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Justice Initiatives & Advocacy

Immigration Advocacy from Charlotte, NC to the Border

by Angelica "Lica" Garnett on June 16, 2022

By Angelica "Lica" Garnett I was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia. At age 17, after graduating from high school, I moved to the United States with my parents and two sisters. I left all of the people I had ever known, my culture, my traditions, my language and my home to move to this new [...]
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Filed Under: CCDA, Immigration, Membership Tagged With: Abara, Advocacy, conference, el paso, immigration, member

I’m From Uvalde

by Christina on May 27, 2022

I’m from Uvalde. Now, when I say that, I am often met with a sigh, groan, or an awkward silence. Like many of you, I found out about the Robb Elementary school shooting through social media. Robb Elementary was the elementary school that I went to - now, it is a crime scene. My elementary school [...]
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Filed Under: CCDA, Justice Initiatives & Advocacy Tagged With: Advocacy, gun violence, justice, prayer, toolkit, uvalde, violence

Medicina on the Move

by Alma Lizette Cárdenas-Rodríguez on April 21, 2022

On Friday March 18, 2022, the CCDA Southwest Border Local Network, familia and community convened at the Tijuana-San Diego border to walk and talk through how God’s healing work has continually flowed even in the midst of a pandemic. The event's theme was, Rivers of Living Water: God's Healing Work [...]
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Filed Under: CCDA, Immigration, Local Network Tagged With: border, healing, immigration, local networks, regional conference, southwest border

A Call to Remember those in Prison

by CCDA Guest on February 10, 2022

by Douglas Cupery, Church Mobilization Director at Crossroads Prison Ministries At Crossroads Prison Ministries, we are keenly aware of the many challenges that mass incarceration poses to the thousands of men and women we serve—and to our nation. In anticipation of the Christian Community [...]
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Filed Under: Mass Incarceration, Membership Tagged With: #lockedinsolidarity, locked in solidarity, member, spotlight

Is there hope to end mass incarceration?

by CCDA Guest on February 9, 2022

I occasionally speak to churches and other Christian gatherings about my research, on the history of American religion, crime, and punishment. After I walk through the history of Christian contributions to the creation and maintenance of America’s systems of mass incarceration, I often receive some [...]
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Filed Under: Mass Incarceration Tagged With: #lockedinsolidarity, locked in solidarity, mass incarceration

The Imago Dei in Us All

by CCDA Guest on February 4, 2022

Written by: Rev. Dr. Kevin Riggs & Rev. Kevin Burns Johnny is only in the fourth grade, but he has already been labeled by his teachers as a problem. He can’t sit still. He is disrespectful. He can’t keep his hands to himself. He is picked on by other students and is constantly getting in [...]
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Filed Under: CCDA, Devotionals, Mass Incarceration Tagged With: locked in solidarity, mass incarceration, preaching guide

The Constancy of Change

by Dr. Sunny Sue Chang Jonas on January 24, 2022

"Things are constantly changing- and you do have to set aside your list of things that need to get done for whoever is right in front of you. You have your list of things to do, and at the end of the day, you might not have done any of those things because of the people who came through the doors. [...]
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Filed Under: Justice Initiatives & Advocacy, Membership Tagged With: Grand Nation, indigenous, member

Reimagining Freedom & Privilege

by CCDA Guest on August 19, 2021

An Excerpt from Subversive Witnessby Dominique DuBois Gilliard One day while Moses was tending Jethro’s flock, he encountered the angel of the Lord in a burning bush. As Moses investigated why the blazing bush was not consumed, God called Moses by name from within the bush. Moses responded by [...]
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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Justice Initiatives & Advocacy, Media

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Immigration Advocacy from Charlotte, NC to the Border

By Angelica "Lica" Garnett

By Angelica "Lica" Garnett I was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia. At age 17, after graduating [...]
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I’m From Uvalde

By Christina

I’m from Uvalde. Now, when I say that, I am often met with a sigh, groan, or an awkward [...]
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"Disability Curatives" An excerpt by Dr. Amy Kenny "God told me to pray for you,” she says. Her [...]
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