Black Clergy Collaborative of Memphis - BCCM

Dear UPTheVote901 Community, We are excited to invite you to?Let's Talk Politics Part 6: ALL POLITICS ARE LOCAL,?taking place on?Wednesday, October 30th, at 6 PM?at?Abyssinian Baptist Church (3890 Millbranch 38116). RSVP HERE https://lnkd.in/er8WAX8i Building on our previous 5 sessions (available on our?UPTheVote901 YouTube Channel), this session will explore the vital connection between local and national politics and provide insights into the Memphis City Referendum on the upcoming ballot. We are asking all faith leaders with Wednesday night Bible studies to consider forgoing their mid-week sessions to join us for this important discussion. By coming together, we can empower our communities and ensure that everyone is informed and ready to vote..

The?Greater Memphis Housing Justice Project, a partnership between the Black Clergy Collaborative and the Memphis?Public Interest Law Center,?is excited to host the Midwest Academy for a free three-day training on community organizing. bit.ly/4gobqsK

The Greater Memphis Housing Justice Project hosts the Midwest Academy. Join us for community organizing training.

How Can We Solve the Black Maternal Health Crisis? We shine a light on the heightened risks faced by Black birthing people in the U.S., the history and racism behind this crisis, and what can be done to address it.

Faith-based organizations are collaborating to inform Tennesseans about the impact of the social determinants of health (SDOH). The SDOH are the non-medical factors that affect health outcomes. These non-medical factors include all the conditions in which Tennesseans are born, grow, work, live, worship, and age. The collaboration is a multiple-month campaign launching August 6, 2024 via a virtual convening at 6:30 p.m. CST. Who Should Attend? You should attend the August 6, 2024 Virtual Convening - Faith Communities Embracing Prayer and ‘Power With’ - In Tennessee if: You advocate to improve or care about issues that address the political, socioeconomic, and cultural factors that impact everyday life. These factors are interwoven and often related to each other. ?An incomplete list of factors include: access to primary healthcare health insurance coverage health literacy poverty employment food security housing stability secondary education higher education language and literacy childhood development civic participation discrimination incarceration conditions within a workplace quality of housing public transportation access to healthy foods water quality crime and violence You should attend the August 6, 2024, Virtual Convening - Faith Communities Embracing Prayer and ‘Power With’ - In Tennessee if you are: Youthful or Senior Single, Married, Divorced A Parent, Grandparent, Aunt, Uncle, Cousin, Sister, Brother A Faith leader An Educator A Health professional An Elected official A living human being who loves your neighbor and your community. Register https://lnkd.in/eVF6JANA

The TN voucher bill wasn't adopted, but teachers can now bring firearms to school. What happens next? Join us for a Townhall to discuss. Please register https://lnkd.in/eSvPjeD2

Thanks for sharing our week with us!

Come join us to celebrate the 7th annual #BlackMaternalHealthWeek and the movement to change the state of #BlackMaternalHealth! Founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, #BMHW24 is an exciting week of activism, awareness, and community-building. Learn more at blackmamasmatter.org/bmhw and get involved today!?

This #BMHW24, we are claiming the right to live and thrive despite racism, poverty, and structural policies that affect our access to quality and equitable reproductive health care. We are incorporating the frameworks of human rights, social justice, and feminist theories of intersectionality into our activism, outreach, and scholarship. This #BlackMaternalHealthWeek, supports us and @BlackMamasMatterAlliance in the movement for better maternal, reproductive and birth outcomes for Black Mamas.