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144 archived articles posted in 2004 found
June
13 articles found for June, 2004
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Notes from the Washington Office:Engendering Development
United Methodist Women consistently demonstrate
their concern and commitment to social justice
through their advocacy for the welfare of women,
children and families in the United States and
throughout the world. Development programs are
the means by which we seek to reduce poverty and
hunger, increase income and economic growth,
improve public health, and promote access to
education - all in an effort to improve people ís
quality of life.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jun 29, 2004
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UMW Action Alert: Medicare
On December 8, 2003 President George W. Bush
signed into law the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003.
This law is the largest expansion of the Medicare
program since it was created in 1965. The most
significant change this law has created is the
addition of an optional prescription drug
benefit, also known as "Part D," which will begin
in 2006.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jun 28, 2004
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Patriot Act Update
The Patriot Act was signed into law on October
26, 2001 ìto deter and punish terrorist acts in
the United States and around the world, to
enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and
for other purposes.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jun 22, 2004
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Darfur on the Brink: A Human Rights Crisis In Western Sudan
Since February 2003, massive human rights
violations have been taking place in Darfur, a
region in western Sudan.† Armed militias have
targeted civilians with violent attacks, forced
removal, rape, and execution.† In addition to
this ongoing violence, the people of Darfur face
starvation and disease. U.N. officials have
described the situation in Darfur as the worst
humanitarian crisis in the world.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jun 22, 2004
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Delegates Affirm Women's Division
The Womenís Division of the General Board of
Global Ministries, parent organization of United
Methodist Women receives a vote of 835-26 by the
General Conference delegates affirming the work
and ministry of the Womenís Division.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jun 16, 2004
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Dorothy Brown, South's first African-American Woman Doctor, Dies
NEW YORK (UMNS)-Dorothy Brown, the first black
woman surgeon in the South and a member of
United
Methodist Women, died June 13, in Nashville,
Tenn., after a life in which she opened doors
that had been closed previously to African
Americans and women. She was 90.
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Jun 16, 2004
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Schools of Mission: Changing Lives
Each attendee to a Conference School of
Christian
Mission has a story about how the school changed
their lives, opened their eyes, and educated
them
to mission.
With schools of mission educating close to
25,000
lay, clergy, children and youth every year,
these
mission education events have a large influence
on United Methodists. Each school offers a
spiritual growth, issue, and geographical study.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jun 09, 2004
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We All Work Together: Material Resources
Youths volunteer in the summer months to help
UMCOR stock material resources.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jun 08, 2004
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Intern Works with One Million Women to Focus on Faltering Education Systems
United Methodist Women's intern Ginena Dulley-
Wills has a two-year mission - focus on public
education and help women organize to advocate for
their children.
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Jun 07, 2004
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Children's Campaign Update for Spring 2004
It was in response to this resolution on public
education and a long history of concern for the
education of children that the Womenís Division
voted to renew the Childrenís Campaign in early
2002. The goal of the UMW Campaign for Children
is to see that every child receives a good,
quality, free and accessible education.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jun 07, 2004
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The United Methodist Church and Organizational Policies on Environmental Justice
United Methodist Women are governed by several
layers of Church policy that form the foundation
for implementing environmentally just guidelines
when planning events.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jun 02, 2004
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Separation of Church and State
‘Separation of Church and State’ is a frequently
used phrase and is probably one of the most
debated Constitutional issues. ‘The separation
of church and state is a concept in law whereby
the structures of state or national government
are kept separate from those of religious
institutions.’
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jun 01, 2004
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Using Chlorine-Free Paper
Chlorine-Free description and definition of
Dioxine.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Jun 01, 2004
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