Moving Our Faith and Values Into Community: You Can (Phone) Bank on It! We’ve knocked on hundreds of doors informing people about Amendment 1 and Prop B; now we’re phone banking to GOTV (Get Out the Vote) and turn… Continue Reading
Here’s the latest dates to phone bank: October Tuesday 30th, 6-8PM at College Church, Lindel November Saturday 3rd, 1-4PM at the MCU Office Sunday 4th, 2-5PM at the MCU office with the Ethical Society of St. Louis Monday 5th, 5-8PM… 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
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
The Juvenile Justice Task Force works to address inequality within the Family Court System. These issues include inadequate access to lawyers, allowing probation officers to be advocates for the children while serving as an arm of the prosecution, and the… Continue Reading
The Education Task Force continues to work to Break the Pipeline. We have commitments from most Metropolitan St. Louis and St. Charles school district superintendents to reduce out of school suspensions for K-3rd graders, and to explore/implement new discipline practices.… Continue Reading
We understand that every department has its policies, procedures, and practices. Some of them work well and others do not. We are working toward insuring that all police departments are well trained, with community-positive policies and practices that not only… Continue Reading