Municipal Elections on Tuesday, June 2: School Board and More! Voting, particularly in local elections, shapes our communities. On Tuesday, June 2 serveral school boards and city governments will elect new or retain current members. There are bond issues on some of… Continue Reading
The Missouri legislature has shown its shameless love of unfair maps through SJR38, a bill that would strip Amendment 1 / Clean Missouri bare and cancel your vote! We must act NOW and TOGETHER to defeat this dirty Missouri bill! THURSDAY,… Continue Reading
Metropolitan Congregations United (MCU) EX-incarcerated People Organizing-MO (EXPO-MO) and Campaign for Youth Justice (TCYJ) are staging a protest parade on May 8, at 5pm at the Division of Youth Service’s Hogan St. Center, 1839 Hogan St., St. Louis 63106. To RSVP text #freeouryouth to 31996 The protest is a call during this unprecedented health crisis… Continue Reading
Even with social distancing still in place, there’s still plenty going on. The people and institutions who make big decisions that affect us all are still active and are not always making decisions in our best interests, so we must… Continue Reading
On April 30, 2020 MCU will host Protecting Our People – Raising Our Voice, a virtual meeting acting on the impact COVID-19 has on our election, incarcerated youth and adults, and the census. REGISTER HERE We, the families and friends… Continue Reading
Lots of people wait until big elections to vote, like for president. EVERYONE turns out. What we need to remember though is those little elections on local issues will impact us quicker…and locally. A federal decision on an issue or… Continue Reading
(April 8, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health challenge unlike anything we have faced in over a century. As with prior crises, it is the most vulnerable who stand to suffer and lose the most. Already stretched social service providers are working hard to respond to a new reality that requires residents to remain in their homes with no open schools, limited childcare, dramatically reduced employment, and underlying health conditions and other risk factors. No single organization or institution can respond to this crisis alone. The only effective response is a coordinated one. The COVID-19 Regional Response Team seeks to build on the learnings and experiences of organizations skilled in crisis response to create a centralized, regional system of response to meet these social needs for the bi-state area. Continue Reading
Every Tuesday from 6pm-7:30pm, families with youth involved in the court system are invited to share their experiences. Participants will learn how to navigate the system, understand their rights and advocate for their youths. Participatory Defense is a community organizing… Continue Reading
Father Rich Creason died last night. And while we can truly comfort ourselves with other phrases (He went to see Jesus … on to Glory … to live with the Saints…), I’m feeling the finality and loss of death. He… Continue Reading
MCU is currently requesting assistance with conducting outreach to regional seniors about their general wellness and to remind them to fill out the census. (Public resources available anywhere are based on the number of people counted.) Volunteers will need a phone… Continue Reading