Read updated resources for renters assistance, stay of evictions, and homeowner assistance in Arizona.
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Faith In Action
Justice Update from Katie Adams DC office
On many of these issues you’ll see that the House has passed legislation that is now languishing in the Senate. Just a brief editorial note, the Senate has effectively been rendered useless by a majority who controls the Senate calendar, but is uninterested in the messy work of compromise and governing. The House of Representatives has always moved more swiftly and then been countered by a more deliberative Senate, but this Senate isn’t deliberative it is catatonic. This makes things really hard but that doesn’t mean we give up, it means we keep bringing up the issues and making it really uncomfortable for people who want to get reelected to move on and forget the issues we care about.
Read MoreUCC Webinar: The Green New Deal and Reparations
Faith Communities Census Weekend of Action: July 24 - 26
JPANet: Demilitarize the Police, End 1033
Urge your senators today to support this amendment (S.Amdt.2252) in the National Defense Authorization Act. Weapons of war in the hands of our police have not made us safer; they have led to more police violence and fear in our communities. We know that far more needs to happen to end the violence inflicted by the police on our Black siblings – and taking steps to demilitarize the police is one step in the right direction.
Read MoreInterfaith Youth and Young Adult Conversation
Join the conversation! If you are a 14-22 year old Arizona youth or young adult interested in interfaith dialogue and social justice join us the Arizona Faith Network for an informal conversation. Together we will learn more about diverse faiths, our communities and one another!
Read MoreWorking for Racial Justice in Solidarity with the Black Community—upcoming workshop
Save the dates: 10:00 to 11:30 am AND 1:00 to 3:00 pm on Saturdays, August 1, 8, 15, and 22.
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-V98tGE8S3yWn7SRSOQNbQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Now that you’ve been awakened to the violence against African Americans, what do you do?
Why is there such misunderstanding and mistrust between black & white folks in this country?
Didn’t the election of President Obama prove that racism is no longer a significant problem?
Is racism really the issue? Isn’t it more of an economic issue?
What can I as an individual do to promote racial justice?
What if I say and do the wrong thing?
Do I have white privilege?
Working in Solidarity with the African American Community answers these questions and more.
Read MoreRIP Medical Debt -Last Call to make a difference
From First Church Phoenix:
Thanks to everyone who has donated. Despite the global pandemic we have been able to raise nearly $6000.00. This is short of our goal of $15,000. If you have been waiting to donate, NOW is the time!
Read MoreSmart Justice Cafe: COVID-19 & Mass Incarceration in Arizona
Join people of faith for a live discussion regarding the impacts of mass incarceration and COVID-19 in Arizona. Join us to learn more about the crisis of mass incarceration driven by systemic racism. Hear from previously incarcerated people directly impacted by this crisis and healthcare and community leaders who are trying to help prevent COVID-19 from spreading.
Read MoreOpposing Israeli annexation, UCC and Disciples leaders amplify Palestinian ‘Cry for Hope’
Urging the United States to oppose “Israeli annexation of occupied Palestinian lands,” leaders of the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) are encouraging church members to study and act on a new ecumenical call “to end the oppression of the Palestinian people.”
Read MoreTell Reps. Pelosi and Hoyer: Vote on the NO BAN Act
As people of faith we are called not just to envision a more just world, but are called to create it. Contact your member of Congress today to express your support for the “No Ban Act” or H.R. 2214, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act, and ask them to urge leadership to bring it to the House floor for a vote.
Read MoreAsk Gov. Ducey to extend Executive Order 2020-14 Postponement of Eviction Actions
Please contact Gov. Ducey and ask him, in the name of God's commandment to love his neighbor as himself, to:
Extend the moratorium on evictions due to COVID-19 beyond the current July 22 deadline;
Streamline and simplify the process for applying for COVID-19 rental relief;
Advocate for the increase of funds available for COVID-19 rental relief.
All people have a right to the most basic needs of human life: food, water, and shelter. It is within Gov. Ducey's power to ensure that the most economically vulnerable Arizonans do not end up as secondary victims to the COVID-19 pandemic due to eviction.
Read MoreArizona Christian Denomination Leaders Ask State to Re-Examine Rental Relief and Eviction Process
June 26, 2020
Today, Bishop Reddall, on behalf of the Arizona leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), The United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, the Grand Canyon and de Cristo Presbyteries, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, and the African American Christian Clergy Coalition sent the following letter to Carol Ditmore, Director of the Arizona Department of Housing
Read MoreSacred Conversations to End Racism Fall Institute 2020
The Sacred Conversations to End Racism Summer Institute 2020 has reached capacity. The goal of the institute is to provide a communal space where the hard work, deep and honest conversations can take place. The Summer Institute is the beginning of more to come through 2024 and beyond. There is no fee for participation in the Sacred Conversations to End Racism Institutes.
If you are interested please register for the SC2ER Fall Institute 2020 Sacred Conversations to End Racism Fall Institute 2020. You will be notified when the Fall Institute 2020 participant selections have been confirmed.
Read MoreThe UCC Invites You to Get into Good Trouble
The United Church of Christ invites you to an on demand showing of a new film on the life and work of congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis. Buy a $12 ticket to stream John Lewis: Good Trouble and $5 goes to support UCC justice ministries.
Read MoreJuly JPANet Newsletter: Experience Life Through My Black Experience
“We’ve asked UCC advocates to help us unpack the complex justice issues that we’re working on. This month, Rev. Michael Malcom, Executive Director of Interfaith Power and Light, ordained UCC minister, and advocate for environmental justice, looks at the connection between industrial pollution and racism, and offers powerful testimony to the Black experience.”
Read MoreMind Body Spirit - July-August 2020
Mind, Body, Spirit: Linking Lives for Health and Wholeness
The Wellness Ministries of the UCC Newsletter
(formerly The Faith Community Nurse Health Ministry Newsletter)
As this newsletter is being written, many states are experiencing recent increases in the incidence of Covid-19 cases and hospitals in some states are nearing capacity for available ICU beds.
Read MoreAs COVID cuts in-person voter activism, UCC ‘Our Faith, Our Vote’ goes digital
As the COVID-19 pandemic cuts in-person voter activism, UCC ‘Our Faith, Our Vote’ goes digital.
Read MoreAn Evening of Music: Restoring Beauty Follow-Up
Catch the replay of this very important evening to honor so many women and men of African descent who recently lost their lives to acts of violence as a result of racism.
Read MoreJuneteenth 2020: And Still We Rise Follow-Up
Join the Movement Juneteenth 2020 is the beginning of a 4-year campaign within the United Church of Christ to dismantle racism. Join the Movement and be part of the Calls to Action.
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