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  • faith in action

    Moving Toward Environmental Justice

    September 2, 2021

    Day of education, action and hope for Katrina anniversary

    Ella Doyle lifts her head in prayer and tells fellow parishioners to “hold your head up” during an outdoor worship service at Hartzell Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Slidell, La., shortly after Hurricane Katrina in September 2005. The church’s sanctuary was ruined by the storm surge. Doyle said she rode out the storm in a boat with her husband and two sons. File Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.
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    Climate: 2019 in review

    December 16, 2019

    2019 was a year when we witnessed an ever-growing disconnect between what the climate science is telling us, the devastating realities of extreme weather, the growing movement of youth and people of faith demanding action, and the unconscionable lack of leadership by U.S. and global leaders.

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    The Power of Organizing

    January 30, 2017

    In a recent meeting with national gun violence prevention advocates, former Attorney General Eric Holder concluded with a rousing call to action. With a sense of passion, he reminded us that we have an informed, galvanized, active population, and we need to get people engaged. Energy is on our side. We need to get busy; we need to build; we need to organize.

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    Register now for CoNGO's second global webinar of the year

    May 24, 2023

    Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) presents Global Justice and Solidarity: Implementing Agenda 2030, Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Action.

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    Federal Texas Judge Decides DACA Unlawful in Recent Court Case Ruling

    September 20, 2023

    Judge Andrew Hanen of the Federal District Court in Houston, Texas recently ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was unlawful and an overstep of Executive authority by then President Barack Obama in 2012.

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    Juneteenth: A Day On, Not a Day Off

    June 18, 2021

    How to put your faith in action on Juneteenth

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    #TBT "After the 12 year war"

    February 22, 2018

    This month's #throwbackthursday is an image that appeared in engage/Social Action in March 1973.

    A wrinkled hand holds a few coins and a plastic army figure. The image includes the words: The Cost of War: US combat dead -- 45,993 $135 billion from 1965-73.
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    Healthy Masculinity: Working to end sexual assault

    November 28, 2017

    Women consider sexual assault daily. An average woman participates in approximately 189 thoughts or actions to prevent sexual assault each day. Changing this requires us to redesign the gender boxes into which we place men and women.

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    Apply today: Healthy masculinity training

    August 30, 2017

    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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    Our witness cannot stop now

    June 20, 2018

    In response to President Trump's executive order, the general secretary calls on United Methodists for further action on immigration.