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144 archived articles posted in 2004 found
January
5 articles found for January, 2004
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UMW Action Alert - Fundamentalism: A Barrier to Peace and Justice
Open dialogue can counteract the growth of
fundamentalism by providing people with an
opportunity to express their fears, discontents,
and frustrations. Community education that
opens people’s eyes to other religions,
political perspectives and cultures helps to
dispel stereotypes and break down barriers to
communication and cooperation between
communities.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jan 30, 2004
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Bible Women Spreading Word and Work Throughout Asia
At Women’s Division trainings, “Bible Women” –
as
the indigenous women are called – are armed with
a knowledge of HIV/AIDS, community-based health,
micro-credit, domestic violence, etc. They
choose the issue, based on what they see as
urgent in their areas.
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Jan 15, 2004
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Fair Trade Versus Free Trade --UMW Action Alert
The gap between developed countries and
developing countries still remains very large.
Inequalities in trade practices are hurting
developing countries. Despite the growth in
free
trade agreements, “low income countries account
for more than 40% of the population, but less
than 3% of the world trade.” There are
solutions to these inequalities.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jan 07, 2004
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Response to Proposed Good News/Renew Petitions to General Conference Regarding the Women's Division
The Good News/Renew Network, unofficial
organizations of the denomination, are bringing
several petitions to General Conference that are
meant to undermine the work of United Methodist
Women and the Women's Division. Below are the
Petitions from Good News/Renew and the Women's
Division's response to each petition so that
United Methodist Women may speak to concerns of
church members and constituency about the issues.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jan 06, 2004
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United Methodist Women's Campaign for Children III Let's Go Back to School!
In 2002, the Women’s Division launched Phase III
of the Children’s Campaign to focus on Advocacy,
specifically in Public School Education. This
publication is part of an ongoing series of
issue
papers designed to provide United Methodist
Women
and others with a variety of local concerns that
they can investigate and on which they may take
action.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jan 06, 2004
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