Social Justice & Advocacy

Our Social Justice & Advocacy Committee seeks to follow Jesus in the work of justice, peacemaking and advocating on behalf of the disempowered. Together we participate in justice initiatives and organizing events around issues such as food and housing insecurity, diversity and inclusion, and the protection and care of the environment.

Migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard from Florida

An estimated 50 migrants arrived on Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday on two planes, according to Massachusetts state Sen. Julian Cyr, who represents Martha’s Vineyard. A local fire chief later said the Venezuelan migrants include seven families, w...

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Spirit-led Action

There is a prison near you. A hospital. A park or a bridge or an alley where homeless people sleep. . . . There’s a country in great need or a social problem that few people notice. If you listen to the Spirit, you will be drawn toward an oppor...

Discussing Next Steps with Rev. Leroy Barber:

Join us on Sunday, October 30 at 11:30 in the Parish Hall for a conversation with Rev. Leroy of The Voices Project and Director of Innovation for Engaged Church for the Greater NW area of the United Methodists Church. We will continue to explore ...

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Love and Justice

“…people like Jesus and Paul were not executed for saying, “Love one another.” They were killed because their understanding of love meant more than being compassionate toward individuals, although it did include that. It also meant standi...

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: The Sound of the Genuine

Right now, much work waits to be done. In politics, we’ve been studying war for centuries. We must now study how to create the conditions for deep and lasting peace. In many sectors of religion, we’ve been obsessed for centuries with escaping...

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: There is Plenty

There is no scarcity. There is no shortage. No lack of love, of compassion, of joy in the world. There is enough. There is more than enough. Only fear and greed make us think otherwise. No one need starve. There is enough land and enough food. ...

"Uprooted: An Art Collection Inspired by Refugee Identity and Resilience"

"Uprooted” is an initiative to support local artists and refugees in the U.S., and around the world. Their art gives visual representation to their stories, dreams, and experiences. All Saints was honored to showcase works by refugee artists wh...

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Miraculous Drops of Water

I can see that one loving gesture is practically divine. We have to do small things and believe a big difference is coming. It’s like the miraculous drops of water that seep through mountain limestone. They gather themselves into springs that f...

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Making Radical Changes

We must expand our imaginations and act on that bigger understanding of our place in the world and our impact on the future. That means making radical changes, like our homes and transit being powered by renewables, our government not plotting mo...

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Called to be Saints

For us to regard the threat of climate catastrophe, nuclear war, the dying seas, or the poisoned air as a monstrous injustice suggests that we never took seriously the injunction to love. Perhaps we all thought that Gautama [the Buddha] and Jesus...

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Migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard from Florida

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: ​Spirit-led Action

Discussing Next Steps with Rev. Leroy Barber:

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Love and Justice

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: ​The Sound of the Genuine

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: ​There is Plenty

"Uprooted: An Art Collection Inspired by Refugee Identity and Resilience"​

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: ​Miraculous Drops of Water

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: ​Making Radical Changes

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: ​Called to be Saints

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Spirit-led Action

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: The Sound of the Genuine

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: There is Plenty

"Uprooted: An Art Collection Inspired by Refugee Identity and Resilience"

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Miraculous Drops of Water

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Making Radical Changes

Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Called to be Saints