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Category: Justice

Don’t Forget Flint!

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| Black Lives Matter, Community, Economic Justice, Health, Justice, Social Action

Lead crisis: Flint braces as Michigan shuts down free bottled water sites “My water stinks. It still burns to take a shower. There’s no way they can say it’s safe.” by Erik Ortiz / Apr.09.2018 / 11:44 AM ET / Updated Apr.09.2018 / 2:39 PM ET Shawn Jones, 42, right, and Tony Price, 54, distribute bottled water at a point […]

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A Return to Debtors’ Prisons

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| Civil Rights, Community, Courts, Incarceration, Information, Justice, US Supreme Court

A return to debtors’ prisons: Jeff Sessions’ war on the poor One day after President Donald Trump invited Republican lawmakers to the White House to celebrate the historic tax cuts they passed for corporations and wealthy business leaders, his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, quietly reinstated a draconian policy that effectively serves as a regressive tax […]

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28 Days, 28 Films

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| Children, Information, Justice, Race, Social Action

28 Days, 28 Films for Black History Month By MANOHLA DARGIS and A.O. SCOTT   https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/01/movies/28-essential-films-black-history-month.html  2/1/18 IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR since Barry Jenkins’s “Moonlight” won the Oscar for best picture. This awards season, Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” and Dee Rees’s “Mudbound” have received multiple nominations and accolades, optimistic signs that black filmmakers are receiving more opportunities in the […]

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Camp Words in Congressional Record

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| Community, Current Events, Faith, Justice

More to Think About: Community Rep. John Larson came to Faith Church for many reasons. Rep. Larson has visited numerous times, bringing information and keeping us informed. On this visit, he did two important things: he presented a copy of a proclamation in conjunction with having Rev. Camp’s words read into the Congressional Record, and […]

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WHY DOES THE U.S. SENTENCE CHILDREN TO LIFE IN PRISON?

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| Incarceration, Justice, Youth

WHY DOES THE U.S. SENTENCE CHILDREN TO LIFE IN PRISON? In 2006, Cyntoia Brown was convicted of murdering a man who hired her for sex and sentenced to life in prison. She was sixteen years old. Brown testified that she killed the man in self defense, that she was forced into prostitution by an abusive boyfriend […]

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Governor Malloy signs criminal justice reform bills at Faith Congregational Church

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| Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Incarceration, Justice

Governor Malloy signs criminal justice reform bills at Faith Congregational Church by Marc E. Fitch | Aug 2, 2017 | Good Government, Yankee News | Flanked by community leaders, politicians and organizations across the political spectrum, Governor Dannel Malloy signed legislation to reform Connecticut’s criminal justice system on Wednesday at Faith Congregational Church in Hartford. The governor signed a total of nine […]

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CT Bans the Box

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| Incarceration, Justice

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/ex-cons-unfairly-barred-jobs-ban-box-proponents-say-yes/ Connecticut Becomes the Third Jurisdiction in 2016 to “Ban the Box” BY JENNIFER L. MORA, PHILIP GORDON, AND MATTHEW CURTIN ON JUNE 3, 2016 On June 1, 2016, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed a bill into law that prohibits most employers from requesting criminal history information on an initial employment application.  Connecticut’s new “ban-the-box” […]

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Restoring the Social Justice Identity of the Black Church

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| Justice

Restoring the Social Justice Identity of the Black Church By Robert S. Harvey  “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). In the days of past, the clarion call and mission of the black church was two-fold: it served as a beacon of hope for the […]

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Environmental Racism Is the New Jim Crow

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| Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Community, Environmental Racism, Health, Information, Justice, Race

 7 videos   Video by The Atlantic African Americans face disproportionate rates of lead poisoning, asthma, and environmental harm. Staff writer Vann R. Newkirk II argues that discrimination in public planning is to blame. “Pollution and the risk of disaster are assigned to black and brown communities through generations of discrimination and political neglect,” says Newkirk II. […]

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Private Prisons

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| Civil Rights, Immigrants, Incarceration, Justice, News!

Private Prisons In the early 1980s, the Corrections Corporation of America pioneered the idea of running prisons for a profit. “You just sell it like you were selling cars, or real estate, or hamburgers,” one of its founders told Inc. magazine. Today, corporate-run prisons hold eight percent of America’s inmates. Here’s how the private prison […]

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John Lewis Accepts National Book Award

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| Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Current Events, History, Justice

  John Lewis Accepts National Book Award With Emotional Speech As a teenager, the congressman wasn’t even allowed to get a library card because of his race. Emily Tate Politics Intern, The Huffington Post  In a powerful acceptance speech at the National Book Awards ceremony Wednesday night, civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) recalled how […]

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Religious Liberty vs. Nondiscrimination

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| Bigotry, Civil Rights, Current Events, Faith, Information, Justice, Social Action

Where the Public Stands on Religious Liberty vs. Nondiscrimination Two-thirds say employers should provide birth control in insurance plans, but public is split over same-sex wedding services and use of public bathrooms by transgender people The U.S. public expresses a clear consensus on the contentious question of whether employers who have religious objections to contraception […]

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The 2015-2016 Youth Non-Violence Initiative

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| Gun Violence, Justice, Social Action, Youth

The 2015-2016 Youth Non-Violence Initiative The 2015-16 cohort of the Youth Non-Violence program traveled to Washington, D. C. this month. Fourteen youth, who were accompanied by Pastor Camp and their chaperones, were able to make this journey. They spent two days in D.C. studying and discussing past and current war, violence and peace-making events.  The […]

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On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart

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| Bigotry, Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Faith, Justice, Race, Social Action

    On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart About four-in-ten blacks are doubtful that the U.S. will ever achieve racial equality Almost eight years after Barack Obama’s election as the nation’s first black president –an event that engendered a sense of optimism among many Americans about the future of […]

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  • Abolition Advent Calendar offers reflections, practices to support freedom for all bodies December 5, 2023
    Now that Advent is here, prepare for some movement. This year’s Abolition Advent Calendar includes weekly embodied spiritual practices every Monday of Advent. Each week, Coke Tani will offer guided embodied practices to accompany the theme “Freedom for All Bodies.”… The post Abolition Advent Calendar offers reflections, practices to support freedom for all bodies appeared […]
  • At U.N. commemoration, Makari condemns ongoing human rights violations against Palestinians December 5, 2023
    On a day marked for international solidarity with Palestinian people, the United Church of Christ’s global relations minister for the Middle East and Europe was invited to speak at the United Nations on behalf of civil society. Peter Makari, who… The post At U.N. commemoration, Makari condemns ongoing human rights violations against Palestinians appeared first […]

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  • Be the Church December 9, 2023
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