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Response Daily: Assembly 2018 Assembly Edition | may 20, 2018 issue 3 Civil Rights Champions Urge United resMethodist Womenpo to Endnse Cradle to Prison Pipeline and Mass Incarceration by YVETTE MOORE Two champions of the movement to end U S branded felons, a label that subject them to legal mass incarceration and the cradle to prison discrimination and loss of the right to vote pipeline caused by poverty addressed United Alexander said the economy in many inner cities Methodist Women members in a morning ple- collapsed in the early 1980s as companies moved Today’s scriptures nary with a racial justice theme at The Power of overseas seeking “new plantations” of cheap labor, Luke 1:28b Bold Assembly in Columbus, Ohio, May 19 and this fueled the rise of illicit drug abuse, its com- Revelation 19:6-7a Michelle Alexander, author of The New im merce and the war on drugs The war on drugs Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color- also happened in the context of a massive back- blindness, and Marian Wright Edelman, founder lash against the civil rights movement, she said Alexander realized the spiritual core of the prob- Social Media lem of mass incarceration while speaking about at Assembly her book at Iliff Theological School at the invi- Join us on social media using tation of Vincent Harding, a racial justice advo- hashtag #UMWAssembly2018 cate and speech writer for the Rev Martin Luther Be sure to tag us @UMWomen King Jr “I cited the data and statistics and how Supreme Court had closed doors, and I went on, and at the United Methodist end of speech, he said, ‘Sister, I appreciate your Women Mission work and your speech But I think that the deep- Resour es er message in what you’re saying is: What you do United Methodist Women DuBose/UMNS unto the least of these, you do unto me ’” Mission Resources Mike Alexander said that experience led her to re- distributes United Marian Wright Edelman, left, discusses the cradle to connect with her spiritual foundation and view Methodist Women prison pipeline with Michelle Alexander, center, and the facts of mass incarceration through that lens Emily Jones during the United Methodist Women materials and resources. “If we could imagine looking at the brother in Assembly 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. To order: prison, the person at the border, even the kid who and chief executive of the Children’s Defense Fund, just shot another gang member, and seeing Jesus, 1 ---800 305 9857 (phone) fielded questions from Emily Jones, United that would reorder our justice system,” she said 1 ---770 280 0061 (fax) Methodist Women racial justice executive, while “If people of faith are not at the forefront of a www.unitedmethodist sharing insights from their work on these issues movement to challenge a system based on the de- women.org store Both women said the U S phenomena of mass nial of people’s humanity, who will be?” Mail to: incarceration that disproportionately impacts Alexander also said that ending mass incarcer- United Methodist Women people of color is a moral issue tied to the nation’s ation is a women’s issue that’s hurting everyone Mission Resources economic policies and unresolved history of “Women are expected to care for the people left P.O. Box 742349 racial injustice behind,” she said “One-in-four women have a loved Atlanta, GA 30374 -2349 More than 2 million people are incarcerated in one behind bars; one-in-two black women,” she said the United States with an addition 5 million on Edelman encouraged United Methodist probation or parole and another 30-70 million Women members in the work for racial justice and issue 3 | may 20, 2018 1 www.unitedmethodistwomen.org Subscribe to Today response magazine is the DuBose/UMNS response official magazine of United Mike Marian Wright Edelman, left, and Michelle Alexander take part in a Facebook Live discussion at Methodist Women, the voice Assembly 2018. of women in mission and the go-to for inspirational reflec- tions, spiritual growth oppor- efforts to end child poverty and the cradle to prison man said “It’s a disgrace that 13 2 million children tunities and discussion of cur- pipeline Edelman’s Children’s Defense Fund are poor in the United States We can change that rent social issues. Every conducted the initial research documenting the We can do it—if we stay together and don’t go away member of United Methodist cradle to prison pipeline that United Methodist Women are the key to transforming this country ” Women should be a sub- Women is addressing in its school to prison Edelman urged United Methodist Women scriber. The award-winning, pipeline work against mass incarceration members to pray and act 48-page glossy is available for “The cradle to prison pipeline is the resegrega- “I could not live without prayer,” she said “This $24 for a one-year print sub- tion of America, and we have to break this up now,” is not our work It’s God’s work So we have to say scription, and yearly digital Edelman said “Children are born at risk, born into our prayers and move our feet to the polls I don’t subscriptions are $20. Audio the cradle to prison pipeline when they’re born with- want my grandchild fighting these same battles ” subscriptions are also for $24 out having had prenatal care We can change that Edelman shared hope from her organization’s a year. To subscribe, visit unit- God does not have two classes of people ” Freedom Schools program that aims to end chil- edmethodistwomen.org/re- Edelman pointed to successes of King’s cam- dren’s summer learning loss by keeping children sponse or call 877–881– paign against poverty and other efforts to address reading during the summer and making it fun 2385. poverty, including Medicaid, early childhood ed- “I was raised Baptist, but I’m a United ucation programs and Children’s Help Insurance Methodist woman in my heart!” she said “I love Program (CHIP) you, and I want you to be bolder and bolder!” “In an attempt to destroy the last century of Stay progress, we were stuck trying to get CHIP renewed, directs communications strategies and market- Connected! Yvette Moore and they’re trying to cut its funding again,” Edel- ing for United Methodist Women. Follow us on social media: Facebook.com/UMWomen Twitter.com/UMWomen Instagram.com/UMWomen assembly edition • issue 3 | may 20, 2018 YouTube.com/UMWomen response: Editor | Tara Barnes Flickr.com/UMWomen Writers | Tara Barnes, Yvette Moore, Praveena Balasundaram, Julia Chance Pinterest.com/UMWomen Photographers | Mike DuBose, Paul Jeffrey 2 issue 2 | may 20, 2018 Katharine Hayhoe Talks Faith and Climate Justice by PRAVEENA BALASUNDARAM “Who we are, what God has created us to be, is the perfect person to care about a changing cli- mate,” said Climate Scientist Katharine Hayhoe Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist who studies cli- mate change, one of the most pressing issues fac- ing humanity today Director of Texas Tech’s Cli- mate Science Center, Hayhoe may be best known because of how she’s bridging the gap between sci- entists and Christians—work she does in part be- cause she’s a Christian herself Her journey to becoming a climate scientist did Climate justice is a United not follow a straight path Methodist Women priority is- DuBose/UMNS “I was studying astrophysics as an undergradu- sue. While climate change af- Mike ate student, when I needed another course to fin- fects everyone, it does not af- Atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe speaks ish my degree I saw this course in climate science,” fect everyone equally. The about climate change during the United Methodist she said “Growing up in Canada, I knew that the Women Assembly 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. poorest people in industrial- climate was changing and it was part of a whole host ized and developing nations of environmental issues like deforestation and air Issue of faith suffer the worst effects of the pollution and biodiversity loss, and I thought, that’ll “In Genesis we were told that we were given do- buildup of greenhouse gases be an interesting course to take And I took it!” minion—or stewardship and responsibility— in our atmosphere, and That was a life-changer for her, she said And over this planet Some people interpret dominion women and children comprise she’s never looked back as ‘I can extract every resource from the earth and an estimated 70 percent of the “Because the more I learned about climate leave it a smoking ruin ’ But we understand that world’s poor. The United change, the more I realized that it was urgent and dominion means stewardship,” she said Methodist Women initiative Be it profoundly affected real people today ” Hayhoe pointed out that throughout the OldTes - Just. Be Green is working to tament we read about God’s joy and pleasure in Cre- reduce carbon emissions and Amplified change ation In the Gospels we learn about how God cares promote sustainability. Learn For Hayhoe it is important to talk about climate about the smallest and most insignificant aspects how to become an advocate change because it affects all the other things that of Creation And in the New Testament we are at unitedmethodist we already care about taught to consider our attitudes and actions toward women.org/climate-justice. “As far as we know, as long as there have been hu- other people and to love others as Christ loves us mans on this planet, we have faced droughts, floods, Revelation 11 even gives a warning that says God UNITED ME THODIST WOMEN hurricanes and heat waves, floods and storms That’s will destroy those who destroy the earth that REDUCE OUR just a natural part of life on earth But what climate In ten tiona lly “The reason we as Christians care about a chang- P lans Events CARBON FOOTPRINT change is taking those naturally occurring events Offer carpooling, choose venues ing climate is because of who we are, because God with public transportation, turn down the air-conditioning and amplifying them—it’s putting them on has given us a new heart to love others as God has and heat and look for venues that use renewable energy.
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