Violence

“The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal That Changed Cheyenne and Arapaho People Forever” will be on display Nov. 10-Dec. 1 at the United Methodist Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. The exhibit, normally a permanent installation at the History Colorado Center in Denver, is being co-hosted by the United Methodist Board of Church and Society and Commission on Religion and Race. Photo Courtesy of History Colorado.

Agencies host Sand Creek Massacre exhibit in DC

During Native American Heritage Month, the United Methodist Building will host a display that acknowledges a brutal part of church history as “both an act of confession and a witness of faith.”

Social Concerns

Young people march through the streets of Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Oct. 10 holding signs reading, “Even lemurs want water and electricity,” referring to the popular primates that are native to the country. The message highlights growing frustration among youth over the country’s persistent water and power shortages. Photo by Diary Andrian.

Church responds to crisis in Madagascar

United Methodists are calling for prayer and faithful action as the Indian Ocean nation experiences political and social upheaval.

Social Concerns

Members of four annual conferences in the U.S. Northeast cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., where police attacked peaceful marchers on March 7, 1965, on what is known as Bloody Sunday. The visit was part of the group’s July 12-19 Civil Rights Journey, a tour of sacred sites of the Civil Rights Movement. Photo by Jeannie Schott, Western Pennsylvania Conference.

United Methodist tours explore civil rights struggles

Churches, conferences and universities are promoting advocacy against racism and encouraging reflection on the ongoing struggles for racial justice by sponsoring pilgrimages to historic sites.

Violence

Supporting sexual violence survivors in Congo

A project funded by the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries is providing psychological support and vocational training for women affected by insecurity in the region.

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