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Live58 is a movement of people from diverse walks of life who have decided to end extreme poverty once and for all. Through the award winning documentary 58:, Live58 fosters collaborative partnerships with local and global communities to identify tangible ways to participate in ending extreme poverty.

“God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives. God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is with us if we are with them.” ― Bono

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To learn more about the resources Live58 offers, please select your area of focus.

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Distractions

| 07, December

Distractions everywhere, doubters abound Change the world? That reasoning is not sound My face slaps reality, visions take back seat My watch ticks fast, challenging great feats I’m told be practical, I’m told to chill I’m talked off my soapbox, told to stand still Busy

An Orphans Voice

| 06, October

I wrote the following poem based on Psalm 68, where David writes that God is a “Father to the fatherless, defender of widows--this is God, whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families.” This poem is dedicated to children all around the world

OUR GENERATION

| 04, October

WHAT WILL BE SAID OF OUR GENERATION? A generation blinded by wealth where poverty cannot be seen. A generation who talks about feeding the hungry while paying for Weight Watchers because they can’t stop eating. A generation that believes in sheltering the homeless, as long

Events

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Upcoming Events

The goal of our events is to provide people, organizations and individuals with practical tools in order to inspire action to end extreme poverty. We believe that everyone can contribute to see the end of poverty in local and global settings so we inspire others to create what we call a Justice Plan. Through specialized consulting and individualized training sessions, Live58 hopes to connect people with resources and allow them to create their own Justice Plan to end poverty.

Leadership Seminar in South Sacramento, California – August 14th, 15th, 2016
Justice Symposium in Franklin, Tennessee – Exact dates TBD Fall 2016
Justice Symposium in Washington D.C. – September 2016
Leadership Seminar in New York City – September 2016

Host an Event or Screening

Live58 is committed to offering organizations, leaders and churches tools to mobilize their community to act against poverty. If you are interested in hosting an event for your organization or church, please contact us below. Hosting a specialized seminar, conference, training or screening will offer your organization an intimate setting to hold conversations about local or global poverty and identify tangible ways you can get involved. Our consultants and speakers also work to motivate others in realizing everyone has a role in the movement to end poverty.