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Some Major Justice
Initiatives by the NCC's Ecumenical Community
"Lord, when was it that we saw you
hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison,
and did not take care of you?" Then he will answer them, "Truly I
tell you,
just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to
me."
Matthew 25:44-45 NRSV
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Ecumenical Advocacy Days:
an annual event bringing 700+ Christians to
Washington to discuss issues ranging from economic justice to
international affairs and peace, teaching them ways to make a difference
through legislative advocacy, and a day on Capitol Hill to put their
concerns into action.
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Let Justice Roll:
a poverty- reduction program initiated by the NCC
to address poverty in America through efforts to increase the minimum
wage; now with more than 80 partner organizations, Let Justice Roll has
been successful in raising the minimum wage in advocacy campaigns in a
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NCC
Eco-Justice
Program: a national network
of the NCC's member faith groups reaching out in grassroots support of
new ideas in meeting the challenge of climate change, energy efficiency
and environmental health; hailed as one of the most effective advocacy
efforts ever developed by the churches.
Donate.
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Save Darfur:
NCC is a member of this coalition to raise public
awareness and mobilize a massive response to atrocities in Sudan's
Darfur region, assuring humanitarian aid, conditions for the safe,
voluntary return of displaced persons, promoting long-term
sustainability, holding perpetrators accountable. |
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Special Commission on the Just Rebuilding of the
Gulf Coast:
an initiative of the NCC Governing Board to
respond to multiple community needs in the wake of Hurricane Katrina;
the commission seeks to hold government and churches accountable for
continuing their work in
the region.
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Justice for Women Working Group:
a special emphasis on the unique justice needs of women in the U.S. and
abroad, remembering past women leaders, focusing on key issues such as
human trafficking and domestic violence, and developing leadership
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National Farm Worker Ministry: This
ecumenical and interfaith organization, founded
in 1920 to provide food, clothing and day care to poor farm workers,
today works with them to press for justice and equal treatment, and to
achieve fundamental change in their living and working conditions.
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Middle East Peace:
NCC and 13 of its
communions are part of a church-based coalition seeking a U.S. foreign
policy that avoids and resolves armed conflicts, values human rights,
arms control and foreign aid, and protects the unique nature of
Jerusalem as sacred to Christians, Jews and Muslims.
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A Social Creed for the 21st Century:
a concise summary of the
churches' views on the major issues facing society, "putting social
ethics on a clear theological base". Adopted by the NCC General
Assembly in 2007, the wide-ranging document updates the ground-breaking
Social Creed of 1908.
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Agricultural Missions:
This ecumenical movement,
founded in 1930, seeks to accompany and support people of faith and
conscience around the world who are facing the challenges of
globalization, poverty and injustice that affect rural communities,
working toward a sustainable society.
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National Religious Partnership on the Environment:
NCC
was a founding member of this
coalition
of Protestants, Jews, Orthodox, Evangelicals and Catholics
uniting around environmental stewardship -- protecting land, air and
water from abuse and neglect.
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Faithful America:
an online
advocacy community launched by NCC in the wake of the Abu Ghraib torture
scandals; it subsequently grew to more than 100,000 participants, and in
late 2007 was given to Faith in Public Life to aid in its further
development as a vehicle for advocacy by people of faith.
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For more information about the
Commission, contact:
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 Wesley
M. "Pat" Pattillo
Senior
Program Director
for Justice and Advocacy
and Communication:
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 880,
New York, NY 10115
Phone
(212) 870-2048
Fax: (212) 870-2030
Email: wpattillo@ncccusa.org
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In the NCC Washington
Office
110 Maryland Avenue, NE,
Suite 108,
Washington DC 20002:
Cassandra Carmichael
cassandra@nccecojustice.org
Director of the NCC Eco-Justice Program
Phone (202) 481-6928; Fax (202) 543-1297
Kevin Williams
kwilliams@ncccusa.org
Administrative Assistant
for the Washington Office
Phone: (202) 481-6924; Fax (202) 543-1297
In the NCC New York Office
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 880
New York, NY 10115
Ann Tiemeyer
atiemeyer@ncccusa.org
Director, Women's Ministry Program / Justice for Women
Phone (212) 870-3407 Fax (212) 870-2030
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