If we’ve learned anything, it’s that people like to talk about what’s going on in their lives. As we’ve been knocking on the doors the last couple of months, we’ve heard about people’s struggles with paying the rent, keeping cars… Continue Reading
Metropolitan Congregations United(MCU) broke new ground on Sunday, October 7 by announcing its intention to incorporate voter engagement in its signature Break the Pipeline campaign as well as begin the process of creating a rural/urban coalition with other organizations from… Continue Reading
From The St. Louis Post Dispatch: Four community meetings are set for Sunday around the region to focus on what’s being done to stem out-of-school suspensions and to more clearly define the role of school-resource officers. The “No More Sitting… Continue Reading
Tishaura O. Jones lays out a clear case for supporting Amendment 1 this November. Remember to vote Tuesday, November 6! You’ve heard me say it before: We have been disenfranchised and flat-out ignored for way too long. The rich and… Continue Reading
From an article by Tony Messenger in the St. Louis Post Dispatch: Two years ago, Missouri lawmakers got tired of being told year after year that they were underfunding education. The state has consistently been in the bottom third in… Continue Reading
4 Meetings, 4 Districts. One is near YOU! Join us with a crew from your church or your neighborhood to knock doors and talk to our neighbors about CLEAN and RUM! We will provide a brief training on how to… Continue Reading
On Monday, July 2, 2018 at 4:30pm, MCU leaders will gather outside of the office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Tucker and Spruce to demand the end of family separation at the border. This event is being held… Continue Reading
“Something Is Wrong” On February 8, of this year the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI) held a collaborative meeting. Our youth are being sent to detention instead of in class. Something is wrong. Jessica Karins writes that the disparities in… Continue Reading
Don’t forget about the coming training day on Saturday, June 2. It’s that time: Public Meeting Planning! We’ll form our teams and create great events for October 7. We’ll be creating the agenda, the communications, the logistics, the staging, looking… Continue Reading
Tickets are available now from an MCU leader or at https://squareup.com/store/mcu Click here to order your tickets. We’ll be at the Ready Room with music by the People’s Key ! Join us for fun-raising to support Breaking the Pipeline!