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Advocacy

Responding to Violence

by Christina Foor on January 30, 2023

We at CCDA are not strangers to the deep impact violence has on our communities. Over the years, practitioners like you have helped develop resources and networks to help you respond with God and community. We encourage you to utilize these gifts of learning and connection below, as we work together [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, CCDA, Timeless Tagged With: Advocacy, affinity network, gun violence, violence, violence prevention

Charlotte Justice Conference & why you should come to Charlotte

by Christina Foor on September 27, 2022

Keyona Osborne-Pannell & Tim Nicodemus are an integral part of the Charlotte Justice Conference, that was inspired in part by the CCDA National Conference. They wanted to take their call to justice past lip service. So, they created a conference that is contextualized, that listens to the needs [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, CCDA, Conference, Listening to the Community Tagged With: Advocacy, charlotte, conference, regional conference, spotlight

Join the Resistance: Step Into the Good Work of Kingdom Justice

by CCDA Guest on September 13, 2022

by Michelle Ferrigno Warren Injustice doesn’t just happen and it doesn’t repair itself. What are Christians supposed to do to ensure that things do not remain as they are? As practitioners in communities impacted by racial and economic oppression, these are questions that are continuously in [...]
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Filed Under: Book Reviews, CCDA Tagged With: Advocacy, author meetup, book, book club, excerpt, join the resistance

“We Cry Justice” Book Club

by Christina Foor on August 30, 2022

Dr. Mary Nelson & Yvonne Rogers share their key takeaways from the CCDA Book Club on "We Cry Justice" this summer. Both share their convictions around activism as a product of faith and share their experience of going to the Poor Peoples' Campaign March in June. Plus - you'll want to hear the [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Book Reviews, Membership Tagged With: activism, Advocacy, book club, poor peoples campaign

Why Amiee civically engages…

by CCDA Guest on August 1, 2022

This post is part of our Civic Engagement Series for August Recess. CCDA member, Amiee Kellogg, shares with us her journey as a practitioner who chose to civically engage and what it has meant for her and her community. What does civic engagement mean to you? It means being involved in [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, CCDA, Membership Tagged With: Advocacy, civic engagement, member spotlight, spotlight, vote

Immigration Advocacy from Charlotte, NC to the Border

by Angelica "Lica" Acosta Garnett on June 16, 2022

By Angelica "Lica" Acosta 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 [...]
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Filed Under: CCDA, Immigration, Membership Tagged With: Abara, Advocacy, conference, el paso, immigration, member

I’m From Uvalde

by Christina Foor 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

The Cause of Justice is in our Hands

by CCDA Guest on April 26, 2021

A Message from President & CEO, Cecilia Williams Last week, in my home city of Minneapolis (Minnesota), a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges in the murder of George Floyd. It was an unprecedented moment, as for the first time in modern [...]
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Reflecting on Monterey Park

By CCDA Guest

*Note: this piece was written before the violence that occurred in Half Moon Bay. We lament the [...]
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Responding to Violence

By Christina Foor

We at CCDA are not strangers to the deep impact violence has on our communities. Over the years, [...]
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Biblical Justice Through Faith-Rooted Organizing And Advocacy

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Taken from the 2016 CCDA National Conference — Los Angeles Workshop Biblical Justice Through [...]
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