Friday, October 14, 2022, 7 PM
First Presbyterian Church. 215 Locust Street NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Discussion with Producer Steven Newcomb/via ZOOM Following Film
Refreshments Served
For more information call NM Conference of Churches 505.243.6234
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Watch the first ad from Healthcare Rising Arizona, listen to the KJZZ story, and view / download their flyer.
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Associate Conference Minister Rev. Dr. Barb Doerrer-Peacock and First Church Phoenix pastor Rev. Susan Valiquette joined a number of Jewish clergy and leaders, other clergy and lay people (Independent Catholic, Presbyterian, and others as the 158-year-old draconian abortion ban that was resurrected by a Pima Co. Superior Court judge in September, was being heard by the AZ Court of Appeals.
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The People’s Response Act (H.R. 4194) seeks to promote proven preventative, non-carceral, health-centered approaches to community safety that address underlying causes of crime, among them: economic insecurity, mental health, and substance abuse.
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Grand opening, awards, and a partnership with DoorDash.
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The UCC is launching a national art contest for children and youth that will be part of a larger campaign that will generate hope in making a difference when confronting the climate crisis.
How to participate?: Draw or paint about climate hope, environmental justice, or protecting the Earth. Sunday school class and youth group participation encouraged. Winners will be selected in November!
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The Philippine Human Rights Act (H.R. 3884) blocks US funds for police or military assistance to the Philippines, including equipment and training, until such time as human rights conditions are met. Some of those conditions include investigating and prosecuting members of the military and police forces who are found to have violated human rights, withdrawing the military from domestic policing, and establishing protections for the rights of trade unionists, journalists, human rights defenders, indigenous people, small farmers, LGBTI activists, and critics of the government.
Tell your Representative to support and co-sponsor this bill and encourage your Senators to introduce a similar bill in the Senate.
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This Friday, September 30th at 6:30 PM (in the sanctuary of Desert Palm UCC in Tempe) and on Zoom
Join Desert Palm UCC for a few short video clips and some Q & A about Arizona Prop 308 and immigration in general. Their Justice and Witness Committee is working to raise awareness around and to support the pending legislation that will ensure Dreamers and other graduates from Arizona high schools pay in-state tuition.
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To demonstrate our strong commitment to refugee resettlement please join us in asking the President to set the admissions cap at 200,000 and to hold meaningful consultations with Congress before the end of the fiscal year in support of rebuilding the U.S. Refugee Admissions program.
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“Each month we ask UCC advocates to help us unpack the complex justice issues that we’re working on. This month UCC Washington D.C. Office Domestic Policy Advocate, Katie Adams, tackles the important history of workplace rights, and the continued fight for worker empowerment.”
Read Getting to the Root here.
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RIP Medical Debt announces that on Tuesday, October 12th from 1:00 pm-4:30 pm ET, they are hosting our 2022 Policy Summit: From Exam Room to Kitchen Table: The Role of Medical Debt in Health. The event is free and accessible through a public livestream.
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As we continue to see the effects of climate change globally through drought, fires, floods and other weather-related disasters, it is crucial that President Biden and the U.S. lead by example by taking bold pro-climate actions and making serious and ambitious investments to reduce our carbon emissions.
Click here to sign the petition to President Biden calling on the U.S. government to lead by example by committing to bold and just climate action.
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United Church of Christ congregations have long assembled school kits and cleanup buckets to help others through Church World Service.
They now have two new opportunities. Church World Service Kits now include a Period (Menstrual Hygiene) Pack and a Welcome Backpack.
These join CWS’s well-established Hygiene and School Kits and Emergency Cleanup Buckets. And UCC churches assembling and donating any of the CWS Kits can apply for UCC Match Grants of up to $250 to help stretch their contribution.
Read the entire UCC news story here.
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The Dobbs vs. Jackson decision that nullified women’s constitutional right to abortion has generated a deluge of rhetoric, legal changes, and arguments. Sherry Warren breaks down some of the lingo.
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Global H.O.P.E. will be hosting a grant workshop on Wednesday, August 31 at 3pm to cover eligibility details and questions about the grants offered by Global HOPE for Refugee & Migration Ministries.
Register here.
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On Aug. 19, 2022 at the Arizona Housing Forum, the Arizona Department of Housing awarded the recently completed Hope House of Sedona with the 2022 Housing Hero Award for Outstanding State Administered Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Funded Project.
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Living Faithfully During an Election Season
Tuesday, September 13, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. via Zoom
Join the Arizona Faith Network for a faithful dialogue and education series leading to the 2022 midterm elections. Together we will work to speak truth and justice as we build bridges across the divides this election season.
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One of the most significant events in the history of the UCC was a six week nonviolent action campaign that gave birth to the environmental justice movement with its pioneering focus on environmental racism. This webinar will feature three leaders from the protest against the dumping of toxic waste in Warren County, North Carolina: Dollie Burwell, the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr., and the Rev. William Kearney.
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Big news on our campaign to #FightMedicalDebt: The AZ Superior Court has ruled in favor of our ballot initiative against legal challenges from predatory debt collection agencies. We agree with the court’s ruling, because no one should lose their home due to unpaid medical bills.
The Predatory Debt Collection Protection Act will now be known as Prop 209!
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Many voters like you are pledging to increase civic engagement in 2022 by committing to encouraging three friends to vote on or before Election Day. Because of the changing rules and wave of voter suppression laws passed at the state level, it is more important than ever that we know our voting rights and that we have a plan vote.
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