The campaign is national in scope. The SWC has joined the letter. Maybe you and your local church would like to join the advocacy effort too.

IPL and our partners are asking faith leaders to add their name to this sign on letter to Congress calling for critical investments in climate and clean energy as we rebuild our economy.

The deadline is June 9th.

National Council of Churches and Grace & Race invite you to participate in White Privilege: Let’s Talk dialogue sessions. This 6-session course is designed as a sacred conversation on race. It is intentional in its focus on the history, impact and manifestations of White Privilege. We enter with the spirit of faith, hope, praying that the conversations will help us to see one another and stay on the journey toward racial equity.

The deadline for registration is May 24, 2021

Phil Shea, SWC Disaster Coordinator, has shared three PDF documents for your review.

American Rescue Plan Act Guidance

Emergency Food and Shelter Program county contacts

Emergency Food and Shelter Program key dates

Also, here is the link regarding FEMA Funeral Assistance.

The For The People Act, a comprehensive election reform bill, and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore the provisions gutted by the Supreme Court in its 2013 decision are two critical ways we can defend our democratic process and the right of every American to have their voice heard and counted in the electoral process.

As civil rights giant John Lewis himself declared, 'too many people have struggled, suffered and died to the right to vote.' A strong, vibrant democracy must move forward, not backward. Contact your Senators and urge them to defend our democracy by supporting the For The People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

To emerge from the pandemic, an economic recovery that prioritizes jobs and justice is desperately needed. Now is a time to cast a vision for a holistic recovery that is guided by a commitment to employment, affordable housing, racial justice, public health, and a transition to a decarbonized economy. This webinar will focus on what a just recovery would look like and what faith communities can do to call for legislation that embodies our values.

Across Arizona’s southern border, nonprofits and religious organizations continue to support asylum seekers who have waited months to present their cases in the United States. Tony Paniagua traveled to Nogales, Sonora where he visited a shelter providing aid and spoke to migrants about their journeys.

Join faith leaders and faith-based advocates throughout Arizona to urge our Senators to pass Senate Bill 1, For the People Act. As people of faith we unite together to support and support our vulnerable neighbors.

Sign the letter to support the For the People Act so all voices may be heard.

In this month's Getting to the Root, UCC Economic Justice Minister, Rev. Sekinah Hamlin, offers a different approach to showing our gratitude and appreciation for our mothers and caretakers, one that centers on policy and justice.

“I have got family members who are workers, who are miners, who are loggers. That’s the economy of where I am from. It’s extraction. Like that’s the jobs that we have available. The good paying jobs are the ones that require us to destroy our world around us, to destroy our own backyard.” For Houska, the conversation about jobs and the environment is not an abstract debate. It is a conversation at the dinner table about the livelihoods of those close to her.

Thanks, Chris Wickersham, for the heads up on this class.

“Dr Mayan was one of my favorite professors at Iliff. He’s a great teacher and an all around great guy. His class on media and ministry was great and I think this might be of great interest to many of us here in the Conference. Please feel free to share!”

Saturday, May 15, 9 am MST, 10 am MDT

When people think of suicide, they often conceptualize it as a crisis of mental health. While this framework is often times helpful in understanding the thought processes, emotional states and how to help someone through treatment, the framework does not fully take into account the role of spirituality and faith.

Thursday, May 13, 8 am – noon MST; 9 am –1 pm MDT

Rev. Talitha Arnold, Senior Pastor of United Church of Santa Fe, is the keynoter of this annual event sponsored by San Diego (CA) County.

A number of other presentations are included by faith leaders of diverse traditions.

More details and registration here.

Faith leaders and communities outside of San Diego are invited to participate.

Sisters in Mourning, a very special book project that Rev. Linda Jaramillo and Rev. Dr. Cari Jackson are contributing authors, has been released.

Your Senators need to hear from you that we will not sit by and allow gun violence to be a part of everyday America. Our faithful voice cries out, “how long, oh Lord” will these attacks keep happening? In that grief, let our prayers become actions. Lend your voice by asking your Senator to support the Background Check Expansion Act.

“Our coalition is working hard to provide resources, volunteer, and administrative support to help communities become faith-based cooling center locations. This is an excellent way to serve your neighbors as temperatures rise throughout this summer.”