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We received a short update from Lina, our Youth and Young Adult Board Member in Cali, Colombia. Please pray for peace. Pray for no more deaths. Pray for justice for the people of Colombia.
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Recibimos una breve actualización de Lina, nuestra miembro de la Junta de Jóvenes y Adultos Jóvenes en Cali, Colombia. Oren por la paz. Ore por no más muertes. Ore por justicia para el pueblo de Colombia.
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The board and staff of BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz are deeply disturbed by the violence against protesters and denounce the bloodshed happening by the Colombian State against its people.
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La junta directiva y el personal de BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz están profundamente consternados por la violencia contra los y las manifestantes y denuncian el derramamiento de sangre que está sucediendo por parte del Estado colombiano contra su pueblo.
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“Normal” is not our destination. This virus has irrevocably severed our future from our past. And what arrives is up to us.
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Growing up, there was a short phrase that almost always drew my mother’s rebuke: “I can’t!” Looking back, I imagine it frustrated her because she knew that, in most cases, it just wasn’t true. She knew that most of these tasks I was giving up on before I even began could actually be accomplished with a little focus and some practice. And she was right. That’s been my big discovery in the US federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic--we actually CAN! We CAN find trillions of dollars. We CAN take drastic, culture-shifting measures. We CAN give people access to health care, and eliminate copays. We CAN suspend interest on student loan payments. We actually can!
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Read MoreThe history, theory, and practice of nonviolent direct action were on the agenda in an April training convened for Asheville, NC area residents by BPFNA partner congregation Circle of Mercy (COM).
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