advocacy

Stop Sympathizing and Start Supporting: A Close Look at What Moves us to Advocacy, Part 2

Posted on June 6, 2016May 31, 2016 by Haley Feuerbacher

If you read Part 1 of this article, you have become acquainted with the members of the Rural Women’s Movement, many of them unmarried mothers who participate in my research project on the strugg... Read More

A Prayer for Homeless Youth

Posted on April 25, 2013April 25, 2013 by Andrew Twiton

Winter is loitering in Minnesota this year, even though we’ve asked it to move along. Last Thursday brought a half-foot of snow, and April 19th achieved a record low of 21 degrees before the sun ca... Read More

On Being a Person of Faith in Texas

Posted on March 6, 2013March 6, 2013 by Mary Ann Kaiser

Working in Texas as a progressive person of faith can sometimes be a weary task. Christianity is unashamedly used to promote policies and values that make me anything but proud to say I work at a chur... Read More

Expanding Notions of Justice

Posted on February 26, 2012February 24, 2012 by Yaira Robinson

As I shook his hand, I thanked him for his work and was about to say more when he posed a gentle challenge. “I listened with interest to your presentation,” he said, “especially the part about c... Read More