Author: Jennie
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Take action for USAID—because when aid stops, everyone suffers.
Foreign aid is not just charity—it’s an investment in stability, diplomacy, and American interests. When we abandon these commitments, we make our country more vulnerable. We must take action now to reverse this devastating order.
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Immigrant Connection Webinars in February
Cross-posting this webinar invitation to equip communities, churches, teams, and organization seeking to understand and respond to recent immigration policy changes in the USA. Multiple webinars running throughout February.
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Financial Support for Youth Serving their Communities, Apply by February 10th
Youth are feeling the impact of our chaotic times, and they’re also deeply creative and want to make their voices heard. February 10th is the deadline for youth ages 12-23 to submit a simple application for a Changemaker Youth Grant. They can receive up to $1,000 dollars to empower a “creative solution that addresses violence.”
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End of American Decency: People Are Dying
On Friday morning, the staffers at a half dozen U.S.-funded medical facilities in Sudan who care for severely malnourished children had a choice to make: Defy President Donald Trump’s order to immediately stop their operations or let up to 100 babies and toddlers die. They chose the children.
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In Gratitude for USAID
An open-letter to my representatives in Congress (Senator Josh Hawley, Senator Eric Schmitt, and Congressman Sam Graves) about how one USAID program may have saved my husband’s life.
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USAID’s Work in Sudan Saved My Husband’s Village
USAID saved lives with emergency food that reached my husband’s village during famine. One friend in his village, born in the 1980s, is named “Reagan” – in honor of the President who began sending U.S.-farmed sorghum to keep Sudanese people alive. My husband, who was just learning to read English, clearly remembered reading “FROM THE…
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January 20th Through Mercy’s Eyes
In this cross-post, Mercy Aiken juxtaposes what she saw from Gaza and what she saw from Washington D.C. on January 20th.
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MLK on Where We Go From Here
Cross-posting this excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr’s 1967 speech at the 10th annual session of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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Cultivating Beloved Community by “Calling In”
Days before MLK day and Donald Trump’s inauguration, listen to this podcast for great stories and advice on how to build beloved community. Without dodging the hard questions in our polarized society, Loretta Ross invites us to resist “calling out” culture in exchange for “calling in.”
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MLK Calls Us Beyond War
Cross-posting Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1967 speech Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence at Riverside Church in New York City.
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