by admin | Feb 11, 2022 | anti-racism, community, social justice
Howard Thurman (1899-1981), theologian, author, and mentor to many leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, preached a message of radical nonviolence. In 1936, he had led a delegation to Southern Asia, where he met and conversed deeply with Mahatma Ghandi. Thurman’s...
by admin | Feb 3, 2022 | social justice
The Binational Save Asylum Coalition continues to lift up the plight of the migrants waiting at our southern border to ask for asylum. Currently, the border remains closed to most migrants. Some migrants have left the Nogales area because conditions there remain...
by admin | Feb 3, 2022 | anti-racism, social justice
The June 18, 2022 Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly & Moral March on Washington and to the Polls will be a generationally transformative and disruptive gathering of poor and low-wealth people, state leaders, faith communities, moral...
by admin | Dec 23, 2021 | anti-racism, events, social justice
Videos: What Is Kwanzaa and How is it Celebrated from Inside Edition. Sesame Street: Kwanzaa The Story of Kwanzaa: From Civil Rights to Corporate America from Now This World. Articles: Kwanzaa by the History Channel. The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa by The National...
by admin | Oct 15, 2021 | social justice
This month we lift up the ministries of First Christian Church, giving thanks for their impact and praying for our faithfulness in them. During worship each Sunday we have invited a member to share what First Christian means to them. Ann Nichols shared her story with...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | social justice
Six asylum seekers urge Senator Kyrsten Sinema to consider CBP oversight, immediately restoring access to asylum at the US-Mexico border. The migrants shared that they experienced death threats, corruption, organized crime, and gender-based violence in their...
