JUSTice Highlights - April 25, 2024
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives……Then he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
(Luke 4:18-21)
As another day of the General Conference gets underway, our Love Your Neighbor team is working to be sure justice and inclusion are foremost in the mind of the conference. Here’s a summary of some things, and there are more below!
If you are in Charlotte and haven’t been to the exhibit hall to see the booths of LYNC, RMN, UMKR, and other justice groups, head to hall A to see “Coalition Corner.” Read more in a story by Evan McElreath.
United Methodists for Kairos Response is holding a Rally for Palestine today. See the details below.
Many people are wearing black today, joining with the World Council of Churches’ Thursdays in Black Campaign for a global movement to resist gender-based violence.
And if you are in Charlotte, don’t forget about the LYNC Multicultural Celebration BBQ on Sunday, April 28, at First United Methodist Church. Read more and RSVP on the events page.
LYNC coalition partner NAAFUM has sent an open letter to Council of Bishops President Thomas Bickerton regarding Hindu symbols used in the stage decorations. Read their letter.
New issues of Plumblines have been published. One on the Revised Social Principles may be of particular interest.
Public Witness
RALLY FOR PALESTINE:
A Public Witness for
Justice and Peace
Thursday - April 25 - 6:45-8:00 p.m.
College Street sidewalk,
outside the Convention Center
6:00 pm: Gather outside MLK Blvd entrance
6:30 pm (or as meetings end): Musical March
6:45 pm: Rally outdoors, on College St.
The world is watching the horrifying violence in the Holy Land today, and world powers are doing nothing to stop it. The Palestinian people urgently need our voices raised for them as never before. Join UMKR and partners in calling for an immediate ceasefire, for the release of both Israeli and Palestinian hostages, for ample humanitarian aid to be brought into Gaza, and for the U.S. and the world to stop arming Israel.
At the rally, we will hear brief statements from Palestinian and Israeli speakers, and African, Filipino, and Native American United Methodists, connecting the struggles of worldwide indigenous peoples against colonialism, ethnic cleansing, and racism.
“Coalition Corner” draws visitors
From “coalition corner” in the exhibit hall at the Charlotte Convention Center, LYNC and partners (Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN), United Methodist Creation Justice Movement along with Fossil Free UMC, and United Methodists for Kairos Response) are engaging in conversation about Just Love.
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