“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.
Read MoreThanks, 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!”
Read MoreSaturday, 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.
Read MoreThursday, 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.
Read MoreSisters in Mourning, a very special book project that Rev. Linda Jaramillo and Rev. Dr. Cari Jackson are contributing authors, has been released.
Read MoreYour 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.
Read MoreThis isn’t a traditional Easter message.
Read More“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.”
Read MoreRead the latest news from the Open and Affirming Coalition, United Church of Christ.
Read MoreWe are asking Congress to enact infrastructure and energy legislation that will promote climate, economic, gender, and racial justice to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy. This includes a commitment to reaching net-zero climate pollution in the electricity sector by 2035 and economy-wide by 2050.
The United States has a responsibility to address climate change at home and around the world, as one of the main perpetrators of climate disruption and pollution. We are also asking that Congress work to provide funding for multilateral and bilateral environmental accounts for FY2022, including $2 billion for the Green Climate Fund, focusing on funding for the most impacted countries and communities, in many cases burdened by historic colonization and ongoing inequities.
Take action now.
Read MoreMoving Beyond the Basics–Toward the Beloved Community
A virtual transformational dialogue
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 7pm ET
Read MoreNurturing Justice will officially launch on May 13, 2021 with a discussion with our mentors: Dr. Velda Love and Dr. Miguel De La Torre
DECOLONIZING CHRISTIANITY: BECOMING BADASS BELIEVERS is Miguel De La Torre's latest book, and is sure to spark lively conversation with Dr. Velda Love.
Read MoreRegistration is now open for several events in June and beyond for opportunities for spiritual and professional growth.
Read MoreRead UCC leadership, clergy, and CHHSM responses to the Chauvin verdict.
Read MoreAs the month of May approaches, many congregations are preparing for Mental Health Sunday on May 16, 2021, part of the designation of May as Mental Health Awareness Month. To assist in your liturgical preparation, we offer this new resource, Radical Belonging: Mental Health Sunday Liturgies and Resources for All.
This downloadable resource, available in both a PDF and a large print Word document, is for any congregation of any denomination that wishes to become a place of radical belonging.
Read MoreThe Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA is offering Rev. Joan Crawford's "In Solidarity" workshops in May for their clergy. This is the same series the SWC hosted last August. It was an excellent overview of racism issues faced by people of African descent in the US and a accessible, personal approach to building awareness and cross-cultural understanding.
Read MoreJoin us for a short presentation on environmental justice and Just Peace followed by time in small groups to network and share with one another resources and upcoming events related to our common work.
Read More“Your sisters and brothers in Palestine implore you to resist the State of Israel’s impending eviction of 15 families from their homes in the Israeli occupied territory of East Jerusalem… write to your governments, insisting that they intervene to stop this action on the basis of human dignity and international law.”
Contact your representative today! Urge Congress to speak out against the illegal removal of 15 East Jerusalem families from their homes scheduled for May 2.
Read MoreGonna Trouble the Water considers the sacred nature of water and the ways in which it is weaponized against non-white communities. Firmly grounded at the intersection of environmentalism and racism, Gonna Trouble the Water makes clear the message: to deny water is to deny life.
Read MoreWritten by Katie Adams, our Domestic Policy Advocate in the DC Office.
Read More
