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relentlessactsofsacrifice

NYCUP is proud to be a part of World Vision Acts’ ReLENTless Acts of Sacrifice. Six creative activists are inviting you to “Sacrifice” this Lent for the “least of these”. If you’re up for it, click here!

NYCUP Artist Courtney Wong Featured by MTV! By Courtney Wong - Posted February 20, 2012

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Thanks to her commitment to launch a monthly anti-human trafficking video series with NYCUP LoGOFF, Courtney has been featured by MTV! Check out the article here!

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Apple’s CEO Tim Cook says the company “cares about every worker” in its factories and that “no one in (the) industry is doing more to improve working conditions than Apple.” Of course, when it comes to issues of corporate responsibility, talk is cheap. What matters is not what Apple says, but what it does. [...]

29 Ways to Pray By ccarney - Posted

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29 Ways to Pray #19 Go to www.charitywater.org Watch a video or two. Consider those in needy parts of the world who have to travel far to get water that may not even be clean. Pray for those in need everytime you use water today: cooking, making tea or coffee, showering, drinking, brushing your teeth, [...]

Registration for Session 2 Closed! Session 3, 4, & 5 Still Open By Mike Notley - Posted February 16, 2012

Praise God for the 130 people who are coming to fight trafficking, feed the homeless, and grow in their leadership. We are still accepting application for Session 3, 4, and 5. Get them in soon to claim your spot!

Fair Trade…Flowers? By Jonathan Walton - Posted February 14, 2012

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Before you grab that bouquet, take a moment to pray for the people that plant, pick, prune and pass those blossoms from South and Central America and Africa all the way to your local florist. Take a look at this article from the International Labor Rights Forum. ILRF’s Fairness in Flowers Campaign has [...]

Apple Opens Up to Investigations at FOXCONN! By Jonathan Walton - Posted February 13, 2012

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Apple has heard the critics and is now ready to dig deeper into Foxconn’s working conditions. The iPhone maker announced today that it has asked the Fair Labor Association (FLA), an organization “dedicated to ending sweatshop conditions in factories worldwide,” to investigate Foxconn facilities in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China. The first inspections began this morning in the [...]

Prayer for the Lukewarm… By Jonathan Walton - Posted

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Father, forgive us for singing songs with words that we really don’t believe, praying prayers that are empty and lack faith, and going to church only to be seen and have lunch with afterwards. Help us to desire a genuine encounter with the living God. Help us to desire your Kingdom and not our own. [...]