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A Message from your Conference Social Action Mission Coordinator (Rosemary Uebel)

 

For 14 years, Children’s Week has raised awareness of the needs of children of Florida with state legislators and others in Tallahassee. United Methodist Women have been strong supporters of Children’s Week in the past. This year, the Florida Annual Conference is taking participation in Children’s Week a step further by hosting Florida Advocacy Days (FAD).


FAD at Children’s Week is scheduled for March 29-31. It will offer a forum to speak out on behalf of children in need in your own neighborhood and beyond. Florida Conference staff will provide resources and training to empower local church members to take their Christian concern for the “least of these” to their legislators’ offices and engage these  governmental officials around specific issues that can reduce the suffering of impoverished children and their families. In addition, training will be provided for beginning or further developing hands-on ministry with children in need in your local church area.


“Speak up for the people who have no voice, for the rights of all the down-and-outers. Speak out for justice! Stand up for the poor and destitute!” Proverbs 31:8 The Message

 

Social Action  (Phyllis Lindsay, Coordinator)

 

Social Action Resources
"Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." Psalm 82:3-4

The United Methodist Women's Action Network can keep you informed. Click on the underlined link for information on joining this network. They can send you Action Alerts via US post office mail or you may view at action alerts online.  

Make your thoughts known to your elected officials. You can contact your elected officials a number of ways: Go to your voter ID card and look for your district number. Then look up your legislator's name in the phone book's government pages. Or you can go to the legislative or congressional sites below and based on your zip code, locate your legislator and his/her phone number, mailing address or email address. You can call, write letters to their office or email them.  Most will respond to your letter.  Stand up for the voiceless! 

See the following additional social action links:

    UMW - Women's Division Social Action Page

    US Congressional information: congress.org

    US Congressional Legislation and Status: thomas.loc.gov

    For Florida anti-hunger information see www.flimpact.org

    For Florida Legislative information: www.leg.state.fl.us

To contact Phyllis Lindsay click here.

 

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