Double Shot of Change

Order up some caffeinated change this holiday season and combine the poverty-fighting power of of Our Day and Fair Trade coffee.

Pura Vida is a wonderful fair trade coffee company, and this holiday season they are offering a Double Shot Gift Basket for purchase through the Pura Vida website!

The gift basket includes a copy of Our Day to End Poverty along side a 12oz. bag of Pura Vida's handcrafted 100% Arabica coffee—certifed organic, Fair Trade and shade-grown. Each purchase of Pura Vida coffee contributes to the wellbeing of artisans and farmers, promotes physical health and provides educational opportunities to children in coffee-growing communities. This is a great way to give a gift that impacts poverty in many ways!

Shannon and Joy Anderson to Appear at Vox Pop in Brooklyn Tuesday Dec. 4th

Vox Pop is a dynamic place described by Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn as, "Part bookstore, coffee bar, performance space, instant publishing center, community center, Vox Pop is sort of a live blog, with tons of atmosphere and cultural vitality."

Shannon and Joy will wade into this dynamic space to discuss Our Day on Tuesday, Dec 4th from 7-9pm. Copies of the book will be on sale, and we anticipate a lively and fun discussion of poverty and ways people can take action to end it!

Make the Holidays Our Day to End Poverty

Each year, around this time companies and individuals alike face the question of what to give the people they care about. Chocolates? Socks? A giftcard? How about giving the tools to make a difference?

Our Day to End Poverty makes a wonderful gift for young and old, friends, co-workers, neighbors. If you want to learn about bulk purchase discounts or giving Our Day for the holidays, contact the book team today.

F.I.S.H.: One group working to eradicate poverty connects with Our Day and the book's goals

F.I.S.H.: "Families & Individuals Seeking Hope" is a grassroots organization dedicated to eradicating poverty in South Royalton, VT. And they want to use Our Day to help them. These seven people have come together, bringing their diverse talents, to assist people in the following ways: budgeting, education, reliable transportation, weatherization or other home repairs and safe dependable child or elder care. Some of them work for area social-services groups and are very tired of not meeting the larger challenge of actually eliminating poverty in their town.

Karen Speerstra reported in about F.I.S.H. and her dream that other small communities will take up the challenge of eliminating poverty close to home. We hope that F.I.S.H. will show other communities what's possible and we will all see progress, like little yeast bubbles popping.

Inside Wealth episode with Shannon and Jeff available for online listening

On October 14, Shannon and Jeff talked with Stu Zimmerman about Our Day to End Poverty and how everyday people can take action to have a positive impact. Click the links below to listen to the show, or visit the Inside Wealth website to learn more.

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Shannon and Jeff to appear on Inside Wealth this Sunday, October 14th

Authors Shannon Daley-Harris and Jeff Keenan will be appearing on Inside Wealth, a talk with host Stu Zimmerman about Our Day on a show that aims to, "awaken, inspire, and empower you to experience the wealth that's already inside you." For more information on where you can hear the show, check out the Inside Wealth website.

Women's Funding Network Makes News of Our Day

Women's Funding Network recently sent out a newsletter that encouraged their readers to check out Our Day to End Poverty, and touting the fact that part of the author royalties will be donated to WFN. (Related detail: all net author royalties from sales of Our Day to End Poverty will be donated to 5 poverty-fighting nonprofit organizations selected by the 5 members of the book team).