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Today I had one of the most profound work experiences of my career. It happened in (to me) the most unexpected of places. I’m working with the Presbyterian Church of the USA and with my Irish background, I wasn’t sure what to expect. This will be a long post.
PCUSA is seeking the most radical agenda of any group with whom I’ve worked. They want to be the moral voice that counters so-called evangelical Christians. They are discussing how to talk about white supremacy, eradicating systemic racism, the underpinning of white, capitalist, hetero values in all of our institutions. They are fighting transphobia and attacks on women’s right to choice.
They seek to make every congregation educated change agents.
They are horrified by trump and his supporters.
We don’t have to be religious to agree with their goals. But they ground their arguments in scripture to refute the twisted reading so many evangelicals promote to excuse hate and injustice and deny full human rights.
I’m so thankful to see a religious organization, starting at the national level, to promulgate rights and justice as the mission of every congregant. And to be heard and drown out the corrosive religious voices we hear from today. Comments welcome.
I, on the other hand, am excited about the goals you speak of and the fact that they are being so looked at by the major denomination. Thanks for your work with them
Helene, I love your post... but with one objection. You write “with my Irish background, I’ve always been a bit prejudiced.” That’s unfair... and historically misleading. As between the Irish and the Presbyterians, the bigotry has been on the Presbyterian side. In my mother’s family, that was writ large.
The intentions are well enough. But rhetoric will never suffice. The physical political power of the evangelical heathens will dominate the stage for decades. The ONLY solutuon is the total annihilation of theism. The is absolutely NO ARGUMENT that justifies belief in a diety.
Pleased to be working with an organization setting standards for the safety and quality of medicines worldwide. First workshop.
Career Day at PS18 in Mott Haven, South Bronx. We heard from air traffic controllers, artists, Alvin Ailey dancer, women basketball players, fossil expert, NY Fire Dept and EMT, special needs teacher, translator, police sargeant, jazz flamenco musician and more.
Some pics from air traffic and logo designing.
The first draft of Allentown, PA community schools Theory of Change! Working on it is research associate, Misra Iltus and Intern, Shazia Ahmed
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Eoin Collins and the Director of Theory of Change Japan, Yutaka Tanabe, discussing end of life and end of life care in Japan, as a result of Japanese society rapidly aging.
Thank you very much for your precious time and wonderful coffee! Eoin was so kind to have meeting with me from Japan.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Exposes The Dark Side Of Politics In 5 Incredible Minutes
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The freshman lawmaker reveals how easy it is for pols to get rich at your expense.www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000004832573/as-trump-denies-climate-change-these-kids-die-of-it...
The climate change problems are killing generations, and ActKnowledge is currently working with ADRA to find some sustainable solutions. We are in Madagascar this week.
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President Trump has denied man-made climate change. The Times’s Nicholas Kristof travels to drought-stricken Madagascar to see the unfolding crisis for himself.www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trumps-state-the-union-address-gives-away-the-game-he-fears-inve...
Trump's State of the Union address gives away the game: he fears investigations
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Desperate for leverage, Trump wants Democrats to believe he's prepared to govern, but only if they look the other way on his many scandals.www.reuters.com/article/us-insys-opioids/insys-founder-former-executives-face-opioid-kickback-sch...
'Greed' fueled Insys founder's opioid bribe scheme: prosecutor
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A lawyer for Insys Therapeutics Inc's one-time billionaire founder on Monda...www.cnn.com/2019/01/29/asia/india-nuns-kerala-intl/index.html
Nuns who protested Indian bishop accused of rape say church trying to silence them
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A group of nuns who spoke out about alleged sexual abuse by a bishop in the southern Indian state of Kerala claim the church is attempting to transfer them to other parts of the country, in an apparent attempt to silence them.Visiting Paterson NJ community schools today to begin work on their newest, highly competitive, Full Service Community School Grant, in our 9th year in Paterson! With Helene Clark & Misra Iltus
We are so excited to begin our first project in Madagascar. We hope to help ADRA, an international relief agency, plan ways to mitigate the many, many barriers to good nutrition and enough food in the areas along the southeastern coast.
They can be seen on the map as Vatovavy Fitovinany and Atsimo Atsinanana
Hot off the presses: Actknowledge’s Director Heléne Clark, has a new, comprehensive and easy-to-read chapter on Theory of Change. Available on Amazon.
Congrats! Hope you are feeling better!
Fantastic group from The End Fund, World Bank, Rightshouse, Food Bank in NY southern tier, San Antonio Housing Authority and more concluding two days in NY for training and peer learning by ActKnowledge.
Fire News
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'Only bones and fragments': California wildfire toll at 25 as grim searches go on
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Rescuers begin the task of scouring the wreckage of the most destructive fire in state records, in search of remains of the deadWent to visit and work with the wonderful PS 188K (the Michael E. Berdy School) in Coney Island! What a great experience!
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Wellcome and Gates join bold European open-access plan
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The Wellcome Trust has also announced how it will implement the plan, which could provide a blueprint for others.ActKnowledge is very pleased to be the evaluation partner on two new Full Service Community School
five year federal grants with the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and Paterson Public Schools.
This brings our FSCS evaluation total to 7! Plus our community school partners not funded in the federal round.
Allentown School District, United Way awarded $2.5 million grant
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The grant was awarded to United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley (UWGLV) in partnership with the district, Communities In Schools of the Lehigh Valley, St. Luke’s University Health Network and Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley.
