EAD 2022's Worship Offering will be divided between two
organizations, one domestic focused on voting rights and one international
organization focused on human rights in the Philippines.
1) Black
Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute is dedicated to building community
and organizational capacity related to Black voting power.
The organization believes that
effective civic engagement includes understanding, respecting, and supporting
local infrastructure.
Black voters matter not only on
election day and only in major cities but all year and everywhere including
rural counties and smaller cities/towns that are often ignored by candidates,
elected officials, political parties and the media.
The leadership, talent and
commitment demonstrated by Black women in particular must receive recognition
and, more importantly, investment in order to flourish and multiply.
2) International
Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP Global) sponsored by the
United Church of Canada is a global network of organizations, concerned
about the human rights situation in the Philippines and committed to campaign
for just and lasting peace in the country.
It aims to inform the international community
about the grave human rights situation in the Philippines today.
Coordinated campaigns and actions include:
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Campaigns against violations of civil and political
rights of the Filipino people (i.e. Stop the Killings Campaign, Stop Enforced
Disappearances, Free All Political Prisoners, etc.)
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Campaigns in furtherance of the people’s
economic, social and cultural rights (Land rights, Workers rights, Women’s
rights, Children’s rights, Right to abode, Migrant and refugee rights, etc.)
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Campaigns resisting foreign intervention and
militarism especially by the US in the Philippines.
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Campaigns supporting the peace negotiations in
the Philippines.
