Congregations Speaking Out on Afterschool Care
Afterschool for All: Project 2010 offers congregations a simple way to get involved in the public square and to take a stand for young people.
Project 2010 asks organizations (including congregations) to sign-on as supporters of afterschool care. The statement describing the campaign is fairly non-controversial (many UU congregations would agree to it). To some extent, this is Project 2010’s strength; the goal is to show that afterschool care has support from a variety of constituencies.
Both "liberal" and "conservative" churches have joined Project 2010. Episcopal Social Services (New York, NY), First United Methodist Church of Germantown (Philadelphia, PA) and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (New York, NY) are all Project 2010 partners.
Let’s represent by asking our Unitarian Universalist congregations (or committees within our congregations) to sign-on this fall. This is a great opportunity to increase our Unitarian Universalist public witness on behalf of children and youth. For more information, please visit the Project 2010 sign-up page, comment on this story, or e-mail me (shelby [at] promisethechildrenuu.org).
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Posted by Shelby on 09/06/06 •
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Labor Day News: Low Wages Impact Children, Families, and Educators
Friday marked the nine-year anniversary of the stagnant minimum wage.
For shame! This week, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities decries the failure of the U.S. Congress to enact a minimum wage raise in the past nine years. (The last hike was on September 1, 1997, when the minimum wage was raised to a paltry $5.15 per hour).
The Center’s full report makes the connection between the inadequate minimum wage and the growing earnings gap in America.
Our country’s educators are among those impacted by the earnings gap. There were two great pieces this week on the financial circumstances of teachers.
Hubert Herring, at the New York Times, gives a short and pithy reflection on the contrast between the pay of CEO’s and that of teachers. Not groundbreaking. But well-stated.
Washington Post reporter Sandhya Somashekhar describes the back-to-school classroom materials that teachers choose to pay for themselves, rather than let their students go without.
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Posted by Shelby on 09/03/06 •
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Tips for UU Worship—A Succinct Message
This is one in a series of postings about how to lead an effective Unitarian Universalist worship service. I’m working on a handbook for UU’s, and would like to get feedback on these tips.
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Posted by Shelby on 08/30/06 •
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