Assembly Action on Immigration Reform
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Be Careful What You Wish For by Linda Unger
05/11/2010 Be careful what you wish for: that was the upshot of a talk on immigration issues during the quadrennial United Methodist Women’s Assembly.
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The Experience Hall of Assembly by Shanta Bryant Gyan
05/02/2010 Assembly’s Experience Hall offers participants an opportunity to learn about justice issues – and be entertained.
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Marchers Speak Out on Immigrant Rights by Mary Beth Coudal
05/02/2010 Quotes from marchers at Saturday's Immigrant, Civil and Human Rights March in St. Louis.
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Day of Service by Praveena Balasundaram
05/01/2010 Women volunteer ahead of Assembly, putting love into action.
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Concern for Immigrants Spans 100 Years and More by Yvette Moore
05/01/2010 United Methodist Women's work with immigrants is part of its history, spanning decades of work for civil and human rights.
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Assembly Theme Moves from Page to Pavement by Elliott Wright
05/01/2010 Two thousand people headed to the streets of St. Louis for a march for immigrant, civil and human rights.
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United Methodist Women, Local Advocacy Groups Gather in St. Louis May 1 to Call for Immigrant, Civil and Human Rights
04/21/2010 On Saturday, May 1, 2010, thousands of United Methodist Women, in St. Louis for their Quadrennial Assembly, and key St. Louis community groups will march and participate in a public faith-based vigil for immigrant, civil and human rights.
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Organize a Public Witness for Immigrant Rights on May 1
04/06/2010 We are inviting all United Methodist Women to organize local public witness events for immigrant rights in your communities on May 1. These events will link to a faith-based march and vigil for immigrant rights at Assembly 2010 in St. Louis.
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Help Everyone Count in Census 2010!
03/29/2010 United Methodist Women is proud to be a partner in the 2010 census, committed to encouraging members to support the U.S. Census Bureau's goal of achieving a complete count.
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Palm Sunday: Hospitality and The Holy City by Barbara Wheeler
03/26/2010 The celebration, music and excitement of Palm Sunday lead us into Holy Week and offer time for reflection on hospitality.
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United Methodist Women Joins 200,000 on National Mall for Just Immigration Policies by Carol Barton
03/25/2010 United Methodist Women members joined other United Methodists and 200,000 others calling for just reform of immigration policies in "March for America" in Washington, D.C., March 21.
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On International Women’s Day, United Methodist Women Assesses Setbacks for Women’s Rights, Affirms Commitments
03/15/2010 On International Women’s Day, March 8, United Methodist Women joins thousands of women around the world to affirm our commitment to gender equality for women.
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Gender, Race, Class Focus of Event on Global Status of Women by Michelle Scott
03/12/2010 The workshop is part of a series of events convened parallel to the United Nations 54th Commission on the Status of Women, in New York City, March 1-12.
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United Methodist Women Forum Promotes Migrant Women’s Rights by Michelle Scott
03/08/2010 Migrant women’s vulnerability to exploitation and need for international protections dominated a forum convened as a parallel event to the 54th Commission on the Status of Women.
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UMW and PICUM Launch Report on Women Migrant Workers
03/04/2010 On March 1, United Methodist Women and the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) issued the report “The Exploitation of Undocumented Migrant Women in the Workplace.”
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Join Thousands Calling for Just Immigration Reform
02/22/2010 An historic March for America for Immigration Reform will take place Sunday, Mar. 21 in Washington, DC, rallying for just immigration reform.
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United Methodists Stand with Immigrants in Texas by Nicole Bell
01/20/2010 United Methodists and Pax Christi gathered with many other organizations and church communities to hold a prayer vigil and public witness at Willacy County Detention Center on Jan. 9, 2010 in Raymondville, Tx.
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United Methodist Women Stands in Solidarity for Immigrant Rights
10/20/2008 United Methodist Women stood in solidarity for immigrant rights on two occasions last week, as the organization’s Immigrant Rights/Civil Rights Initiative took steps to support this issue.
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Gleaning Women in God’s Harvest of Plenty by Glory E. Dharmaraj
09/09/2008 Use this guided meditation on Thanksgiving Day, or other times in the year, as a way to examine the work of God in your life and the lives of migrant workers in the United States and around the world.
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