ISAIAH

Isaiah’s message for October continues to be focused on the upcoming election for national, state, local and governmental offices and projects.

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This is a month for listening and speaking out; for clarifying and sharing our faith values...

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ISAIAH efforts are focused on getting out the vote in the primary on August 13.

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Monday, May 20 was the final day of the 2024 Minnesota legislative session. Some justice-focused policy actions were taken...

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The Minnesota legislative session is rapidly coming to a close. Legislators have been working long days – sometimes from 9 in the morning until 10 at night!

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The Minnesota state legislators are working hard and fast. By the time this report is published in the NUMC newsletter, all committee work will be done.

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ISAIAH has issued its 2024 “Claiming Our Choices Agenda,” calling upon all elected Minnesota officials to govern with the following principles.

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On February 12 the MN state legislature will convene its 2024 session, addressing bonding requests and also taking action on proposed bills.

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Could a public option for health care coverage by useful for someone you know?

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In late June, I was one of 150 ISAIAH leaders who gathered at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in St. Paul.

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Local ISAIAH leaders have been engaging their friends, neighbors and fellow church members in intentional conversations during the past few months.

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You are Invited to the Adult Forum on Sunday, October 8 at 10:30 (after worship)

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Join us to celebrate justice work achieved in the 2023 legislative session and to shape
the agenda for the 2024 legislative session and at the city and county level.

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More than a dozen NUMC members participated in conversation with Kristi Pursell, our district’s representative to the state legislature.

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Join our Northfield Area chapter of ISAIAH and partner Land Stewardship Project leaders on ​​​​​​​April 16 from 2-4pm for a powerful conversation with our state legislators.

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Working together, we can create a Minnesota that works for everyone – rich and poor, black, brown and white, young and old.

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...a place where everyone’s dignity is honored, a caring economy that allows everyone to thrive, a climate future that nurtures all of creation.

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We can take a deep breath after the elections but our civic discipleship didn’t end there. We’ll soon need to go full-steam ahead in our work for justice.

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Northfield UMC is a member congregation of ISAIAH, a multi-racial, state-wide nonpartisan coalition of faith communities, Black barbershops, childcare centers, and other community-based constituencies fighting for racial and economic justice in Minnesota. Its focus is on building a just and abundant Minnesota through faith in action.

The Northfield-NUMC Team is a group of individuals in our congregation that are willing to speak out to create a state where all can thrive. We focus on state and local actions that improve lives for everyone through writing letters to the editor, advocacy with local and state legislators, social media posts, and educational events in the church and community. Occasionally a few members will travel to St Paul to be present at a press conference or committee hearing. The NUMC Team rarely meets in person; most of our communication is through email, phone and Zoom. The lead for this ministry is Evelyn Burry (evelynburry@hotmail.com or 507-645-7481).

Whenever the state legislature is in session, ISAIAH is laser-focused on advocating for ISAIAH priorities under discussion in that specific legislative season. In the 2023 session we are focused on an equitable budget, paid family and medical leave, driver licenses for all, improved access to voting and support of child care. In the 2024 session, bonding issues are front and center.

In other seasons of the biennial calendar, we listen to congregation and community members to learn what is on the hearts and minds of our friends and neighbors, learn about the significant systemic blockages to a state that works for all, and interview candidates to learn about the positions they take on righting systemics wrongs. These guide out planning for the next opportunity to advocate for a just and caring Minnesota.

In addition, through our ecumenical work in Northfield and Rice County, we address those justice concerns locally. Most recently these include improving child care and housing such as the issues at Viking Terrace when the ownership of that manufactured home park changed hands.

Social principles is a part of ISAIAH-MN.

Purpose statement:

The Social Principals Ministry is an Avenue for the congregation, both corporately and as individual members to educate, advocate and act to bring the systems changes needed to bring racial, social and economic justice to our community, our state, and our country. We do this through efforts within our congregation and across faith traditions through the six Social Principals and through our partnership with ISAIAH-MN.

https://isaiahmn.org

https://faithinmn.org

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