Cumberland Presbyterian women “Step Out” for Fair Food! First-ever Fair Food protest in Chattanooga, TN, “a proud day to be part of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.” Last week, Silvia Perez of the CIW delivered the keynote address at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s Women’s Ministry Convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  The Women’s Ministry, as part of its “Step Out” initiative committed to putting faith into action, is focused on farmworker justice this year, and Silvia’s speech took up the theme, framing the Campaign for Fair Food itself as an act of faith — faith in the workers’ vision of justice that would someday become a reality through the committed partnership of farmworkers and allies of faith around the country. Following the keynote, members of the Women’s Ministry and participants in the larger denominational General Assembly that was taking place at the same time — including the denomination’s leaders, Moderator (Rev. Lisa Anderson) and Stated Clerk (Rev. Michael Sharpe, pictured below) — got ready for a scorching afternoon action at a Publix store in Chattanooga.  This was the first-ever Publix protest in Chattanooga, and for many of the participants it was their first time to take part in a protest...    Read more about the "Step Out" Campaign from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church's Women's Ministry -- and last week's inspiring protest in Chattanooga -- at the CIW website