Justice

Here is an update from The Ground Floor staff for the first half of March. Thanks for the information, April, and thanks to all the staff at NWYS doing this important work!

Serve with others from different faith communities and get to know others helping our common neighbors.

The UCC Office of Public Policy and Advocacy is a partner in efforts in Washington DC encouraging members of congress to consider the impact of the upcoming budget discussions on individuals and families across the country.

Monday, March 17, 7:00 pm a panel of immigration attorneys will speak on immigrant rights and community responses.

In an unprecedented moment of moral reckoning, Church World Service (CWS) today issued The Ash Wednesday Ecumenical Declaration: Defending Refuge,  a bold and urgent call to action from faith communities across the nation.

Dr. Smadar Ben-Natan, Sunday, March 9 at 1:00 pm, Congregation Beth Israel (751 San Juan Blvd, Bellingham) Dr. Smadar Ben-Natan is a professor in the Department of Global Studies, University of Oregon, specializing in human rights, international law, armed conflict, criminal justice, incarceration, colonialism, and Israel/Palestine.

Thirty people met last Sunday in round table discussions to consider what we are already are doing in regards to sharing our funds and building, providing hands-on support in the community and standing up for justice and what are dreams are going forward.