Party with a purpose! We’re taking things virtual during the year of Covid-19. Join us from your place for the same great music and raffles we’ve always had. Bring your own beverages, snacks, and dance moves!! Our July 10 virtual… Continue Reading
MCU wants to give a big thanks to Nick Gusman and Kip & JJ & Max Loui for lending their amazing musical talents to let everybody get their jam on at the first Jammin’ For Justice @ Home and making… Continue Reading
CALL TO ACTION! More than half of the youth at DYS Hogan Street are now positive for COVID-19. We were there on May 7 demanding a response. DYS refuses to answer to our community. Join us to demand our kids… Continue Reading
MEDICAID EXPANSION UPDATE: The Cole County Circuit Court this week rejected the frivolous lawsuits filed against our campaign, reaffirming that Amendment 2 / Medicaid Expansion will remain on the August 4 ballot. We are pleased these frivolous lawsuits have been dismissed and… Continue Reading
Thursday, June 4 at 4 PM is our free webinar with Faith for Justice and other St. Louis organizers. This is a training on how to aid and assist, and know your role during a protest. The Zoom “room” is… 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
Join us online on July 19 for our 2020 public meeting! We’re coming together online at the intersection of where the lynching tree, that place where black lives have literally and metaphorically ended from white fear, and the ballot, that… Continue Reading
Party with a purpose! We’re taking things virtual during the year of Covid-19. Join us from your place for the same great music and raffles we’ve always had. Bring your own beverages, snacks, and dance moves!! This June 12 virtual… Continue Reading
People tell us, “I want to go to one of the protests!” If you have decided the street is where you need to be, we want you to be prepared to be there. Here’s a “clip and save” graphic to… Continue Reading
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
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