{"id":1155,"date":"2007-07-31T09:50:15","date_gmt":"2007-07-31T09:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godspolitics\/2007\/07\/voice-of-the-day-elvia-alvarad-2.html"},"modified":"2007-07-31T09:50:15","modified_gmt":"2007-07-31T09:50:15","slug":"voice-of-the-day-elvia-alvarad-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2007\/07\/voice-of-the-day-elvia-alvarad-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Voice of the Day: Elvia Alvarado"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you Americans who really want to help the poor have to change your own government first. You Americans who want to see an end to hunger and poverty have to take a stand. You have to fight just like we\u2019re fighting\u2014even harder. You have to be ready to be jailed, to be abused, to be repressed. And you have to have the character, the courage, the morale, and the spirit to confront whatever comes your way.
\n– Elvia Alvarado
\nfrom Don\u2019t Be Afraid Gringo: A Honduran Woman Speaks from the Heart<\/i>
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So you Americans who really want to help the poor have to change your own government first. You Americans who want to see an end to hunger and poverty have to take a stand. You have to fight just like we\u2019re fighting\u2014even harder. 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