Vicini Company Issues ‘Pink Slips’ in Lieu of Written Work Contracts According to Report by Human Rights Advocate Fr. Christopher Hartley: ‘New Forms of Human Rights Abuses on Vicini Company Sugar Cane Plantations’

Approximately 500 sugar cane cutters from CAEI/Vicini Company plantations in the Dominican Republic take unprecedented legal action to reverse at least one of seven human rights abuses detailed by Fr. Christopher Hartley in his current report

MADRID, Spain, Sept. 2, 2009 — The atmosphere of ra…

‘Crazy Love’ by Francis Chan Wins 2009 Retailers Choice Award

DENVER, July 14, 2009 — “Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God” by Francis Chan (http://www.cornerstonesimi.com) has won the 2009 Retailers Choice Award in the ‘Christian Living’ category. Sponsored by Christian Retailing magazine (http://www.christian…

Coffee Company Combats Human Trafficking, One Cup at a Time

SEATTLE, July 3, 2009 — Typically, the coffee artisans at the Seattle-based Storyville Coffee Company have one thing on their collective mind - helping people to brew the perfect cup of coffee at home. It’s an obsession that borders on fanaticism.

But recently, Storyville made the radical…