Justice Issues

Its budget time in Washington and we hear a lot of big numbers being thrown around. But just how big are these numbers? Thanks to Wayne Cornelius of the Raleigh,…

The images are riveting —TV newsclips about men released from prison after serving decades for crimes they did not commit. “I just want to get on with my life,” they…

We know that making a difference through volunteering time or donating money is not necessarily an option for everyone, so here are some resources for how to affect change without…

Who are the special women in your life, past and present, who you hold in your heart with the highest esteem? And when they have faced hurtful, unjust experiences, which…

Mabel Lee: Chinese American Pioneer for Suffrage May 2020, Asian Pacific Heritage Month  LPF Forgotten Heroines Series Since the 19th century in the U.S., persons of Asian heritage have often…

Speak up for women’s rights or equality, and you’ll get different reactions depending on who’s listening. It’s par for the course for an activist, isn’t it? We need inspiration, resources,…

  “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.” Proverbs 25:11 (NRSV)  King Solomon, author of Proverbs, wanted his people to “be understanding, just…

  “The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.” – Psalm 9:9 Since 1981, activists for women’s issues have marked November 25 as a…

Everywhere I go, I see the same compassion for people who live half a world away. I see the same concern about events beyond these borders. And, increasingly, I see…

In next few months we face an important set of public dis- cussions and votes in Congress. The good news: the subject  is both straightforward and familiar,  federal budget priorities.…