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• Treasurer Presents New Board with Budget, Giving Remains Strong by Leigh Rogers
  10/22/2012 Treasurer Martha Knight oriented new directors with the processes and procedures of United Methodist Women’s finances as well as presented them with a recap of the 2012 treasurer’s report.

• Building Peace: United Methodist Women and Democratic Republic of Congo by Mary Beth Coudal
  10/16/2012 United Methodist Women leaders encourage the empowerment of women as a pathway to peace - in DRC and around the world.

• United Methodist Women Unveils D.C. Anti-Hate Ad by Jeneane Jones
  10/16/2012 On Monday October 15, standing shoulder to shoulder with members from Jewish, Muslim and other Protestant faith communities, representatives of United Methodist Women responded to anti-Islamic ads now appearing in metro stations in Washington, D.C.

• Faith groups demand Metro donate ‘jihad’ ad profits to charity by Michelle Boorstein on washingtonpost.com
  10/15/2012 Speaking at an Oct. 15 news conference, Sabrina White said the initial ad cuts deeply with its language. “The word ‘savage’ has a painful history in our great nation,’’ she said. “... It is used to distance people from the human race.”

• United Methodist Women Takes New York Subway Ad to Washington Metro by Leigh Rogers
  10/11/2012 Following their ads posted in the New York City subway challenging hate speech, United Methodist Women will co-sponsor more counter ads, this time in Washington, DC’s Metro stations, with 23 other faith organizations.

• United Methodist Women Officially an Agency of The United Methodist Church
  10/01/2012 United Methodist Women continues in a 140-year tradition of turning faith, hope and love into action on behalf of women, children and youth around the world.

• Perspectives on General Conference: on gcsrw.org
  10/01/2012 Leanne Nakanishi, California-Pacific Conference United Methodist Women’s president, and general secretary/CEO Harriett Jane Olson are featured in the Sptember/October 2012 edition of The Flyer.

• Program Advisory Group Orientation
  09/27/2012 United Methodist Women ushered in a new era as members of the board of directors and the newly formed program advisory group gathered at Scarritt-Bennett Center in Nashville, Tenn.

• United Methodist Women Unveils Ad Countering Hate Speech in New York City Subway by Leigh Rogers
  09/26/2012 General Secretary of United Methodist Women Harriett J. Olson unveiled an ad countering the anti-Muslim hate speech of an ad posted in 10 New York City subway stations during an interfaith press conference Sept. 25.

• 10-Fold. 1 Click. Be Counted.
  09/24/2012 Are you looking for resources to help you make a difference in the world? This October, with a click of your mouse, you can become an advocate for mission! On October 1, 10-Fold returns for a month-long celebration of five exciting projects, each highlighted for a full week.

• United Methodist Women Hosts Public Forum on Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  09/24/2012 “Raging War, Waging Peace—Achieving Justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo” was co-sponsored by the General Board of Church and Society’s U.N. and International Affairs Office, Global Policy Forum, Mennonite Central Committee–U.N. Office, Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, and The Episcopal Church.

• New York Interfaith Coalition Will Gather to Denounce Hate Ads on Subways
  09/24/2012 On Tuesday, September 25 at 9:00 am, a coalition of New York community and faith based organizations will gather on the steps of City Hall to denounce anti-Muslim hate advertisements posted on New York City subway platforms. The ads are harmfully provocative and inherently divisive.

• Interview with Tupouseini Kelemeni by Mary Beth Coudal
  09/11/2012 Ms. Kelemeni is excited about the future of United Methodist Women. As the first Pacific Islander on the United Methodist Women board, she is aware of her pioneer role saying "there’s a whole race of peoples out there who look to me as their voice."

• Interview with Yvette Richards by Leigh Rogers
  09/04/2012 Ms. Richards' expresses her passion in this dialogue saying: "United Methodist Women is a difference maker, a leader for women children and youth in making an impact. We need to know how to tell our story, often and everywhere. "

• Hurricane Isaac's Impact on National Mission Institutions
  08/31/2012 As hurricane Isaac sweeps through the Gulf Coast, it is important to keep our sisters and brothers in our minds, hearts and prayers.

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