January 31, 2012
There are 3 exciting calls/webinars happening in February to learn more about immigration policies in the U.S. and how communities can advocate for those who live in constant fear from prejudice and possible separation from family.
Join any and all in the coming two weeks!
- February 2- Webinar for Immigration Advocacy: The Only Secure Community is the Beloved Community
- February 6 – National Faith and Immigration Monthly Call and Optional Webinar
- February 9 – Stop Deportations and Keep Families Together
For full descriptions and call in/registration instructions, click here.
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January 3, 2012
Jesse Epp-Fransen reflects on the need for hope in a world full of turmoil, both in the biblical era, and today.
We… live in a turbulent world, desperately in need of good news. In America 15 percent of the population experienced poverty in 2011. More than 2 million people are in federal or state prisons, or in jails awaiting trial. One in nine African-American males ages 25-29 was in prison or jail in 2009, according to The Sentencing Project(1). The Mayor of New Orleans recently noted in a statement that “from September of last year to February of this year, a student attending John McDonough [High School] was more likely to be killed than a soldier in Afghanistan”(2).
Read the full article here.
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December 23, 2011
Theo Sitther writes for Third Way Cafe of the revolutions around the world and the connections to the Christmas story.
In this season of Advent, the words of Mary bring hope. Christ enters our broken world, uplifts the lowly, and feeds the hungry. Christ’s birth brings hope of newness and renewal. Was this a year of revolutions? In many ways, yes. How will we in our comfort respond to the injustice in our own communities and our world?
Read the article here and let us know what you think in the comment section.
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December 23, 2011
Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach writes about the end of the Iraq war and rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran in the latest Third Way Cafe.
One would think that policymakers would have no interest in getting into another conflict in the region. But since early November, U.S.-Iran relations, which have long been frosty, have gotten even more tense.
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December 2, 2011
Policy Intern Heather Sell writes about gun violence in Mexico and the U.S. origin of up to 2000 guns a day.
Violence in Mexico has erupted to shocking levels in the last five years, accounting for the death of approximately 40,000 individuals. The problems associated with violence in Mexico are multi-faceted and deeply rooted. But one area where the U.S. can and should take action relates to illegal gun smuggling across the U.S.-Mexico border. According to a Senate report released by Senators Dianne Feinstein (CA), Charles Schumer (NY), and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), thousands of guns used by Mexican cartels and gangs originate in the U.S. Of the more than 29,000 guns turned over to the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives by the Mexican government, over 70% of the weapons were traced back to the United States. Current data suggests that 2,000 weapons freely flow from the United States to Mexico each day.
Read the entire article here.
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December 2, 2011
- Monday, December 5, 4pm Eastern Time
- Call-in number: 800-920-7487; code: 76723736
Join us on Monday, December 5th at 4 pm EST for the Interfaith Immigration Coalition’s monthly National Faith and Immigration Call. The call will include updates on:
- Alabama legislation
- Potential Alabama copycats
- Other state anti-immigrant legislation concerns for the new year
We will also hear from a few people that are working to stop anti-immigrant legislation in their states.
Lines will be limited so call in early. Be sure to bring your questions.
- Monday, December 5, 4pm Eastern Time
- Call-in number: 800-920-7487; code: 76723736
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November 18, 2011
Pastor in residence Earl Zimmerman reflects of the effect climate change is having in India.
We’re now much more aware of the fact that our world is an integrated ecosystem and that actions or lifestyle choices made by people in one country or region affect the whole ecosystem. The biblical creation story of God placing Adam (humankind) in a garden to till and keep it (Genesis 2: 15) reminds us of our responsibility to care for the earth.
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