Methodist women tackle hate crimes
-10/11/04
A branch of United Methodist Women, a one-
Methodist women tackle hate crimes
-10/11/04
A branch of United Methodist Women, a one-million member Christian mission organization whose purpose is to foster spiritual growth, develop leaders and advocate for justice, has won a ëBlessed Are the Peacemakersí award for its work against prejudice and violence.
Florida Conference United Methodist Women are being celebrated because of their diligence, beginning in 1998, in monitoring hate crime activity in the United States. They have been active in Florida and seven other states.
Their reporting has covered anti-gay violence, abortion clinic attacks, anti-Semitic activities, attacks by the Ku Klux Klan, church burnings, and attacks on African Americans.
The award is part of the World Council of Churches ëDecade to Overcome Violenceí (DOV) campaignís USA focus. It aims at strengthening and supporting churches and movements working for peace in America, and deepening Christians’ understanding of issues such as power, militarism, and community building.
Florida United Methodist Women have been working cooperatively with the Center for Democratic Renewal to catalogue hate crime activity in the United States. Women from around the country collect data from a range of sources in their local communities and relay the information for analysis and systematic documentation.
The information gathered has been used to counter the relatively low figures reported by government agencies.
ëThis data has helped our country, officials, and concerned citizens to move from denial to helping develop programs and a culture that discourages bigoted violenceí, said a spokesperson.
United Methodist Women members raise more that million a year for programs and projects related to women, children and youth in the United States and in more than 100 countries around the world.
So far thirty organisations and individuals have received the DOV peace award in the USA.
Methodist women tackle hate crimes
-10/11/04
A branch of United Methodist Women, a one-million member Christian mission organization whose purpose is to foster spiritual growth, develop leaders and advocate for justice, has won a ëBlessed Are the Peacemakersí award for its work against prejudice and violence.
Florida Conference United Methodist Women are being celebrated because of their diligence, beginning in 1998, in monitoring hate crime activity in the United States. They have been active in Florida and seven other states.
Their reporting has covered anti-gay violence, abortion clinic attacks, anti-Semitic activities, attacks by the Ku Klux Klan, church burnings, and attacks on African Americans.
The award is part of the World Council of Churches ëDecade to Overcome Violenceí (DOV) campaignís USA focus. It aims at strengthening and supporting churches and movements working for peace in America, and deepening Christians’ understanding of issues such as power, militarism, and community building.
Florida United Methodist Women have been working cooperatively with the Center for Democratic Renewal to catalogue hate crime activity in the United States. Women from around the country collect data from a range of sources in their local communities and relay the information for analysis and systematic documentation.
The information gathered has been used to counter the relatively low figures reported by government agencies.
ëThis data has helped our country, officials, and concerned citizens to move from denial to helping develop programs and a culture that discourages bigoted violenceí, said a spokesperson.
United Methodist Women members raise more that million a year for programs and projects related to women, children and youth in the United States and in more than 100 countries around the world.
So far thirty organisations and individuals have received the DOV peace award in the USA.