Truth-Telling About Racism in Minnesota
[cross-posted from Healing Minnesota Stories blog]
Help Afghan Refugees
While Minnesota Council of Churches continues to resettle individuals with refugee status, in September we also expect to receive numerous families evacuated from Afghanistan. Most will be coming to Minnesota having been granted "humanitarian parole," which means that they won't be eligible for all the same financial and program supports as refugees.
Momentum is Building for Truth-Telling
[Cross-posted from Healing Minnesota Stories blog]
First in a two-part series.
News for the Common Good - October 6, 2021
New Staff Profile: Mikyla
Please join us in welcoming Mikyla to MCC Refugee Services as an Immigration Specialist!
New Staff Profile: Danielle
We’re excited to welcome Danielle Nelson to the team as an Employment Counselor!
Soon to come: ACTION
The fire hose of injustice, white supremacy, and institutional oppression continues to be penetrating and fierce.
The need for courageous listening and learning has never been greater.
We must bridge the gap of injustice.
Xpost: Episcopal Bishop: The church is dying, and needs to die to move forward
Reject division, white supremacy; return to community, simplicity
The Rt. Rev. Craig Loya, Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota, said the Episcopal church has been dying for more than 50 years. It needs to die and return to its roots in Jesus’ teachings.
The church, he said, has been co-opted by the state.
