1.0Food and Faithhttps://centernet.pcusa.org/food-faithAndrew Kang Bartletthttps://centernet.pcusa.org/food-faith/author/andrewkangbartlett/Now is the time!rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2vC1ez04co"><a href="https://centernet.pcusa.org/food-faith/2014/03/19/now/">Now is the time!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://centernet.pcusa.org/food-faith/2014/03/19/now/embed/#?secret=2vC1ez04co" width="600" height="338" title="“Now is the time!” — Food and Faith" data-secret="2vC1ez04co" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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From Elena Stein & Claire Comiskey Dear friends, The “Now is the Time” Tour came to a rallying close on Saturday as over 1,000 people gathered in Lakeland to complete the 24-hour vigil and set off marching up the main thoroughfare to downtown Lakeland. The 24-hour witness outside an iconic Publix in the company’s hometown — staged from mid-day Friday to mid-day Saturday — proved to be the most poignant close to witness and community-building in ten cities over ten days. Click on the must-see video to the right for a sense of the confrontation between Publix officials and religious leaders during Friday's candlelight rally (or check out a written reflection from the Rev. Lindsay Comstock, Executive Director of National Farm Worker Ministry) as well as the powerful, guiding words that the faith delegation shared upon return, fueling the vigil participants for the long, chilly night ahead.