Social Action Newsletter
Desert Southwest Conference United Methodist Women 8/2021
Reverend Jesse Jackson Arrested; Rev. Billie Fidlin Present
Mission U
There is one more Mission U scheduled for the evening of 8/13 and a few hours on 8/14. The focus will be Bearing Witness in the Kin-dom: Living Into the Church’s Moral Witness through Radical Discipleship. The study leader will be Dior Desormeau. To register go to:
6 Petitions to Sign at Church Drive-Thru Events in Arizona
CHURCH & SOCIETY PETITION DRIVE-THRU
Starting this Saturday 7/31/2021, the Church & Society team will be hosting Drive Thru times for petition signings in our church parking lot throughout the month of August. Drive by for more information and to view and sign the petitions. New volunteers are welcome.
Thursdays: 7:30 -10:00 and 4:00 – 6:00.
Saturdays: 8:00 -10:00
Sundays: 8:00 - 9:00 and 10:00 -12:00
Eviction Moratorium Ended 7/31/2021; Family Promise - Opportunity to Help
Dayspring United Methodist Church will be hosting families on-site the week of August 8, 2021. If you would like to prepare meals, shop for day center needs, set up rooms, spend the night, and/or restore the guests' rooms to Sunday school ready, please contact Maria at MariaRMDHase@gmail.com or at 480-636-0963.
Just Energy for All Grant Opportunity
The Office of Economic and Environmental Justice invites United Methodist Women groups to apply for grants to help support local organizing campaigns to advance just energy for all. Funding is available for work happening at the circle, unit, district, conference or jurisdiction level. United Methodist Women groups are strongly encouraged to apply for a grant to support work that is happening collaboratively, in coalition/partnership with other organizations or groups, so long as such work involves substantial participation from local United Methodist Women members.
About the Just Energy for All Campaign
Our Just Energy for All Campaign works for energy that is cleaner and more just for all of God’s people and creation. The means advocating for 100% renewable energy (RE) – such as solar, wind, small-scale hydro and geothermal – that is centered on justice and equity.
Goal of UMW Grant Support
To advance United Methodist Women's efforts to advance just energy for all by providing small scale grants to deepen existing campaigns and/or develop new campaigns.
Available Grant Support
Consideration will be given to funding requests of $100 – $5,000. We invite each applicant to carefully consider the amount of funding needed and to document the budget and the rationale in the application. Funding is limited so please budget responsibly and request only the amount that you will need. Requests for funding support in excess of $5,000 will not be considered.
Criteria for Evaluating Applications
Many United Methodist Women groups are doing wonderful work in a variety of areas – awareness-building, direct services, education, Bible Study, prayer groups and more. However, this funding support is specifically designated for organizing + campaign work. Such work may also include some component of direct service provision, Bible Study, awareness-building, etc., but it must include an organizing/campaign component.
Your campaign should have a clear goal/target – e.g. a concrete change in practice or policy – that will address the climate crisis and advance justice energy for all. Campaign goals/targets may be at any level, from work advocating for 100% renewable energy policies at a municipal, state or corporate level, to pressing for electrification of school buses or expanding community solar to low-income communities. Campaign goals should demonstrate a healthy mix of ambition and realism.
Campaigns must show that they include the voices of directly-impacted communities in the leadership and/or decision-making process. Depending on your specific context and campaign, directly-impacted communities could include environmental justice, fence-line and frontline communities near power plants, mining, fracking areas, highly polluted areas, communities with high energy burden, youth, those with health conditions impacted by climate change, or workers in the current energy industry.
United Methodist Women groups are strongly encouraged to apply for a grant to support work that is happening collaboratively, in coalition/partnership with other organizations or groups, so long as such work involves substantial participation from local United Methodist Women members. We will consider applications for stand-alone UMW-led work, but we strongly encourage collaborative campaign work with United Methodist Women groups acting in coalition with other organizations and groups to achieve a shared goal. We can best do this work by working together.
Learn More
If you are unfamiliar with UMW’s Just Energy for All campaign, we strongly encourage applicants to participate in the next monthly Just Energy for All Strategizing and Capacity Building sessions (Aug 18 and Sep 15 from 3 to 4:30 pm ET). Register here.
Additionally, we will be hosting a webinar on Aug 25 at 1 PM ET specifically around our grants.
Additional resources that might be helpful as groups prepare their application can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dYgbe3PdHEEkEnJVn1huYuiJu5Wtejj3jys-VKR3j54/edit?usp=sharing
Timeline
- Info Session- August 25, 2021 1PM ET Register here.
- Application deadline – October 17, 2021
- Groups notified of funding support decisions – Mid-December 2021
- Selected group(s) receive funding – Mid-December to early January 2022
- Implementation – 2022 or 2022 and 2023
Application Link: https://forms.gle/WvKDiBKdvzXTDZJA8
All applications will be collected online via the form above. If you have questions about the application process or wish to confirm receipt of your submission, contact climatejustice@unitedmethodistwomen.org. For a preview of the application, click here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yj7D-USZnSPUpA1kIbCulFz58-t-_Gyb/view?usp=sharing
Grace & Peace,
Elizabeth Chun Hye Lee
Office of Economic and Environmental Justice
United Methodist Women
JFON Virtual Border Tours
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SRP Shade Tree Webinar
SRP Rebates Related to Electric Vehicles
EV Price Plan (off-peak hours from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. for charging your car)
EV Community ($50 bill credit if you join; provides access to special offers and opportunities)
EV Calculator (a tool that shows possible savings from driving an electric vehicle)
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SRP Solar News
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SRP Summer Scavenger Hunt for Energy-Saving Prizes - Enter to Win
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https://srpnet.com/energy/secure/summer-savings.aspx?code=H2374