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Honoring International Literacy Day
Over 50 years ago, UNESCO officially proclaimed Sept. 8 as International Literacy Day to actively mobilize the international community and to promote literacy as an instrument to empower individuals, communities and societies.
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UM deaconess responds to Philippine extrajudicial killing crisis
Deaconess Norma Dollaga recently put her faith in action by writing an op-ed published in The Philippine Daily Inquirer, one of the Philippines' leading newspapers.
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Interview with Social Principles revision team leader Rev. Kalaba Chali
The Social Principles are being revised by a global team of theologians and experts. Today we profile the leader leading the team working on the social community section of the Social Principles.
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If you ate today, thank a farm worker
Today is Labor Day, a time when many people celebrate the end of summer. It’s also a time to celebrate workers’ rights. It’s also a day on which some of the most marginalized laborers in the U.S. have to work.
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Living faith, seeking justice, persuing peace in Zimbabwe: An Interview with the Rev. Taurai Emmanuel Maforo
Church and Society staff met with the Rev. Taurai Emmanuel Maforo at a United Methodist Social Principles training held at Africa University in June 2017.
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Apply today: Healthy masculinity training
Church and Society, the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference Board of Church and Society, and the Healthy Masculinities Action Project have teamed up to put on a training October 23-26, 2017.
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Defend DACA: A Call to Action
As the Trump Administration considers rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the general secretary issues a call for United Methodists to urge their members of Congress to support DACA.
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Race, hunger and the Eucharist
The U.S. is the wealthiest country in the world. It also has 42 million residents facing hunger. Half of those lack “access, at times, to enough food for all household members,” what the USDA calls food insecurity.
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Kiss today goodbye
Ethnic Young Adult Intern Iris Gadsden reflects on her summer learning about faith, justice and peace.
