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Please click on the attached link above for a listing of all Just Peace related books in the SCC Library. Revised August, 2023 by Malta Bailey.
Advocate For Gun Violence Prevention
From the Just Peace Team Part of the Just Peace Resolution, adopted for our church in January, 2018, includes “we as a church and as individual people of faith commit ourselves to giving time, talents and dollars to the ministry of advocacy to change unjust policies and systems and to ministries creating justice where there…
Just Peace Advocacy Opportunities
The Just Peace Team is continuing to work and explore advocacy opportunities for different justice issues. Here are some ways you can work on a justice issue this month. CLIMATE CHANGE – from Rev. Alice O’Donovan, for Just Peace A Chat with God A: Good morning – thank you for the new day and good…
Just Peace News
On the evening on June 5th, Tina Huey, Kathy Lindner ,Darryl Hilliard, Annetta Miller, Susan & Lindsay Irvine and Jan and Don Hoyle attended a program at E.O. Smith High School. Students facilitated small group discussions on mental health and wellness. The students face challenges of very busy schedules of academic and sports and pressures…
New Members Welcome For Just Peace Action Groups
The Just Peace Team meets monthly on the 4th Wednesdays at 7:00 in the Parish House Lounge. New members are always welcome. The Team is now forming smaller Teams to study and plan initiatives on the following justice issues. If you are interested in participating in a Team, contact the leader of each. Food Justice…
What’s Up? Eleven Plus Things We Can Do To Create Just Peace
Choose up! No one can work hard on every issue. Choose 1 or 2 issues that are really important to you. Listen up! Listen. Listen for understanding. Listen with curiosity to respected proponents on both sides of the issues most important to you. Listen respectfully always seeking to hear another’s heart and hopes. Study…
Add Your Voice To Advocating Gun Violence Prevention
We are all concerned about the epidemic of gun violence in our country. Presently our U.S. Senators from Connecticut are advocating for more federal funding for gun violence prevention research by the Center for Disease Control since is is a public health emergency. This is exactly the same position taken in the form of a…
Just Peace Action Groups Are Forming
The Just Peace Team met in February, 2018 and are now forming smaller teams to study and plan initiatives for selected justice issues. They are listed below with the name and contact information for each team leader. If you would like to learn more about the justice issues of the United Church of Christ (UCC),…
We’re A Just Peace Church —- Now What????
What might we do now that we are a Just Peace Church? Our friend and recent Sabbatical Senior Minister, the Rev. Dr. Bob Loesch sent us a list of some of the activities that members of his home church have taken in the past year. He is a member of Foster Memorial Church (UCC) in…