February Sisters Keep Inspiring Action
February may be the month of love and romance for some, but for me it is the month of...
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Recognition, Resistance, and Hope
On Thursdays we wear black and call for a word without rape and violence. It is an act of...
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FAITH IN ACTION
On the last weekend in September, eight (8) rural congregations donned bright orange shirts...
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Let’s Talk Openly about Menstrual Cycles
I was lucky. My mother did not want me to be frightened as she had been in her youth. Well...
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Today I Am Wise
It is Thursday. I consciously scan my closet for something black. Slipping into my black dress...
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A Global Pandemic of Gender-Based Violence
The World Council of Churches Thursdays in Black Ambassadors issued a Joint Message on...
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Toward Period Equity for All
“They asked only one thing, that we remember the poor, which was actually what I was eager to...
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The Margin at the Intersection of Race and Gender
“The church must account for the ways in which discrimination and harm are being inflicted upon...
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Stay Connected
"I suffered from chronic illness and infertility, which led my spouse and I to adopt our two...
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Break the Silence Sunday
"The church should be the place where our healing can begin, where the pieces of our lives...
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Back to “Normal” Still Won’t Work for Women
It is alarming how quickly society and decision makers lost the will to fully grapple with...
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Global Gender Justice and the UN Commission on the Status of Women
"Women’s abilities to withstand and recover from natural disasters are also strongly...
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Black History In the Making
“History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our...
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February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAM). Teen...
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The Wholeness of Reproductive Justice: Affirming
After almost 50 years the reproductive rights of American women are under threat. With the United...
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It Could Happen To Any One of Us
"Although trafficking seems to imply people moving across continents, most exploitation takes...
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Celebrating Intersectionality
Credit: Wordmark: The United Church of Canada, Image: Lightstock.com "A very basic example of...
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Breaking the Silence
“The church has an important role to play in seeking a just world for all, one in which all...
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