• Please Pray for Oklahoma

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  All people affected by this week's devastating storms, particularly those in Moore, Oklahoma, need our prayers.

  

• Farmworkers to Reynolds American: Act to Protect Workers

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  Last week, FLOC protested Reynolds American Inc.’s treatment of farmworkers. Corporations should take responsibility for their supply chains, and the people whose labor makes possible their profits.

  

• NEW Podcast: Legislative Process and Advocacy

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  Tune in as George Reed, our Executive Director here at the NC Council of Churches, explains the legislative process in North Carolina. How can “ordinary citizens” get involved?

  

• NEW Video: "From the Church House to the State House"

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  Rev. Joseph Brown, Sr. is Presiding Elder, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. He is a former Council president and a past recipient of the Council’s Distinguished Service Award.

  

• Gardeners: Make the Climate Connection

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  It’s exciting that growing your own food is a great way to reduce your (or a congregation’s) greenhouse gases. Although many gardens around the state were not solely created because of climate change, NCIPL celebrates each and every congregational garden.

  

• End Child Labor in NC: A Public Service Announcement

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  Child labor laws should be the same for every industry. All children in North Carolina deserve a safe, healthy and bright future.

  

• Rethink What You Eat

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  Who said change is easy? Or that it can only come as a result of well-meaning adults’ efforts? Well, a youth group in New Orleans, called the “Rethinkers,” would beg to differ.

  

• NEW Podcast: Voting Rights (Legislative Seminar Workshop)

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  Bob Hall, Executive Director at Democracy North Carolina highlights current debates and potential legislation limiting the voting rights of NC citizens. Download and listen now.

  

• Free AEDs and CPR Training for Select Counties

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  The NC Council of Churches, American Red Cross and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC are partnering together to provide more Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and CPR training to places of worship in select counties.

  

The North Carolina Council of Churches is a statewide ecumenical organization promoting Christian unity and working towards a more just society.

The Council enables denominations, congregations, and people of faith to individually and collectively impact our state on issues such as economic justice and development, human well-being, equality, compassion and peace, following the example and mission of Jesus Christ.

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