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Advocacy (Social Justice & Mission)


WELCOME!

If you are interested in learning more about the Social Justice and Mission ministries of the Annual Conference, then you’ve come to the right place!  This page is a resource for you to learn more about upcoming events, resources related to our denominational perspectives on the four issue areas of the Annual Conference, and ways to get your congregation involved in ministries of outreach and advocacy!

Opportunities

 

 

May 30th & 31st, 2013

Statewide United Methodist Women’s Human Trafficking Awareness Conference

Ames, Iowa

The Iowa United Methodist Women and the Network Against Human Trafficking are co-sponsoring a human trafficking awareness conference May 30th & 31st, 2013. There will be a training program incorporated within the conference that can be utilized by United Methodists in communities, schools, and churches. The conference will be held at Collegiate United Methodist Church and Wesley Foundation, which is located at 2622 Lincoln Way in Ames. For more information about the conference, please contact UMW President Rita Vallery at larry.vallery@hotmail.com, UMW Vice-President Cheryl Weesner at weesdc@q.com, or UMW Social Action Coordinator Peggy Aguilar at paguilarc@aol.com. For details for the conference location and parking, please contact Collegiate United Methodist Church at 515.292.6936.

 

 

June 20 through June 21, 2013

The National Faith, Justice & Civic Learning Conference

DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.

For more information and registration go to http://nfjcl.depaul.edu/Default.asp

 

 

A Place at the Table

A Place at the Table is a documentary on hunger and poverty in the United States that just opened nationwide on Friday, March. 1st. The film explores the realities of hunger in the midst of abundance and follows the stories of three different individuals whose experiences and lives address the reality and complexity of the hunger crisis in the United States. For more information about the film, go to http://www.takepart.com/place-at-the-table. To watch a clip of the film go to http://www.bread.org/ol/2013/a-place-at-the-table/.

Bread for the World has created a discussion guide for A Place at the Table that can be used with small groups and congregations that can be found at http://www.bread.org/ol/2013/a-place-at-the-table/2013-ol-discussion-guide.pdf.

Bread for the World also offers links to sign a petition to the President and write letters to Congress about ending hunger. Go to http://www.bread.org/ol/2013/engagement/.

For more information about Bread’s Offering of Letters campaign, go to http://blog.bread.org/2013-offering-of-letters/.

 

  

Resources


IMMIGRATION REFORM


ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE


RESTORATIVE JUSTICE


ECONOMIC JUSTICE 


Everyone needs a helping hand once in awhile. Community Action Agencies are here to assist families and change lives! The Iowa Department of Human Rights has created bulletin inserts for churches to use to get the word out about Iowa’s Community Action Agencies and how they can be supportive in tough economic times. For the English version, click here.

For the Spanish version, please click here

Contact Us
Naomi Sea Young Wittstruck            Leadership Development Minister             515.974.8908
Felicia Coe                                       Administrative Assistant                             515.974.8911


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