Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Bringing a Voice of Conscience to the State Legislative Process: How the Friends Committee on Legislation of California Works Kevan Insko, FCLCA

 

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ICUJP Friday Forum
January 29, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

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Bringing a Voice of Conscience to the State Legislative Process: How the Friends Committee on Legislation of California Works
Kevan Insko, FCLCA

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Meeting ID: 835 1326 9308 PASSCODE: 041727

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Founded by Quakers during the McCarthy period of the 50’s, the Friends Committee on Legislation of California (FCLCA) begins its 70th year of advocacy at the state level in 2021. Kevan Insko, FCLCA’s director, will briefly discuss some of FCLCA’s past work, particularly in the last few legislative sessions.

We’ll cover some of the key issues facing the Legislature this session and how FCLCA is working in coalitions to address the effects of the pandemic, as well as issues of racial justice, income inequality, and environmental crisis.  We will also look at ways people can get involved in directly advocating with their legislators, bringing their own voice to the social policy debates that have a profound impact on the lives of Californians.

Kevan Insko has been on staff with FCLCA since 2009. Raised in Kentucky, she has lived in California since 1979. She is the mother of three newly minted adults, ages 18,19 and 19, who are embarking into this uncertain world at a time of enormous transformation. Her special areas of interest are children, families, worker and women’s issues, and ending poverty in California.

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Start your morning with us!

Reflection: Paul Nugent
Facilitator: Michael Novick
Zoom host: Anthony Manousos

* Link to this week's agenda*
 
** Meetings begin promptly at 7:30 am Pacific. **

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ICUJP Friday Forum 01/29/21
Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Option 1: Join videoconference:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83513269308
Meeting ID: 835 1326 9308
PASSCODE: 041727

Option 2: Dial in by phone only:
+1 (669) 900-6833 US (California)
Meeting ID: 835 1326 9308
PASSCODE: 041727

(To find a dial-in number closer to you, go here.)

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Say his name! In memorial of Anthony McClain, with hope for a new day

 


In Memory of Anthony McClain

Anthony, I say your name and it troubles me.

Your name is also mine. Same name,

Same God, same neighborhood,

Yet how different our lives became!

 

You died a young man, a father of two,

shot in the back by oh so polite police,

Running for your life, all your life,

Because of the color of your skin

And America’s original sin.

 

I am old and privileged and white

And I ride my electric bike

To the place where your precious blood

Spilled onto the parkway needlessly.

Because your death grieves me.

I go to this place as often as I’m able.

I’m saddened, yet I’m comforted to see

This place made lovely

by your friends and family.

Your picture with candles and flowers, like an icon.

Like a beacon,

Perennials planted where your blood flowed free

Proclaiming to all with eyes to see:

You were loved, you mattered, you are not forgotten utterly.

I want to say your name again: Anthony.

I feel somehow that we’re connected inextricably

By the one who calls us to do justice and love mercy,

And say his name, his precious name, gratefully.

 

Here in this sacred place, I say your name.

Anthony, Anthony!

And I whisper the name that brings us unity:

Hallowed be Thy name! Hallowed be Thy name!

May Thy Will be done till we’re all free!

 

The One Who Shall Not Be Named

 

I’m so glad he’s being evicted from my brain

After four long years, his memory and his name

Will gradually begin to fade

Like a bad dream, like a dying white-hot flame

Till only ash remains.

His name, his expensive name, will disappear

From public places, till no one cares.

 

He will be like the rich man in the story

Who strutted past the poor man

Sick and starving at his gate,

And felt no pity.

The rich man died without a name.

The poor man’s name is written

In the book of life in endless glory. 

Say his name, proclaim his name!

Lazarus, Lazarus! Be with us,

Join with us. A new day is ahead of us!


See "Rich Man and Lazarus," Luke 16: 14-31. https://laquaker.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-story-of-lazarus-and-rich-guy-whats.html

 




Monday, January 18, 2021

Join us for the "Planning Just and Fair Housing Solutions” Community Forum on Sat., Jan. 23, from 3:00-4:30 pm.

 





































The Pasadena Housing Coalition invites you to an important  community forum on Pasadena’s housing element, a comprehensive plan required by the state to ensure that our city’s housing needs are met. Our goal as a coalition is to ensure that everyone in our city has decent, fair and affordable housing.

 

Forum attendees will learn about this important planning process so they can participate and provide input in future community meetings that will help shape our city’s policies to address the housing crisis.

 

Organizations and individuals are asked to publicize this event and encourage people from their organization to take part on Saturday, January 23, from 3:00-4:30 pm. To register:


 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7AXmjtaWQTKVSTcgEPfcBA


 Information about the “Planning Just and Fair Housing Solutions” Community Forum  is now posted on Pasadena NOW and Colorado Boulevard.

 

https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/coalition-members-say-city-in-a-severe-and-worsening-housing-crisis/

 

https://www.coloradoboulevard.net/

 

  

 

 

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

A New U.S. Foreign Policy for a Post-COVID-19 World Ursala Knudsen-Latta, Friends National Committee on Legislation

 I'm really pleased that ICUJP continues to be a strong supporter of FCNL and its peacemaking efforts.

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ICUJP Friday Forum
January 15, 7:30-9:30 am Pacific

Dove

A New U.S. Foreign Policy for a Post-COVID-19 World
Ursala Knudsen-Latta, Friends National Committee on Legislation

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Meeting ID: 837 0060 1674 PASSCODE: 019077

Passing the Virtual Bucket

We can't pass the bucket in person, but ICUJP still needs your support. Please give as generously as you can:

• On our donation page. You can set up recurring gifts too!
• Use the Give+ app for iPhone or Android
• Text a gift amount to 323-701-1467

Thank you!

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Help Support Families in Need

The need for Immanuel Presbyterian's Food Pantry is greater than ever. Please donate here. Thank you!

*Meeting controls for call-in attendees:
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To raise hand: *9

The world stands at the crossroads between the well-trodden road of rising authoritarianism and militarism and an uncharted path of peacebuilding and global cooperation. COVID-19 has exacerbated conflict and fragility around the world, leading to rising violence and decimated economies that will far outlast the virus itself. By some metrics, 25 years of development have been undone in 25 weeks. Additionally, the State Department and USAID are facing these mounting global crises without the resources to address them. U.S. foreign policy needs a major reorientation.
Ursala Knudsen-Latta, of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), will speak about her recent report Prioritizing Peace: A New U.S. Foreign Policy for a Post-COVID-19 World. Join us to discuss how the U.S. can choose the path less traveled and put peacebuilding at the core of its foreign policy.
Ursala Knudsen-Latta As FCNL’s Legislative Representative for Peacebuilding. Ursala lobbies Congress for U.S. foreign policy that prevents, mitigates, and transforms violent conflict and builds sustainable peace. Previously, she has worked with Saferworld, the Alliance for Peacebuilding and Women in International Security, as well as with interfaith organizations. Ursala currently chairs the Advisory Board of STAND, a student- and youth-led movement to end mass atrocities, and previously chaired the U.S. Civil Society Working Group for Women, Peace and Security. She holds an MA in international peace and conflict resolution from American University and a BA in religions and theology from the University of Manchester (U.K.), where she focused on religion and conflict in south Asia.

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Start your morning with us!

Reflection: Stephen Fiske
Facilitator: Rubi Omar
Zoom host: Susan Stouffer

* Link to this week's agenda*
 
** Meetings begin promptly at 7:30 am Pacific. **

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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.

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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 01/08/21
Time: 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Option 1: Join videoconference:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83700601674
Meeting ID:  837 0060 1674
PASSCODE: 019077

Option 2: Dial in by phone only:
+1 (669) 900-6833 US (California)
Meeting ID: 837 0060 1674
PASSCODE: 019077

(To find a dial-in number closer to you, go here.)

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