In addition to sharing information about the bus traveling from Lawrence to D.C. for the Women's March in D.C. we also want to share information about the Women's March in Topeka.
Women’s March Topeka, Kansas
We will meet in the church parking lot at 11:00 am. Please email Susanne Gilmore if you need to carpool. This is an inclusive march, and everyone who supports women’s rights are welcome:
More details about the Women's March in Topeka can be found on their facebook event page. Plymouth UCC in Lawrence has chartered a bus to take people to the Women's March in Washington, D.C. and our Vitality Committee wants to share information about this opportunity. So far we know of at least two people from our congregation who will be traveling with the Lawrence contigent. We are thankful for the invitation!
The nitty-gritty: - Chartered bus will depart Thursday evening, Jan. 19th from Lawrence and return sometime in the early evening on Sunday, Jan. 22nd - Cost is $100 per person for the bus - Meals are at your own cost - Two nights will be spent sleeping on the bus. The remaining night will be home/church stays organized by Plymouth. Full details here. Click here to register for the bus. UPDATE: First Congregational is co-sponsoring a charter bus with MAPJ and UUFM. Please contact Linda Thurston if you'd like to ride on the bus. Members from our congregation and the K-O Conference have been involved with the planning for this upcoming event. Please mark your calendar and spread the word! Kansas People's Agenda Rally Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 9:30-3:30 Come take over the Kansas Capitol with 1,000+ Kansans! Show Solidarity, Demand Change, and set the Legislative Agenda! 10:15am #KSPeoplesAgenda Rally The building opens at 8 a.m. Arrive around 9:30 because 1000+ people takes time to process and get situated! Order the official t-shirt: www.loudlight.org/kpa/shirt Please RSVP: goo.gl/forms/wXlwws0FzKPELP862 After the Rally: Visit your legislator, sit in on a committee meeting, sightsee in our beautiful capitol, be a moral witness, and more. This is an inclusive event and agenda planned by many Kansas organizations and hundreds of folks from every region and walk of life. The Kansas People’s Agenda: Economic Justice Racial & Indigenous Justice Adequate & Equitable Public Education Healthcare Access Anti-Corruption Policy Environmental Stewardship & Sustainable Agriculture Criminal Justice Reform Gender Equity Responsible Gun Policy LGBT Rights Voting Rights Immigrant Rights Infrastructure Investment Children Protection Religious Freedom Read the full STATEMENT OF CONCERN here. Learn more about the Rev. William Barber's movement here. Questions? Email us at: kspeoplesagenda@gmail.com FACEBOOK EVENT November 20 at 9:30 a.m. - ONE DAY ONLY!
Rabbi Moti Rieber, Executive Director of Kansas Interfaith Action, will join us in the pulpit and lead adult Sunday School. His adult Sunday School class at 9:30 a.m. will be on the topic of "The Recent Election Results - Reflections and Predictions." Rabbi Rieber will also preach during our worship service at 10:45 a.m. Kansas Interfaith Action is a statewide, multi-faith issue-advocacy organization that "puts faith into action" by educating, engaging and advocating on behalf of people of faith and the public regarding critical social, economic, and climate justice issues.You can read more about Rabbi Rieber here. FACEBOOK EVENT PDF FLYER This is also the day of our Harvest Potluck. Plan on staying after worship for an excellent meal with friends. We look forward to welcoming LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin and Sonya Ortiz of the social initiative ReImage MHK this weekend. We will gather at 9:30 a.m. Sunday to examine the line between respecting and appropriating culture and learn how to be better allies to groups and peoples to which we may not belong. We hope this one-day class will help us learn how to move forward together with mutual respect.
This one-day class is a part of our weekly adult education series at First Congregational UCC. We will gather at 700 Poyntz and childcare/activities are available for children of all ages. You're very welcome to stay for worship at 10:45am if you'd like. You can learn more about us at uccmanhattan.org. FACEBOOK EVENT: www.facebook.com/events/1128944913854747/ Friday, Nov. 11 at 6:00pm
The Vitality and Outreach Committee invites you to join us for a simple meal and a free screening of A Walk In My Shoes: Social Justice in Education, the latest documentary from the K-State College of Education. This 40-minute film touches on the lives and experiences of five dynamic educators whose passion for social justice was forged when they were in school. Their personal accounts bear witness to both the overt and subtle forms of injustice that create critical barriers to quality learning and inclusion. Each person enacted their beliefs in equity, access, and respect in order to provide a just and quality education for the learners they serve. The committee will provide a simple soup supper with vegetarian and vegan options.
The Vitality and Outreach Committee offers these opportunities to engage with the larger community as people of faith. Witnessing for peace at the Veterans Day Parade Fri March 11. We have an opportunity to witness for peace during Manhattan's annual Veteran's Day parade on Friday 11 November organized by the Manhattan Mennonite Church. Participants will gather at 821 Poyntz Avenue about 9 am on Friday 11 November in or near a booth tent under trees along the northeast edge of the property. Signs, graced with the dove of peace, will include MC-USA's "Pray for Peace, Act for Peace" a "Veterans for Peace" banner and a third sign offering information on obtaining free mental & medical exams for veterans and GIs as well as their families who are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress or other ill effects of military service. These are made available through the GI Rights Hotline and the Civilian Medical Resources Network. Stand in solidarity with the resistance of Native Americans in North Dakota to the Dakota Access Pipeline. For the crime of defending their lands and waters - not to mention the climate of all of us -- the camp at Standing Rock has been met with militarized policing in the service of private gain. How to take action with #StandingRock: Call the White House (202.456-1111), the Army Corps of Engineers (202-5903), North Dakota Governor Dalrymple (701-328-2200) and your congressional representatives and senators; contribute to Legal Defense Fund (https://fundazr.com/d19fAf); hold in prayer the Standing Rock Water Protectors. This information is from Kansas Interfaith Action (KIFA). State Mobilization: Forward Together for Kansas Imagine 1,000+ people in our State Capitol in early January, all together setting the agenda for the 2017 Legislative session! Dr. Rev. William Barber, Moral Monday Movement, North Carolina, will be part of the group.This is an inclusive effort of Black, Brown, Muslim, Christian, LGBTQAI, Union, Democrat, Republican, Teachers, and more...so much is at stake. In order to get ready and organized, gathering is scheduled on Saturday, November 12, 10:00am - 4:00pm in Salina @ Trinity United Methodist Church (901 E.Neal Street, Salina, KS 67401). For more information email Rev Sarah Oglesby-Dunegan, Pastor Caela or Linda Thurston. |
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