poor and vulnerable who are disproportionately affected by extreme weather events. The call was joined immediately by ...

Hugh Jackman talks intermittent fasting and fitness: 'I am not a gym junkie' - Examiner.com

Hugh Jackman talks intermittent fasting and fitness: 'I am not a gym junkie' Examiner.com ... Hugh Jackman · Celebrity News · Celebrity Weight Loss. Check out some of the best diets of 2013, including the Intermittent Fasting Diet used. Play. Check out some of the best diets of 2013, including the Intermittent Fasting Diet used by Hugh Jackman.

What I've Learned from 2 Years of Intermittent Fasting - Lifehacker

What I've Learned from 2 Years of Intermittent Fasting Lifehacker Adopting a philosophy of self-experimentation can make a tremendous difference in your life. Choosing to experiment with new ideas can help you start a successful business. Choosing to experiment with sharing your work can launch your career as a ...

Double Intention in Muharram Fasting: Allowed? - Onislam.net

Double Intention in Muharram Fasting: Allowed? Onislam.net As for the point you raised in your question, though it is permissible, upon some jurists' opinions, to combine two intentions in fasting; making up for days of Ramadan and days of Muharram, we don't encourage you to do so. A Muslim should be perfect ...

Religion briefs: Bishops elect president; group fasting for immigration reform - Jackson Clarion Ledger

Religion briefs: Bishops elect president; group fasting for immigration reform Jackson Clarion Ledger WASHINGTON – A coalition of lawmakers, immigrant rights activists, faith leaders and labor officials are turning to fasting and prayer to enhance their call for immediate and comprehensive immigration reform. “Fast for Families” held a mass prayer ...

Tagle calls for day of prayer, fasting for 'Yolanda' victims - ABS CBN News

Tagle calls for day of prayer, fasting for 'Yolanda' victims ABS CBN News MANILA -- Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle is calling on Filipinos to spend the whole day of November 16, Saturday, in prayer and fasting in solidarity with the victims of super typhoon "Yolanda." According to a report from the Catholic ...

Interfaith Day of Fasting unites Gusties in religious dialogue - The Gustavian Weekly (blog)

Interfaith Day of Fasting unites Gusties in religious dialogue The Gustavian Weekly (blog) Participants fasted from sunrise to sunset, gathering in Alumni Hall to break the fast together over a shared meal in the evening. Those involved could choose from one of three levels of participation; simply abstaining from food, going without food ...

USCCB asks prayers, fasting for adoption - Catholic Culture

USCCB asks prayers, fasting for adoption Catholic Culture Campaign components include monthly Eucharistic holy hours in cathedrals and parishes, daily family rosary, special Prayers of the Faithful at all Masses, fasting and abstinence on Fridays, and the second observance of a Fortnight for Freedom.

Bishop visits activists fasting for immigration reform - National Catholic Reporter (blog)

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Bishop visits activists fasting for immigration reform National Catholic Reporter (blog) Organizers of the campaign, called "Fast for Families: A Call for Immigration Reform and Citizenship," have set up visits to those fasting by members of Congress, prominent organizers, and faith leaders. Salt Lake City Bishop John Wester was among ...