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Social Justice Superheroes
Don’t tell Glenn Beck — but in the great area of Alberta, Canada, a new breed of superheroes are in town — the Social Justice Superheroes.
My dear friend Sister Simplify (aka Paula Spurr) got a nice write up for her league of superheroes in Geeze Magazine.
Creating a culture of adoption in the church
“We need the church.”
“In order for the church to be effective to this ministry and this calling… They’re going to have to be a healing culture. They’re going to have to be a forgiving culture. They’re going to have to a faith that is renewed daily.”
Texas foster care statistics for 2009
In 2009, there were 27,422 children in foster care in the state of Texas.
Of those numbers, there were 5,442 children in Region 3 (North Texas)
In 2009, there were 6,510,210 children between the ages of birth to 18 in the state of Texas and 1,795,971 in the North Texas region.
Making your message relevant
Jim Wallis and Jon Stewart are such a great combination…
Wallis was on the Daily Show Wednesday night talking about his new book, “Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street.”
#justicefriday – This is how the world will end
Shared this on Twitter earlier this week and thought it was definitely worth sharing again here.
From Fireside International founder, Luke Renner and The Elms…
The video was filmed in Citè Soleil, Haiti on July 28, 2009, highlighting the beauty and strength of the Haitian people.
As you watch the video, consider what you can do to help [...]
Orphans and the tragedy in Haiti
Earlier this week I shared a Tweet from a friend in Austin:
PRAYER: RT : friend who was adopting from Haiti-met child-going this week 2 get her-found out child was killed
It was a hard Tweet to read (and share).
Essentially, this friend of a friend of a friend were in the process of adopting a [...]
A chat with Charles Lee about !deation Conference
I had a great video chat with Charles Lee about the upcoming !deation Conference (April 5-6, 2010 in Long Beach):
Registration is taking place now www.ideationconference.com
A special web registration rate of $249 expires tomorrow (Jan 15, 2010) – so sign up today.
And I love that as part of your registration cost, you can pick a [...]
Ways to give aid for Haitian Relief
The following groups are on the ground and offering relief after the earthquake in Haiti yesterday.
Disasters Emergency Committee (UK): www.dec.org.uk
One Day’s Wages: onedayswages.org
Salvation Army (US): salvationarmy.org
Compassion International: compassion.org
Haiti Reborn: quixote.org/haiti
Church World Services: www.churchworldservice.org
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: www.pcusa.org
Direct Relief International
World Vision: donate.worldvision.org
Bright Hope: www.brighthope.org
!deation conference
After hosting three great idea camps in 2009 (including #icdc & #icpnw) – Charles Lee is planning a new conference event geared specifically towards non-profits and those interested in humanitarian relief.
The initial !deation conference will be held April 5-6 in Long Beach, CA.
The !deation Conference is intentionally formatted to create a rich learning and [...]
Help end modern day slavery
Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day…
It’s also the 146th anniversary of the day our 13th Amendment was introduced to Congress — which set out to abolish slavery in the United States.
Yet today — slavery still exists — in so many forms.
Sex trade, immigrant farmers working in Florida, children mining for coltan, chocolate and coffee farmers [...]
