The theme of this free conference is “Growing Roots: A Youth Training Focused on Gardening, Faith, and Collecting Stories From Our Elders.” The conference is for ages 12-24. There will be healthy locally and organically grown food provided by church gardens, home gardens, and other healthy local food donations. [...] Continue reading Growing Roots Regional Youth Conference – Fayetteville May 17th, 2013 |  Topics: community gardens, environment, food, health |  Category: Events |  Leave a comment 
Join fellow women of faith at “Ruth’s Journey” as we discuss how relationships transcend barriers and the need for immigration reform. When: 3:00pm on April, 26 2013Where: Duke Memorial United Methodist Church 504 W. Chapel Hill Street, Durham NC RSVP & for more information: mblickman@faithinpubliclife.org [...] Continue reading Ruth’s Journey: Building Communi-TEA 
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There will be no more important and overarching issue before the General Assembly this year than tax reform. Proposals being floated by legislative leaders would reduce or eliminate personal and corporate income taxes and replace lost revenues by increasing the sales tax, eliminating exemptions, and/or making further cuts in funding to crucial state programs. This would mean a decidedly regressive turn to the state’s tax structure and would bring hardship to vulnerable people. We have a chance to hear [...] Continue reading Faith and Fair Taxation Expert at WFU March 11th, 2013 | Topics: economic justice, good government, tax fairness | Category: Events, Raleigh Report | Leave a comment 
Monthly climate change action and education movie series have been popping up all over the state. NCIPL is pleased to announce that another movie series begins this month in Charlotte. “Speaking Truth to Power: The Justice Series” is co-sponsored by the Spiritual Activist Group at Unity of Charlotte, Charlotte Energy Solutions, and NCIPL. Discussion, with a moderator will follow, each movie. The first movie in the series is What a Way to Go: Life at the [...] Continue reading New Movie Series Comes to Charlotte 
If you are interested in reducing your congregation’s utility bills, increasing your congregation’s efforts to care for creation, and taking a positive action in response to climate change, we invite you to participate in NCIPL’s upcoming webinar, How to Obtain a Free NCIPL Energy Savings Analysis for your Congregation. The webinar will be on Tuesday, March 12, from 11-11:30 a.m. Registration is required. NCIPL offers professional-level energy savings analyses (“energy audits”) for congregations at [...] Continue reading Upcoming Webinar- Congregational Energy Savings Analyses February 26th, 2013 | Topics: environment, religion and society | Category: Blog, Events | Leave a comment 
If you are interested in attending, but have not pre-registered, you may call our office at 919-828-6501 on Tuesday, April 9 until 5:00 p.m. Gene Nichol, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the UNC-CH School of Law will be the lunch speaker at this year’s Legislative Seminar.The day’s topic for Nichol, who is also the school’s Boyd Tinsley Distinguished Professor, is “It’s Better Not to Be Poor in NC.” The seminar takes [...] Continue reading Program and Registration for 2013 Legislative Seminar February 18th, 2013 | Topics: children & youth, civil discourse, civil liberties, council news, criminal justice, death penalty, economic justice, environment, equality & reconciliation, fracking, GLBT, good government, gun violence, healthcare reform, housing, immigration, mental health, organized labor, people with disabilities, prophetic voice, public education, state budget, tax fairness | Category: Blog, Events, Raleigh Report | Leave a comment 
The NC Council of Churches is happy to announce a new partnership with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Foundation to increase access to healthy, local food through the distribution of Healthy Eating Equipment grants in select parts of the state. The grants can be used to support any work around food access, such as the purchase of a commercial refrigerator or freezer, materials for a garden or a vehicle for food transport. [...] Continue reading PHW Update: New Funding Opportunity for Congregations February 15th, 2013 | Topics: come to the table, community gardens, food, food security, health, healthcare reform | Category: Blog, Events | Leave a comment 
Click here for a recording of the Jan 9, 2013 webinar: Help – How Do I Talk with My Congregation about Immigration? with Lori Fernald Khamala of American Friends Service Committee. [...] Continue reading Immigration Webinar Resources 
You probably already know that the General Assembly goes into session on Wednesday, January 30. They’ve already had a one-day organizational meeting. You probably also already know that this will be a difficult session for those of us who have worked for years (or even decades) for justice for all North Carolinians, especially the most vulnerable in our midst. Because of that, there are two important events I hope you’ll put on your calendars and plan [...] Continue reading Important Upcoming Events for NC Social Justice Advocates January 25th, 2013 | Topics: christian unity, council news, economic justice, equality & reconciliation, good government, prophetic voice, religion and society, state budget | Category: Blog, Events, Raleigh Report | Leave a comment 
Register for the 2013 Conference on the Common Good set for Monday, February 18 at Wake Forest Divinity School. [...] Continue reading 2013 Conference on the Common Good — February 18 January 25th, 2013 | Topics: christian unity, good government, religion and society | Category: Blog, Events | Leave a comment 
The 2013 National Preach-In on Global Warming is less than a month away! On the weekend of February 8-10, join with other people of faith across America to ask President Obama to address climate change as a moral issue and safeguard vulnerable communities at home and abroad. Here’s what to do: 1) Register for NCIPL’s Preach-In: What, Why, and How webinar. Allison Reeves Jolley and National IPL’s Campaigns Manager, Andrée Duggan, will be leading the webinar. Together, they [...] Continue reading Preach-in on Global Warming: How To’s 
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation and The Rensselaerville Institute are looking for individuals with project ideas for creating a healthier Wilson County. Projects will be implemented over the next 6 months and must focus on increasing physical activity and/or access to and consumption of fresh produce. Selected Community Sparkplugs and their teams will receive the following: a $3,000 grant (simple application process), individualized help to create an action plan and set project results, support and coaching over the next 6 months, and an opportunity to become part of a growing network of Community Sparkplugs across North Carolina. [...] Continue reading Looking for Community Sparkplugs for a Healthier Wilson County January 7th, 2013 | Topics: aging, children & youth, community gardens, economic justice, environment, farmworkers, food, health, healthcare reform, race/ethnicity, rural life | Category: Events | Leave a comment 
The Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute has prepared material for the celebration of this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which runs from January 18-25, 2013. You will find prayer services, prayers of the faithful and musical suggestions at their website. The theme for 2013 is “What Does God Require of Us?” (cf. Micah 6:6-8). In North Carolina, there will be several observances of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. [...] Continue reading Celebrate the 2013 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 
Thursday, Jan. 31 | 9:00am | Free registration required This free 45-minute webinar will take a look at innovative ways to communicate about immigration issues with your congregation or community group, helping to transform the conversation from a political context to a religious and values-based context. In particular, we’ll highlight the new “Stranger to Neighbor” program by FaithAction International House, which is engaging a diverse group of congregations in Greensboro. [...]Continue reading Turning Strangers into Neighbors: Helping Congregations with Immigration |
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