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Urgent Action Needed to Fund Microenterprise Programs 
Currently the United States Senate is deciding on the FY2006 Foreign Operations bill which will also include funding for microenterprise programs. Microenterprise programs are “programs extending small loans, and other financial services such as savings to very poor people for self-employment projects that generate income…” Please urge your Senators to protect funding for mircoenterprise programs.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Advocacy |  Economy |  International affairs |  Loans |  Poverty |  Women |  United States |
Date posted: Apr 21, 2005

Save the Filibuster 
Call, write or e-mail your Senators and tell them to Save The Filibuster.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Advocacy |  Civil rights |  Women |  United States |
Date posted: Apr 21, 2005

The Future of Social Security 
“The Future of Social Security” presents information on how Social Security currently functions and discusses different plans to reform Social Security.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Economy |  Finance |  Poverty |  Women |  Older adults |  United States |
Date posted: Mar 30, 2005

The FY 2006 Federal Budget: Do the Numbers Reflect What We Value? 
President George W. Bush’s fiscal year 2006 $2.7 trillion budget proposal increases funding for defense and economic development programs while cutting funding for a wide array of educational and social service programs.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children |  Economy |  Education |  Finance |  Women |  United States |
Date posted: Mar 03, 2005

The Status of Native American Women in the United States 
The social and economic problems plaguing the Native American community have a disproportionate impact on Native American women, who suffer higher poverty rates and less access to education and health care than other sectors of the population.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Health |  Poverty |  Race |  Women |  United States |
Date posted: Jan 31, 2005

Creating Peace
A World without Nuclear Weapons 
The United States has more nuclear weapons than any other country on the planet. More and more countries possess nuclear weapons or have acquired the technology to make them. The tremendous resources that nations invest in nuclear arms development could be spent on education, health care, and anti-poverty programs.
Source: Women's Division
More about: International affairs |  Peace |  War |  Women |  China | France | India | Iran | Israel | Pakistan | Russia | United Kingdom | United States |
Date posted: Dec 20, 2004

No Place to Call Home: Internally Displaced Persons and the Armed Conflict in Colombia  
This Action Alert describes the humanitarian crisis facing internally displaced people in Colombia. The violence of the country’s 40-year civil war has forced millions of people to leave their homes in search of safety, food, and shelter.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Conflict |  Human rights |  International affairs |  Refugees |  Violence |  War |  Colombia |
Date posted: Nov 29, 2004

A Flood of Sorrow: Haiti in Crisis 
This Action Alert describes the political, social, economic and humanitarian crises currently facing Haiti.  In particular, it describes the quality of life for the country's women and children.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children |  Conflict |  Education |  Health |  Human rights |  Natural disasters |  Poverty |  Women |  United States |
Date posted: Oct 19, 2004

Action Alert: Racial Justice and The 2004 Election 
United Methodist Women in the United States are proud of being a part of a racially and culturally diverse movement and church. The Charter for Racial Justice Policies reminds us that our strength lies in this diversity and that we must work toward a world in which each person ís value is respected and nurtured. For many years, particularly since the civil rights movement of the 1960 ís, the faith community has made voter registration activities a priority.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Communities |  Human rights |  Women |  United States |
Date posted: Sep 23, 2004

Immigration 
Since the late 1700's, immigrants have been coming to this country in pursuit of a better life. In 1790 the United States conducted its first census. Of the 3.9 million people countedduring that census, 64% were British, 7% German, 18% enslaved African-Americans, and 2 percent free African Americans.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children |  Immigration |  Women |  United States |
Date posted: Sep 23, 2004

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