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OpenCongress: Bringing Sunlight to the Senate Chambers

Submitted by EvanDonovan2 on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 16:35

The U.S. government is required by law to share records of Congressional actions with the public. OpenCongress.org turns this records into a readable digest, so that ordinary citizens may lobby Congress as effectively as special interests do.

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OpenCongress: Bringing Sunlight to the Senate Chambers

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Prepare for God's Call with MissionEquip

Submitted by EvanDonovan2 on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 13:33

MissionEquip is an online missions toolkit and community, offering links to many of the resources global missionaries need. Their travel checklist is especially helpful for those who are considering overseas missions.

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Prepare for God's Call with MissionEquip

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Honoring Dr. King's Legacy: Basic Black with Kim McLarin

Submitted by EvanDonovan2 on Tue, 01/22/2008 - 16:35

Black Cultural Icons - Kim McLarin, WGBH's Basic Black (fair use) This past weekend on WGBH's Basic Black, host Kim McLarin discussed with Dr. Dale Andrews and Dr. Davarin Baldwin how we should best commemorate the legacy of Dr. King and other black cultural icons, and, even more, how to live into their legacy today.

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Honoring Dr. King's Legacy: Basic Black with Kim McLarin

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MyDorchester.org: Online Space for Neighborhood Activism

Submitted by EvanDonovan2 on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 17:03

Looking for a model for your community-based website? In Boston, several local health organizations have partnered to create MyDorchester.org, an online space for activists to coordinate events, residents to meet each other, and visitors to learn neighborhood history.

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MyDorchester.org: Online Space for Neighborhood Activism

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5 excellent resources on multi-ethnic issues

Submitted by an UrbanMinistry Blogger on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 15:17

Here are five resources which we posted in our New Culture Newsletter this month. Hope you find them helpful!

- Chad

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My Human Rights Can't be Purchased

Submitted by Natalie Parragué on Wed, 12/10/2008 - 10:27

My human right can't be purchased this holiday season because they are priceless. As I shop at the mall this December, I’m being more consumer savvy and more careful with my buys due to the economy or so called ‘recession’. But I still can’t seem to buy that ‘hot item’ called human rights. It’s not on sale, no corporations sell it, I can’t even go to the thrift stores to buy the hand me downs.

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Sudan's President Indicted for Genocide

Submitted by EvanDonovan2 on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 11:19

This Monday, the International Criminal Court charged Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir with 10 courts of war crimes for his involvement in the Darfur genocide. However, Sudan does not recognize the ICC, and this action may lead to reprisals against foreign aid workers in the nation.

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Sudan's President Indicted for Genocide

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Save Darfur: Stop Bashir's Defiance

Submitted by EvanDonovan2 on Thu, 12/13/2007 - 13:04

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is reneging on his government's agreement to allow peacekeepers into Darfur. His defiance must not stand. Click here to send an email to President Bush urging him to press on in the U.N.-mandated effort to bring peacekeepers into the western Sudan.

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Save Darfur: Stop Bashir's Defiance

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Tips for Connecting Your Nonprofit's Offline and Online Activities from WildApricot.com

Submitted by pure.imagination on Tue, 12/30/2008 - 12:24

From Wild Apricot's Non-Profit Technology Blog, this article discusses ways to help incorporate your organization's online presence, through Facebook, Twitter and other websites, into your real world strategy to help your cause.

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Tips for Connecting Your Nonprofit's Offline and Online Activities from WildApricot.com

Darfur Peacekeepers Attacked; Need Helicopters for Defense

Submitted by EvanDonovan2 on Wed, 01/16/2008 - 12:14

Even before the U.N.'s Darfur peacekeeping mission could officially begin, the joint U.N.-African Union force has been attacked by the Sudanese Armed Forces. Join Save Darfur in petitioning President Bush to find donors for the 24 helicopters necessary for the mission's success.

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Darfur Peacekeepers Attacked; Need Helicopters for Defense

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President Obama Appoints Joshua DuBois as Director of Faith-Based Office

Submitted by an UrbanMinistry Blogger on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 10:53

Last week, President Barack Obama appointed Joshua DuBois, a 26-year old pastor and Boston University graduate, to head the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, formerly the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI). The Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships was created to help both religious and secular organizations focused on community outreach make an impact in their communities.

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"Somebody's Daughter - A Journey to Freedom from Pornography" from Music For the Soul

Submitted by pure.imagination on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 11:49

"Somebody's Daughter" is a cinematic journey that follows three men and a husband and wife as they share their struggles with pornography addiction. Included with this DVD is a CD containing nine original songs and other readings on pornography addiction.

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"Somebody's Daughter - A Journey to Freedom from Pornography" from Music For the Soul

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TechMission Withstands and Helps in the Economic Downturn

As we face the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, urban ministries are facing a great increase in demand for their services at the same time their budgets are being cut. In a weakened economy facing astonishingly high unemployment rates (6.5% in October, ½ million jobs cut in November) many new people are falling into homelessness and nonprofits are facing the true essence of fear, wondering if they have the ability to continue providing services, gain revenue and receive donations to reach their annual budget and help the world with its resources. TechMission helps address this great need by connecting volunteers and low-cost personnel to provide millions of dollars of renewable resources to nonprofits.

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Year End Letter from the Dean of City Vision College

Written by: Fletcher L. Tink, Academic Dean

“CityVisionCollege: New Face, New Opportunities”

On January 1^st, 2008, RescueCollege died!

No, not really! It merely went through a transformation, a metamorphosis much like a caterpillar that emerges from the cocoon as a butterfly, awkwardly stretching its wings for new life under the altered identity of CityVisionCollege.

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389 Years Ago...A Typographic Mashup of African American History

Submitted by pure.imagination on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 13:37

WallStats.com has just released a new poster, entitled "389 Years Ago". This "typography mashup", as they call it, traces African American history from three-hundred and eighty nine years ago, when the first slave ship landed in the American colonies, to November 4th, 2008, when our first Black President was elected.

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389 Years Ago...A Typographic Mashup of African American History

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"State of the States: Importance of Religion" from Gallup.com

Submitted by pure.imagination on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 16:31

From Gallup.com, one of the leaders in research and polling, this study rates how adult Americans in each country value religion in their daily lives. On a whole, this study shows, 65% of Americans say religion is an important part of their daily lives. Additionally, at least half of the residents of all but four states (Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts) say religion is important in their daily lives. Where does your state rank in terms of religious importance?

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"State of the States: Importance of Religion" from Gallup.com

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UrbanMinistry.org Develops Christian Social Justice Widgets

Submitted by pure.imagination on Mon, 01/26/2009 - 15:18

New from UrbanMnistry.org, these Christian social justice widgets can be added to your blog, webpage or iGoogle page. There are daily updating widgets, like “Social Justice Quote of the Day” and “Justice Bible Verse of the Day”, search bars and RSS feeds of social justice news from UrbanMinistry.org focused on certain topics, like racial reconciliation, technology and youth ministry.

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UrbanMinistry.org Develops Christian Social Justice Widgets

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Black is Good

Submitted by an UrbanMinistry Blogger on Fri, 01/23/2009 - 11:03

President Obama with family election night Black folks live with their hearts. Wide open. Big. On their sleeves. Bleeding. For everything black. Everything. Black. Is Good.

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"Being White: Finding our Place in a Multiethnic World" - A Podcast on Race Relationships Beyond Reconciliation

Submitted by jarboe on Wed, 01/21/2009 - 10:07

Doug Schaupp, the co-author of Being White: Finding our Place in a Multiethnic World recently spoke at the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) on ways to build justice through relationships across racial and ethnic boundaries in our lives and ministries. Also included with the podcast is a PDF with resources and discussion questions.

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"Being White: Finding our Place in a Multiethnic World" - A Podcast on Race Relationships Beyond Reconciliation

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Make Martin Luther King Day a "Day On, Not a Day Off"!

Submitted by pure.imagination on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 14:28

This Monday, January 19, 2009, is also King Day of Service, a Congress-intiated national day of community service focused on initiatives to keep the dreams and ideas of Dr. King alive in the community. So, give of your time! There are thousands of projects planned all over the , If you are looking for volunteer opportunities and service projects for you and your group to do on MLK Day of Service, search at ChristianVolunteering.org today!

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Make Martin Luther King Day a "Day On, Not a Day Off"!

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