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Links to Memorial’s Friends

Please check out the websites of some of the organizations with whom we hold close connections! 

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1   Link   American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Our nation’s guardian of liberty, which works daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States
2   Link   AmeriCares
AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization that provides immediate response to emergency medical needs -- and supports long-term humanitarian assistance programs -- for all people around the world, irrespective of race, creed or political persuasion. AmeriCares solicits donations of medicines, medical supplies and other relief materials from U.S. and international manufacturers and delivers them quickly and efficiently to indigenous health care and welfare profes
3   Link   Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew UMC
The Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew (United Methodist) is a community of Christians who gather to celebrate worship, support each other, study together and work for justice. We are a congregation committed to justice and reconciliation for all persons, regardless of age, race, economic or marital status, gender or sexual orientation. We believe that we are all God's beloved children, called to spread Christ's gospel of love.
4   Link   Congregation Kol Ami
Congregation Kol Ami, a vibrant and caring Jewish community connecting its members to Judaism on many levels. Memorial holds an ongoing interfaith education effort with Kol Ami.
5   Link   Fellowship of Reconciliation
The nation's oldest and largest interfaith peace & justice organization.
6   Link   GayChurch.org
www.gaychurch.org is a web site dedicated to ministering to the gay and lesbian Christian community (GLBT) and to the friends of our community. The site features one of the largest gay Christian bulletin boards and gay "welcoming" Christian church directories in the world. The site includes a large section of articles dedicated to helping a gay person reconcile their faith with their sexual orientation and a web magazine with articles on a wide range of subjects.
7   Link   General Board of Global Ministries
A missional instrument of The United Methodist Church, its annual conferences, missionary conferences, and local congregations in the context of a global setting.
8   Link   GLSEN, the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network
GLSEN, or the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, now in its 10th year, is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for ALL students.
9   Link   Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need. Habitat has built more than 200,000 houses around the world.
10   Link   Justice for Immigrants
This Catholic website is designed to help achieve the goals of the church's Justice for Immigrants Campaign. It provides tools and information for diocesan and community-based organizing, education, and advocacy efforts.
11   Link   Methodist Federation for Social Action
The Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA) is an independent voice for justice within Methodism since 1907. MFSA unites activists within the United Methodist Church to take action on issues of justice, peace and liberation in the church, nation and world.
12   Link   New York Annual Conference
The United Methodist region to which Memorial belongs, representing parts of New York and Connecticut.
13   Link   Park Slope United Methodist Church
Park Slope United Methodist Church is a diverse, vibrant and growing congregation in Brooklyn, New York. It is marked by warm and lively worship and a commitment to social justice. We are a "Reconciling Congregation" celebrating the gifts of all persons regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. We seek to be a strong, spiritual and active community and a blessing in the world.
14   Link   Pedals for Progress
Pedals for Progress ships used bikes to Central America and Africa to foster low-cost transportation and support economic development by providing jobs to people there who will repair the donated bikes.
15   Link   PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) is a national non-profit organization with over 200,000 members and supporters and over 500 affiliates in the United States. This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced and serviced by the PFLAG national office, located in Washington, D.C., the national Board of Directors and 14 Regional Directors.
16   Link   Reconciling Ministries Networks
The Reconciling Ministries Network is part of a much larger ecumenical "welcoming church" movement, which now encompasses more than 1500 congregations, ministries, and judicatories in ten faith traditions.
17   Link   UMR Communications
Enables the Christian community to make disciples for Christ by providing communication services and resources.
18   Link   Center for Jewish-Christian-Muslim Understanding
The Center for Jewish-Christian-Muslim Understanding, Inc., began shortly after September 11, 2001, when our founders discovered they were working with a great many people who had experienced personal trauma and direct losses as a result of the tragic events of that day. Four Jews, four Christians, and four Muslims comprise our board of directors. Several are members of the clergy. All believe that the people of the faiths of Abraham can, despite the challenges they face, learn to live togeth
19   Link   Church Within a Church
Refusing to commit itself to remaining within the United Methodist denomination or leaving it, the Church Within A Church movement declares its Mission: To BE Church in a fully inclusive way. We commit ourselves as disciples of Jesus Christ to full inclusion of all persons without regard to status or economic condition and celebrating race, color, national origin, sexual orientation and gender identities.
20   Link   The LOFT (LGBT Community Services Center for the Lower Hudson Valley)
The LOFT is a not-for-profit, community-based organization serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered community of the lower Hudson Valley. The LOFT works to further the cause for inclusion, diversity and pride through education, advocacy and celebration.
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Recommendations
The Interfaith Connection and Westchester Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence present
a discussion series
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM
THOSE WHO INFLUENCED
DR. KING? 
MONDAYS, 7:00 – 8:30 P.M.
APRIL 5, Mahatma Gandhi – Nonviolence and the Power of Love
APRIL 12, Thich Nhat Hanh – The World of Suffering
APRIL 19, Abraham Joshua Heschel – Prophetic Speech
APRIL 26, Malcolm X – Power, Tools and Weapons
Geoff Smith will moderate.  His anti-war activism and civil disobedience have been guided by the teachings of those we will study and discuss.
 
DR. KING FIRESIDE LIBRARY
MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
250 BRYANT AVE., WHITE PLAINS, NY 10605
 
For information or to confirm attendance, call Martin Luther King Institute (914) 949-6555
For directions, see www.memorial4all.org
 
“Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism and militarism.”      Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
 


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