Justice Focus for the Fall The Justice Coordinating Council (the Green Sanctuary, Social Justice and International Justice Committees), during their August meeting, agreed to focus our combined energy and collective effort on Get Out the Vote/Voting Rights (GOTV/VR) efforts from Labor Day weekend through the election. This does not mean these committees are going … Continue reading Justice Focus for the Fall: Call For Action!
From the Director As I write this I have just returned from our denominational General Assembly (GA), and am getting ready to leave for our family vacation. I attended feeling a bit depleted (in all honesty, I didn’t realize how depleted I was until I was there), and experienced a sense of getting refilled while … Continue reading Justice Center News July, 2023
Justice Center News June, 2023 From the Director As I’m sure you all know, the Metro Council is currently reflecting on the 2023-2024 budget. Reviewing this document as a moral document, raises two big questions for us at the Justice Center. Why is LMPD … Continue reading June 2023 Justice Center News
The Green Sanctuary Committee & the Justice Center are hoping to increase funding for solar installations on government owned buildings. We are asking the Metro Council to commit more money to achieve the goal of having all Metro Government operations using renewable electricity by 2030. Please participate & contact your Metro Council representative! Metro … Continue reading Send Your Appeal to Metro Council to Fund Solar Panels in the Upcoming Budget!
February, 2023 From the Director Welcome to the February issue of Justice Center News, the monthly update from the Justice Center at All Peoples. I write this the day after the funeral for Tyre Nichols, the man brutally assaulted by police for a traffic stop in Memphis, TN. It was particulary poignant that his funeral … Continue reading February 2023 – Justice Center Newsletter
