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	United Methodist Women Rally for Immigrant Rights United Methodist Women and United Methodist Women's Division staff joined tens of thousands in New York City and Washington on April 10 to voice concerns over the potential criminalization of undocumented immigrants and to call for comprehensive immigration reform, including paths to legalization and citizenship. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Children \| Immigration \| Women \| Youth \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Apr 12, 2006
	Women Ask, Are We Poisoning Children While Trying to Save Them? For the first two years of his life, Wesley appeared to be a normal, healthy child - smiling in baby pictures with his brother and family. By his third birthday, however, Wesley's childhood pictures changed. The life in his eyes appeared lost. His smile was no longer there. His mother could scream his name, and Wesley would not respond. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Children \| Women \| Youth \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Apr 10, 2006
	Women's Division Addresses Tough Issues at Spring Board Meeting Finances, membership, and immigration were among several tough issues addressed by the Women's Division board of directors this March 30-April 3, 2006, in Stamford, Conn. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Children \| Women \| Youth \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Apr 10, 2006
	Global Media Monitoring Evaluates Role and Images of Women On February 16, 2005, hundreds of women and men in 76 countries collected data to monitor the roles and images of women as portrayed in the news media. The purpose has been to document the participation and portrayal of women in the world's news media; then, using hard data and facts, create advocacy tools to educate and make changes. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Children \| Women \| Youth \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Feb 16, 2006
	Church Burnings Continue and Christians Must Renew Efforts, Say Leaders When the clusters of churches were burned last week in Alabama, the national media began asking questions about hate, and federal officials opened investigations. According to those who have been working to end church burnings for years, these acts of arson raise questions about broader issues than those portrayed in the media spin or investigators' quotes. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Children \| Hate \| Women \| Youth \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Feb 13, 2006
	Black History Month and United Methodist Women: Why We Celebrate As part of its story, the history of United Methodist Women has the legacy of women – all calling for a just world for all of God’s children -- who are willing to be risk-takers amid the social settings of criticism and prejudices. During Black History Month, we celebrate those women and understand that their dreams came from the Gospel teachings of Jesus Christ as he ministered to all of God’s children. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Children \| Justice \| Race \| Women \| Youth \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Feb 09, 2006
	Narnia: The Film, Its Message, and Its Contradictions As Disney releases The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe this week, and expects record box office profits, The United Methodist Women’s Division wants its one- million members to view the movie. But it also wants members to question the overt commercialization and contradiction to the story’s theme. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Children \| Conflict \| Jesus Christ \| Women \| United States \| Date posted: Dec 07, 2005
	Holiday: Honoring Cultures and Traditions As the United States celebrates Thanksgiving, school children are sent home with pictures of Pilgrims and Native Americans sharing a feast in harmony. However, for many indigenous women, Thanksgiving does not hold such fond memories, says Andele Foutz. Foutz, is executive director of the Navajo United Methodist Center in Farmington, New Mexico, one of the national mission institutions supported by United Methodist Women and the denomination. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Women \| Mexico \| Date posted: Nov 23, 2005
	Sharing of Stories Can Transform the World, Education Event Reveals As the United States celebrates American Education Week, November 14-18, Korean-American United Methodist Women were returning home from their own training event with a different perspective on education – one in which the educator learns as much as the student. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Education \| Poverty \| Women \| Korea \| Date posted: Nov 15, 2005
	Women’s Division Joins African-American, Labor and Immigrant Groups Demanding Reform On September 22, Women’s Division racial justice executive, Carol Barton addressed an alliance of African-American, labor and immigration groups gathered at the Federal Building in New York City, which is demanding reform and justice for workers in the United States. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Advocacy \| Civil rights \| Human rights \| Immigration \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 29, 2005
	Korean Women’s Response to Katrina Shows Changing Face of Mission In a demonstration of concern for women and children affected by Hurricane Katrina, the president of Korea’s Women’s Society of Christian Service (WSCS) presented a $5000 gift today to the United Methodist Women’s Division. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Children \| Donations \| Education \| Missionaries \| Women \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 16, 2005
	Respond to Hurricane with Advocacy Also, Women's Organization Urges United Methodist Women are responding to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina through a variety of volunteer efforts and donations, but the one-million member organization is also being asked to respond with advocacy. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Advocacy \| Donations \| Ecumenical \| Environment \| Health \| Women \| Youth \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 05, 2005
	United Methodist Women Can Respond to Katrina’s Devastation In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating blow to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, the United Methodist Women’s Division is still working through the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and General Board of Global Ministries’ networks to assess damage to national mission institutions and mission programs and personnel. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Natural disasters \| Women \| United States \| Date posted: Aug 31, 2005
	Chief Executive Signs A Letter Speaking Out on Iraq As the nation observes the Fourth of July, Jan Love, chief executive for the United Methodist Women’s Division, in conjunction with church leaders around the U.S., signed “A Call to Speak Out on Iraq,” released today by the National Council of Churches USA. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Advocacy \| Christian love \| Ecumenical \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Justice \| Violence \| War \| Women \| Statements \| Iraq \| United States \| Date posted: Jul 04, 2005
	Angolan Women Teach Literacy for Social Change With an election in 2006, church women from Angola want to ensure that the 70% of illiterate women know the issues that will specifically affect their lives and are empowered to vote in a country that has long been at war. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Education \| Human rights \| Women \| Africa \| Angola \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Date posted: Jun 29, 2005
	Ubuntu eXplorers Program Will Create Friendships and Mission Experiences The Women’s Division and Mission Volunteers office of the General Board of Global Ministries are forming a partnership that will enable women from the United States to build friendships and experience mission for one to two weeks in Zimbabwe, Uruguay, Cambodia, Sierra Leone or Cote D’Ivoire. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Women \| Cambodia \| Cote d´Ivoire \| Sierra Leone \| Uruguay \| Zimbabwe \| Date posted: Jun 22, 2005
	Women's Division Treasurer Announces Resignation The Women's Division announced with sorrow the resignation of treasurer, Connie Takamine, due to personal reasons on Friday. Ms. Takamine has been with the Division since 1991. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Women \| United States \| Date posted: Apr 19, 2005
	Hmong Women Risk To Make Others' Lives Better The Laos women crossed the Mekong river in small numbers - much like refugees --leaving their homeland. On the other side, they were met by Hmong women from the United States, who had once been refugees themselves. The difference between them -- the women from Laos would return to their country after a few days, putting themselves at risk to make the lives of other women and children better. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Children \| Education \| Women \| Thailand \| Date posted: Apr 12, 2005
	United Methodist Women kicks off Green Team Environmental Justice Program A new program activating local United Methodist Women members to work on environmental issues in their communities was launched at the spring board meeting of the Women's Division of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries in Stamford, Conn., April 7-11. The Women's Division is the national administrative body of the one- million member United Methodist Women organization. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Children \| Environment \| Women \| United States \| Date posted: Apr 11, 2005
	Personal Testimony of Women's Leader Demonstrates Vision of Hope In three personal stories about her experience with the Ku Klux Klan, violence against women, and her daughterís illness, the deputy general secretary of the United Methodist Womenís Division gave a testimony Sunday, April 10 that brought many to tears. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Children \| Civil rights \| Family \| Violence \| Women \| United States \| Date posted: Apr 11, 2005
	Executive Invites Conversation with Evangelical Group, But Not to Forget the Real Work Chief executive of the largest women's organization in the United States released an open letter to the 8- million member United Methodist Church today. †It offered responses to inquiries and an invitation to converse with an evangelical renewal network in the denomination. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Conflict \| Evangelization \| Ethics \| Jesus Christ \| United Methodist Church \| Women \| United States \| Date posted: Mar 31, 2005
	Taco Bell Boycott Ends and United Methodist Women Celebrate Victory United Methodist Women are celebrating today as the Taco Bell Boycott ends, which ensured better wages and working conditions to workers in Floridaís tomato farm industry. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Advocacy \| Children \| Economy \| Family \| Human rights \| Justice \| Women \| Youth \| United States \| Date posted: Mar 11, 2005
	HIV/AIDS Orphans Affecting Women from Kenya to Rocky Mountains and Nebraska In the Mulathankari village in Meru district of Kenya, the young people attend school then leave for the cities where they can find jobs and opportunities. But the city is not home. And when they contract HIV/AIDS, they come home with their children to die. Source: WD Press Releases More about: AIDS/HIV \| Children \| Education \| Family \| Health \| Women \| Youth \| Kenya \| Date posted: Feb 18, 2005
	Peace Is Still Important, Says Women's Organization With the beginning of Lent this week and violence in Iraq continuing, the United Methodist Women's Division is trying again to bring issues of violence to the attention of world leaders. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Children \| Easter \| Lent \| Peace \| Prayers \| Violence \| War \| Women \| Youth \| Afghanistan \| Iraq \| Palestine \| Somalia \| Date posted: Feb 09, 2005
	Division President Witnesses First-Hand Effect of Tsunami on Women Kyung Za Yim, president of the United Methodist Women's Division, went to North Sumatra, Indonesia, January 12-16, with an eye for the concerns of women and children. She left the tsunami-devastated area knowing that women needed to be intentional in ensuring relief and rebuilding efforts are reaching other women. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Children \| Communities \| Environment \| Health \| Natural disasters \| Women \| Tsunami \| Indonesia \| Malaysia \| Thailand \| Date posted: Jan 26, 2005
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