What’s up in St. Louis, MCU, and the community
Kenosha, Wisconsin, June 2019. MCU leaders and organizers joined the Gamaliel National Leadership Training at University of Wisconsin – Parkside. The training included a track for formerly incarcerated leaders. On the first night, one of those leaders was targeted by… Continue Reading
MCU’s Education Task Force Releases Guide for Families (or Teachers) Interested in Resources on Social Justice Just Kids is a guide book filled with lessons and resources curated by MCU’s Education Task Force and geared to helping children understand the issues… Continue Reading
This is a clear image and truth for people of faith and of reason. On Sunday, July 19 at 3pm, MCU will host its annual public meeting…virtually. We will confront the oppression that has kept us all in the shadow… 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
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
(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
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