V.O.I.C.E.

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Comment by VOICE on April 19, 2010 at 12:22pm

VOICE Solidarity Action with Immigrant Youth:
Sunday, April 25th, 2-4pm

V.O.I.C.E. (Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement) invites you to a solidarity action on April 25th with the young adults participating in the “Trail of Dreams”, four brave students who have been walking from Florida to DC in order to bring awareness to the lack of opportunity for higher education for undocumented youth. These students represent millions of young people who were brought to the U.S. by their families when they were young, and through no fault of their own, inherited the title of undocumented immigrant.

Come hear their stories and the stories of young leaders from the Arlington Diocese, as well as the perspective of professionals that work with immigrant youth and their families.

The event will take place next Sunday from 2-4pm at Church of the Nativity in Burke, VA, 6400 Nativity Lane. We would like everyone arrive by 2pm and be seated by 2:15pm so that we can start promptly at 2:30pm.

Comment by jill herndon on February 3, 2010 at 9:52pm

Subject: V.O.I.C.E Alexandria ACTION with City - Feb 20th @ 8:45am

V.O.I.C.E Alexandria Action with City Council & Mayor

Date: Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Time: 8:45am - 10:15am, action starts at 8:45am sharp

Location: We'll start at Old Presbyterian Meeting House (Fellowship Hall), 318 S. Royal St, Alexandria, VA
and walk over to City Hall, 301 King St, Alexandria, VA

Focus: We will be challenging the city council and Mayor to ensure that issues of residents who were relocated (see Not Home for the Holidays, 12/21/2009, Washington Post) and remaining Bland residents are resolved.


--
Jennifer Knox
(608) 334-4507
www.voice-iaf.org

Comment by VOICE on February 2, 2010 at 7:29pm

Upcoming Training Calendar:

IAF National Training:

Sunday, March 21st @ 5 pm—Saturday, March 27th @ 12 noon,
Boston, MA

Monday, May 17th @ 11 am—Friday, May 21st @ 3 pm,
Drew Seminary, Madison, NJ

Tuesday, July 6th @ 12 noon—Tuesday, July 13th @ 3 pm,
Chicago, IL or Los Angeles, CA

Metro IAF Local Leadership Training in Baltimore/DC/VA Area

Thursday, April 22nd @ 5 pm—Saturday, April 24th @ 12 noon

Thursday, October 21st @ 5 pm—Saturday, October 23rd @ 12 noon

Local Introductory Training:

VOICE Introductory Training: Monday, March 1st 7 pm—9 pm
Old Presbyterian Meeting House,
318 South Royal Street, Alexandria

Comment by VOICE on December 17, 2009 at 7:49pm

Thank you for your support of VOICE over the fourteen months since its first action in October 2008. The accomplishments of VOICE to date would have been impossible without you and your fellow VOICE participants.

Do you remember the excitement when we joined with 2,300 other VOICE enthusiasts in Dumfries last year? There were 27 public officials in attendance, including one candidate for U.S. senator from Virginia, one state senator, three college presidents, three bishops, and the chair persons of all four local governments.

In the spring, we influenced the Arlington County Board to preserve funding for affordable housing, ESOL training and safety net programs, to provide additional funding for the Northern Virginia Dental Clinic, and to help fund the low-income Macedonia apartments. Beyond Arlington, we forced an improvement in the deplorable conditions at the Bella Vista slum apartments at Culmore; forced long overdue plumbing and fumigation work at Bland public housing in Alexandria, and stopped the Prince William County Board from zeroing out any mention of affordable housing in is strategic development planning document.

We met with Governor Kaine on a Monday evening in July. We discussed dental care for low-income adults in Virginia and delays in immigration applications processing. Subsequent conversations persuaded U.S. Senator James Webb to meet with affected persons at the Dar Al-Hijra mosque.

In October of this year, we made plans to hold follow-up conversations with the Northern Virginia state delegation and to hold an action in Richmond early in the new ear. Stay tuned.

Organized people and organized money working persistently and consistently over time. That’s the simple formula for success. Simpler yet, it was the one-on-one conversation repeated hundreds of times, the so-called “radical tool,” that united 47 diverse faith congregations in one common ministry for social justice.

We are using this same radical tool within our own church community to strengthen our bonds of relationship and trust. To soulfully share and listen to each other’s stories of who we are, who we want to be, and what we want our church to be is spiritually transformative. How many conversations will you commit yourself to having in January? And in every month throughout 2010?

The plate offering from all Christmas eve services will be distributed between VOICE, Beacon House, and the Holdeen India Program. Be assured that your generosity at that time will enable much good work and will be greatly appreciated.

Please join the VOICE Group on our new church website. Doing so is the easiest way to receive announcements of upcoming VOICE events and to join in our conversations. Here’s what to do:

Follow this link http://www.uucava.org/group/voice to the VOICE Group on our church site and sign in at the upper-right hand corner. Then, click on the invitation to “Join V.O.I.C.E.” immediately to the left of the box that now shows your name.

Sincerely,

Your UUCA VOICE Core Leadership Team

Democracy is an act. It is an act that requires participation, organization and dedication to the highest principles. It is an act, and a series of actions that require us to continuously verify our commitment to civil rights and social justice at every challenge.
Martin Luther King

Comment by Jacomina De Regt on December 13, 2009 at 3:39pm

And the Virginia Garden Housemeeting is Dec. 15 in the timeslot usually dedicatated to the Parent Connection

Comment by Louise Van Horne on December 13, 2009 at 3:28pm

There will be a VOICE House Meeting for Buckingham documented and undocumented immigrants on Sun., Jan. 3 in the activity room. from 12:30 to 2:00 followed immediately after by a coat giveaway organized by the UUCA Buckingham Committee (2:00-3:00) Your donated men's coats and help will be gratefully appreciated. Light refreshments will be served and interpreters will be provided for the House Meeting.

Questions, contact Louise Van Horne

Comment by jill herndon on September 15, 2009 at 4:02pm

Members will receive messages from the Group when there are additions or group messages are sent out.

Comment by jill herndon on September 15, 2009 at 4:00pm

This Group is set up so anyone can add themselves to the Group. Welcome!

Comment by jill herndon on July 23, 2009 at 5:23pm

I thought so but then I saw others spelling it Kain and changed. Thank you for telling me before I miss-tag a whole photo album!

Comment by Sharon G. Williams on July 22, 2009 at 10:46pm

The Governor's name is spelled "Kaine" not Kain

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