Posts Tagged ‘faith’

You give us the greatest gifts

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

You can help us reach our year-end fundraising goal at alabamapossible.org/fundraiser.

Community garden takes off in Tuscumbia

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Thanks to our friend Myra at Volunteer Mobile for letting us know about a community gardening project in Tuscumbia, Alabama. As the Times Daily reported a few weeks ago, the half-acre project has become a popular spot, with at least 20 people participating and more community members showing interest in the project. They just broke ground last year, but already have plans to expand.

Do you live in North Alabama and want to know more about these types of projects? Plan to attend our September Hunger Workshop in Huntsville, where we will discuss hunger, food security, community gardening, and other ways to share fresh, healthy food with our friends and neighbors. As The Birmingham News reminded us yesterday, many Alabamians are food insecure, especially in the summer months.

Photo: Matt McKean/Times Daily

Live in South Alabama? You’re in luck! We’re going to be on the Gulf Coast for our Mobile Hunger Workshop on June 22, where we will discuss community gardening, food ministries, and other solutions to ongoing hunger and food insecurity in South Alabama. We recommend faith leaders, outreach ministers, social workers, teachers, aspiring community gardeners, and all people of faith interested in ending hunger to join us. It’s not too late to register!

Calling all social justice Christians

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Help make poverty history

We believe social justice is a key part of Christ’s teachings, and that by working together for systemic change, we can end poverty.

If you believe in the Social Gospel, please join us for Alabama Possible, a social justice and anti-poverty conference we’re hosting at Samford on Saturday, April 24.

  • Worship with the Emergent Cohort and Worship at Workplay’s Daniel Bashta
  • Hear from Wayne Flynt, the conscience of Alabama
  • Participate in a poverty simulation
  • Learn how to build relationships with those you serve
  • Connect with ministry opportunities in the Birmingham area

Who should join us? Anyone who needs a deeper understanding of the poverty in our state, who yearns to understand how scripture calls you to act, or wants to be equipped with the tools to transform Alabama.

We challenge you: join the Alabama Possible movement. Be the change you have been waiting for.

Buy tickets and register today – AlabamaPossible.org/RSVP


Families, Freedom & Faith

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Next Wednesday, November 18, Reform Immigration for America is hosting Families, Freedom & Faith, a national telephonic town hall.  The call starts at 7 p.m. CST and will be led by Rep. Luis Gutierrez.

Please consider hosting a listening party at your church, home or community center.  You and your families, friends and neighbors will learn more about the principles of progressive immigration reform and get connected to national efforts on this issue.

To get more information or to find out how you can host a listening party, click here.

Why is this issue important?  What can immigration reform do for America? Well, check out this video from the Center for Immigration Policy:

I also recommend checking out Under Siege: Latinos in the South.  This Southern Poverty Law Center report documents the “widespread hostility, discrimination and exploitation” experienced by Latinos in Alabama and our neighboring states.

Posted by Kristina Scott

Fighting Poverty With Faith

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Climate change is a global phenomenon that wreaks havoc on people who live in poverty through increased risk of disease and poor air quality.   In addition, people who live in poverty depend more on natural resources and have limited access to health care.

To expand the national conversation on the need to create green pathways out of poverty, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs has dedicated the week of October 14-21 as a week for “Fighting Poverty with Faith.”

A free national conference call on October 14 will kick off the week of action.  The hour-long call will provide callers with the opportunity to hear from several national faith-based leaders, elected officials and local providers who are working to reduce poverty.  Speakers will provide an overview of the Fighting Poverty with Faith partnership, describe local outreach efforts and provide additional opportunities for you to advocate for good jobs and green jobs.

For more information regarding the conference call and events schedule, click here: www.fightingpovertywithfaith.com.

Posted by Patience Kleber