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27 archived articles posted in 2001 found
April
2 articles found for April, 2001
  • Women of UMC Call for Peace in U.S.  Counter-Narcotics Policy
    April 24, 2001 -- The shooting down of a plane over Peru which killed an American woman and her infant is just one instance of violence against innocent people caused by the U.S. war on drugs, according to a new Women’s Division resolution. On Monday, directors of the Women’s Division of the United Methodist Church voted to appeal to the U.S. Administration and Congress for policies and programs that would reform U.S. Counter Narcotics Policy.
    Source:   United Methodist Women
    Date posted:  Apr 24, 2001
  • United Methodist Women's Division Speaks Out  on Trade Issues
    April 24, 2001 -- As people from around the world gathered in Quebec this weekend to protest the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement, United Methodist Women leaders gathered in Connecticut to discuss what they could do about trade issues. Concerned with how trade agreements affect women and children, Women’s Division directors acted. They passed resolutions addressing genetically engineered food and trade with Myanmar, formerly Burma.
    Source:   United Methodist Women
    Date posted:  Apr 24, 2001