Bread's advocacy focus in 2012 will be on protecting the federal programs most vital to hungry people at home and abroad from cuts in the name of deficit reduction. We still have a lot of work to do to convince Congress not to balance the budget on the backs of those who are most needy.

This interactive, engaging workshop in Flint will give you the tools you need to raise these important issues to your church, campus, or group and encourage people to advocate for and with hungry people.

This workshop is cosponsored by The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan. Come join us, meet other Bread members and justice activists in your area—as well as your Bread regional organizer, Larry Hollar—and get energized to make a difference! Check out the new Offering of Letters campaign materials at www.bread.org/OL.

The workshop is free and open to the public. Please RSVP here. To locate the Food Bank, see www.fbem.org or use an online mapping service. An optional tour of the Food Bank follows the workshop.

Questions? Email lhollar@bread.org or call 1-800-619-9239.