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Living Fully, Preparing for Death – a symposium for faith leaders

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Living Fully, Preparing for Death – a symposium for faith leaders

Thursday, May 2, 12–4 p.m., Anshei Israel, 5550 E. 5th Street, Tucson

Interfaith Community Services and the Southwest Folklife Alliance are putting together a symposium for leaders in congregations around helping the people they serve to consider their life, their mortality, and their planning for the kind of care they would want near the end of their life.  We’re doing this as part of the Arizona End of Life Care Partnership (www.azendoflifecare.org).  It’s open to anyone interested in building awareness and confidence in addressing this aspect of life. 

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Support Voting Rights!

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Support Voting Rights!

As people of faith, we believe every person has the God-given right to self-determination. One of the founding principles of our country is the ability to participate in our democracy, and yet we continue to see the right of self-determination threatened by significant barriers to voting accessibility. The prevalence of gerrymandering, archaic and antiquated voter registration polices and unconstitutional voter purges make it harder for many individuals to vote. These barriers are especially harmful to low income individuals and persons of color. Additionally, the current system of unchecked money in campaigns means that many voices are being ignored and denied.

In early March, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the “For the People Act of 2019,” a sweeping bill aimed at protecting the rights of American voters and getting money out of politics.

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Stand Up for Global Peace

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Stand Up for Global Peace

Over the past two years, a coalition of peacebuilding, humanitarian, and faith-based organizations have drafted a bill that would address the root causes of violence and fragility. The resulting legislation has been introduced in both the House and Senate as the Global Fragility Act (H.R. 1580/S.727). This bill would require the U.S. government – in collaboration with civil society – to develop a 10 year strategy to enhance stability and to reduce violence and fragility around the world.

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Hope House of Sedona

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“We have named our facility – Hope House of Sedona. We are quite excited that our new mission has this meaningful name: offering Hope to those in Sedona who truly need it. Extending the reach of Christ has taken on new form and meaning for our church.”

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Opioid Abuse Training

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Thursday, April 18, 10 a.m. to noon (arrive by 9:30 a.m.)

at Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032

The training will have two segments:

  1. Training on how to identify persons abusing opioids.

  2. How to utilize Narcan for persons that have overdosed on opioids.

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Conference Minister Bill Lyons on panel at 5th Annual Integrated HIV Symposium

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Conference Minister Bill Lyons on panel at 5th Annual Integrated HIV Symposium

Bill Lyons participated on the panel during the HIV and Faith Breakout Session at the 5th Annual Integrated HIV Symposium on March 26.

Faith leaders, people living with HIV, and advocates discussed how their organizations have invited dialog about HIV/AIDS. Faith leaders discussed how to encourage other faith based organizations to serve as catalysts for change in thwarting HIV-related stigma and provide much needed emotional support for people living with HIV.

This panel was organized by the City of Phoenix Fast Track Cities Initiative, a voluntary committee appointed to heighten HIV eradication goals as part of a global United Nations led effort. The committee leverages existing resources to end HIV as an epidemic by 2030.

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Call for Swift Action on VAWA

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Call for Swift Action on VAWA

Our faith teaches us that each person bears the image of God. Sexual or physical violence against any person defies this belief and represents a grave injustice. Violence impacts all of us - tearing apart the fabric of communities and our society. Everyone deserves to live free from violence.

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Stop USDA from Restricting SNAP Benefits

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Stop USDA from Restricting SNAP Benefits

from justice and peace action network:

Earlier this year the Administration posted a notice for proposed rulemaking through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restrict states' flexibility to provide vital nutrition support to people who struggle to feed themselves and their families. It is estimated this change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would result in 755,000 people losing access to life-saving nutrition benefits.

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Faith to Ford

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Faith to Ford

The UCC has joined with Interfaith Power and Light and United Methodist Women in a campaign called “Faith to Ford” calling Ford to account for their actions. A group of UCC and UMC Albuquerque residents, including our own Joyce Overton and Randy Madonna, will be visiting our local Ford dealerships on March 13 to discuss this change of policy. Please consider signing the petition to stand in solidarity with them.

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