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Handmade Face Masks Available from Campbell UMW

Face masks are probably going to be part of our daily life for a while in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the shelter-in-place order is relaxed and we start to venture back out into public, would you (and your family) like to have one or two washable face masks on hand? The Campbell United Methodist Women (UMW) can help.

These handmade masks are being made available to our church family and friends for a goodwill donation of $5-10 per mask, as long as supplies last. All the donations will be given to the UMW of our church for their mission programs and giving. This is a great opportunity for you to help the great mission work of the United Methodist Women. 

The masks have two fabric layers as well as a non-woven interfacing. Based on the information the makers could find, these masks keep about 87% of outside pollutants and bugs from passing through. Your orders will be filled the same day you order or the next.

Please specify:

  • If your mask will be for male, female, or child (ages 2-4 or 5-12)
  • How many of each you would like
  • Color/pattern preference

Ordering and pickup are contactless. Place your order with Andrea Starr by email at umwmasks@campbellunited.org. Andrea will let you know when your order is ready. You can pick up the masks at Lou Woodburycatcott’s house with little or no contact (or other arrangements can be made if you are not leaving your home). Lou will leave your order on the front porch, you can leave your payment in the mailbox slot. Make checks payable to Campbell UMW with “facemask” in memo line.

Masks are being made with some beautiful materials, so you will end up with a joyful surprise. Consider sending some handmade masks to your family and friends to show your love and care for them!

 

 

July 28, 2020: Environmental Racism and the Role of Youth

The Office of Economic and Environmental Justice of United Methodist Women invite you to a special young people led webinar on “How to address environmental racism in your community; The role of youth in shaping our future.”

July 28, 2020
4-5:15pm PDT (7 – 8:15 pm EDT)

This is a great opportunity for you and young people to hear from other young people who are involved in environmental justice work. Please help in spreading this invitation widely!

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June 20, 2020: Virtual Mass Poor People’s Assembly

Mass Poor People's AssemblyJoin United Methodist Women and United Methodists in a virtual
MASS POOR PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY & MORAL MARCH ON WASHINGTON
Register here: poorpeoplescampaign.org

The Poor People’s Campaign reminds us that “Everyone has a Right to Live.” The turmoil in our nation reveals long-term structural injustice and we cannot go back to an untenable “normal.” The Rev. William Barber, co-chair of the campaign, observes that:

Long before COVID-19 came to our shores, 140 million Americans were poor and low income. Seven hundred people were dying every day from poverty in this nation before we declared a national emergency. Eighty million people were uninsured or under-insured… The lethal violence of racist officers is only one manifestation of the systemic racism… George Floyd’s murder comes after the compounded death and deadliness of a pandemic that has wreaked havoc on poor and low-income communities across this nation. More than 100,000 people have said, “I can’t breathe,” as this disease choked them to death.

United Methodist Women is a national faith member of the Poor People’s Campaign, A National Call for Moral Revival, and serves on their Prophetic Council of faith leaders. You will also hear about Poor People’s Campaign demands for voting rights and a just economy and how you can connect to the campaign in your state for local faith and community responses.

Building on the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s Poor People’s Campaign of 50 years ago, the campaign addresses the intersecting realities of poverty, racism, environmental degradation and militarism, including State violence in communities of color in the U.S. It integrates United Methodist Women priorities of Economic Inequality, Racial Justice and Ending Mass Incarceration, Climate Justice and Maternal Health. It advocates for strengthening our democracy and voting rights in order to achieve the goals of an ambitious transformative agenda, see the full statement at poorpeoplescampaign.org/about/our-demands.

Get more information and learn about what United Methodist Women are doing to address economic inequality: