Give This Tuesday to Help Our Homeless and Low Income Neighbors Become Housed!

 

Dear Supporters and Friends of Making Housing and Community Happen (MHCH),

We had some great news this week: Heritage Square (the project we advocated for) is now fully funded and construction of 69 units of supportive housing for homeless seniors will begin here in Pasadena in six months! Our prayer vigils and other efforts have proven effective. Praise God!

Please support our efforts with a contribution on Giving Tuesday (and join our annual online celebration.)

Click here to donate.

Our annual celebration is called “A Change is Gonna Come” (based on the song by Sam Cooke). During our upcoming celebration you’ll see what we are are doing to create what Dr. King called “the beloved community.” We will share stories of those who are committed to housing justice and give our annual “Housing Justice Rockstar” award to Pastor Brita Pinkston (Pasadena Foursquare Church), Ed Washatka (Pasadena Housing Justice Coalition and Pasadenans Organizing for Progress or POP!), Rick Cole (former mayor of Pasadena, also with POP!) and Margaret Muñoz (Abundant Housing). You’ll experience powerful videos, inspiring testimonies, live music and more. Please join us for these joyous celebration of how God is at work in our community, ensuring that everyone has a decent and affordable home.  

 

Join us Tues, Nov. 30 at 7pm (online) 

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUudOytrTMjGNYE55OTpabhiDtB_ZzLjJE9

Sunday, Dec. 5th, 3-5:30 pm in person at 

Pasadena Four Square Church.

174 Harkness Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106

Pictured above is our dear friend Dorothy Edwards, homeless in  Pasadena for 17 years, who was housed in 2012 and joyfully celebrated Christmas in her own apartment. She is now a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Supportive Housing that funds thousands of units of housing for homeless people. She has also been active with MHCH.

 

Confronting California's Affordable Housing Crisis Dr. Anthony Manousos: This Friday at ICUJP's Peace and Justice Forum

 

Please join us online ICUJP Friday Forum November 5, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific Courtesy of Anthony Manousos Confronting California's Affordable Housing Crisis Dr. Anthony Manousos Join videoconference here Call in by phone: +1 (669) 900-6833* Meeting ID: 894 3587 9739 PASSCODE: 217351 *Meeting controls for call-in attendees: To mute/unmute yourself: *6 To raise hand: *9 HELP END SYSTEMIC RACISM SUNDAY, NOV 7 4-6 pm Pacific RSVP NOW and join us online to help ICUJP create an interfaith network to fight systemic racism. What is being done to address the affordable housing crisis at the local and state level? Anthony Manousos, co-founder of Making Housing and Community Happen, will discuss how his organization is mobilizing congregations to address housing and racial justice. He will also discuss the California Comeback Plan and new legislation that promotes affordable housing statewide. Governor Gavin Newsom just signed 31 bills relating to homelessness and affordable housing that will have a major impact on our state’s housing crisis. The California Comeback Plan invests an unprecedented $22 billion in housing and homelessness. It also enacts significant zone changes such as SB 9, which will permit duplexes and fourplexes on single family lots. Another bill provides $100 million to low-income homeowners to help them build accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as granny flats. Our forum will look at how these and other bills will address the urgent need for affordable housing in local communities.  Schedule: 7:30 - 7:35  Log in and socialize 7:35 - 7:45  Welcome and brief introductions  7:45 - 7:50  Reflection (5 min. maximum) 7:50 - 9:15  Program and Q&A 9:15 - 9:20  Announcements 9:20 - 9:30  Closing circle and prayer ----- Start your morning with us! Reflection: Stephen Fiske Facilitator: Dave Clennon Zoom host: Michael Novick * Link to this week's agenda. *   ** Meetings begin promptly at 7:30 am Pacific. ** ----- Here's how to join the online meeting: To join by video conference, you'll need to download the Zoom app on your computer or mobile device. Click on the link to join the meeting and then enter the Meeting ID number and passcode. You'll be able to see slides and video, as well as speakers and other attendees. If you prefer to join by phone, you'll be prompted to enter the Meeting ID number and passcode. You won't be able to see the visuals or attendees, but you can view them on the meeting video recording afterward.  If you're new to Zoom and would like to use the video option, we recommend you download the app well ahead of time. ICUJP Friday Forum 11/05/21 Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Option 1: Join videoconference here Meeting ID: 894 3587 9739 PASSCODE: 217351 Option 2: Dial in by phone only: +1 (669) 900-6833 US (California) Meeting ID: 894 3587 9739 PASSCODE: 217351 (To find a dial-in number closer to you, go here.) ----- Please note: Our Friday Forums and other events are open to the public. By attending, you consent to having your voice and likeness recorded, photographed, posted on ICUJP's website and social media, and included in ICUJP materials and publications for noncommercial purposes. If you don't want to be photographed or recorded, please let the facilitator know. UPCOMING FRIDAY FORUMS NOV 12: George Regas on activism - Grace Dyrness THANK YOU to all who joined us 9/11 for Pursuing Justice and Peace for 20 Years! WATCH VIDEO View tribute book "Why Didn't the World Listen to Him?" You are receiving this email because you are a part of the ICUJP Mailing List. You cannot reply to everyone through this email. If you wish to join the ICUJP discussion list, sign into Google Groups, search for ICUJP, and use the "Ask to join group" button. Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace To learn more about ICUJP, please visit our website.   Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace · 3300 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010, United States This email was sent to icujp-discuss-list@googlegroups.com. To stop receiving emails, click here. You can also keep up with Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace on Twitter or Facebook.