Tag Archives: Children’s Defense Fund

Engaging Faith Communities to Protect Children from Gun Violence–January 18–20, National

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org): The Children’s Defense Fund is partnering with a wide spectrum of faith communities to protect children from gun violence. During the weekend of January 18 – 20, we encourage you to focus on ending … Continue reading →

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2012 Children’s Sabbath Manual Available

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org): Lift up the children in your faith community and answer the call to pursue justice. The 2012 Children’s Sabbath manual (http://www.childrensdefense.org/programs-campaigns/faith-based-action/childrens-sabbaths/childrens-sabbaths-manual-21-online.html) serves as a guide for you and your faith community to celebrate the … Continue reading →

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Be Careful What You Cut—Protecting Children from Budget Cuts

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org): Did you know we launched a new campaign to protect children from budget cuts? The Be Careful What You Cut campaign (http://www.childrensdefense.org/be-careful-what-you-cut/) is grounded in three provocative print advertisements that make the economic case … Continue reading →

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Tolerance of Poverty

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org): By Marian Wright Edelman The latest edition of UNICEF’s report on child poverty showed the United States ranks second out of 35 developed countries on the scale of what economists call “relative child poverty” … Continue reading →

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Kids Count: Tallying the High Costs of the Economy for Children

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   By Marian Wright Edelman    “I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and … Continue reading →

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Zero Tolerance Discipline Policies in Schools: A Failing Idea

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   By Marian Wright Edelman   Many school children in America are on summer break right now, but here’s a pop quiz about discipline policies in our nation’s schools that’s just for grownups:   … Continue reading →

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“Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue”: Answering God’s Call, Advocating for Children—July 18-22, Clinton, TN

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   Are you looking for INSPIRATION as you preach, teach, and call others to pursue justice for our nation’s children? (http://www.childrensdefense.org/programs-campaigns/faith-based-action/proctor-institute/speakers-agenda.html#BibleStudy)   Are you seeking THE LATEST INFORMATION about the injustices facing our nation’s … Continue reading →

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Voting Rights Under Attack

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   By Marion Wright Edelman   At the signing of the historic Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965 striking down the discriminatory practices many states had put in place to prohibit Blacks from … Continue reading →

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Freedom Riders and the American Experience—Host a Viewing Party for Premier on May 16

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):    By Marion Wright Edelman   “Boarding that Greyhound bus to travel through the heart of the Deep South, I felt good. I felt happy. I felt liberated. I was like a soldier in … Continue reading →

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Poor Children: Stranded at Sea

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   By Marian Wright Edelman   As Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Julia Cass prepared the recent Children’s Defense Fund’s report “Held Captive”: Child Poverty in America, she traveled to the Mississippi Delta, the ravaged cities … Continue reading →

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