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NYCUP Comes to Columbia w/ Spring Break Session 5! By Jonathan Walton - Posted March 25, 2013 Columbia-University-Online

What’s up with NYCUP this week? We’re coming to Columbia University and Barnard College with 3 GREAT EVENTS! THURSDAY: St. Paul’s Chapel @ 7:30pm What does Jesus have to say about rape, violence, modern-day slavery and other injustices? Jonathan Walton answers that question at Columbia University! FRIDAY: GOOD Friday Prayer & Worship @ [...]

“Girl Be Heard” Comes to Columbia & Barnard! By Jonathan Walton - Posted March 18, 2013

“Girl Be Heard creates a world for young women to find strength, realize their potential, and rise above their circumstances and society’s expectations of them. And InterVarsity at Columbia, the Price of Life-NYC and the New York City Urban Project aim to help them! The fight against sex-trafficking and exploitation is a real one [...]

Registration for Sessions 2 & 3 closes @ MIDNIGHT! By Jonathan Walton - Posted February 18, 2013

Hey Everybody! 30 people have signed up in the last 24 hours but I’m not sure if you’ve claimed your spot! We are taking over the Bowery Mission’s 115th Street Shelter and transform this bare building into a place for healing and restoration. We are partnering with Mont Lawn City Camp to set up [...]

We Are Not Awesome By ecraig - Posted February 15, 2013 Kid President 2

How many times have you made a commitment to something? Maybe you stood up at a rally or meeting and said “Yes, I want to do/be that!” Maybe it was to fight slavery, follow Jesus, commit to some idea of positivity and peace making and then and there you felt so passionate [...]

Registration for Spring Break EXTENDED! By Jonathan Walton - Posted January 31, 2013

The Bowery Mission is opening up a new men’s shelter in East Harlem and we’re going to help them get the building ready! The Bowery is also opening up new programs for kids in the South Bronx and we’re helping out with them too! March is going to be an amazing month and you’re [...]

Sweet News from Hershey’s Chocolate By Jonathan Walton - Posted October 5, 2012 cocoa_farmers

This sweet news just in from JustMeans: Hershey’s Plans to use all fair trade certified chocolate by 2020! “The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today said it will source 100 percent certified cocoa for its global chocolate product lines by 2020 and accelerate its programs to help eliminate child labor in the cocoa regions of [...]

“I Would Fight Slavery If Only….” By Jonathan Walton - Posted October 2, 2012 NYCUP with Relief Bus

What would it take for you to fight slavery? Resources? A website? A blog? A book? We are about to launch a new website and initiatives but want to know what YOU need. Obama said what no president since Abraham Lincoln called for – freedom for those who are slaves! Let’s Get Involved! [...]

We NEED 75 Volunteers SATURDAY! By Jonathan Walton - Posted July 10, 2012

300+ people is what we’re expecting @ the Hope Fair and we need your help to make it an amazing day for the community. Face painting, a Bouncy House, Pop-up nail salon for women, resources for people in need, and more fun, resources and fellowship will take over the block! Will you come out from [...]