Public schools have a critical role to play in helping kids build resilience to face Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Education, pediatric, and social welfare experts believe that if we want better education and health outcomes for kids (and communities) we must have helping professionals in our schools - social workers, counselors, child psychologists, and nurses […]
The Moral March on Raleigh is part of a love and justice movement working on an intersectional agenda to support public education, economic sustainability, workers’ rights and livable wages, health care for all, Medicaid expansion, environmental justice, equal protection under the law without regard to race, immigration status, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation, voting […]
Immediately following the conclusion of the HKonJ Moral March (approximately 12:30 p.m.) join us for this important phone banking event just one block from the stage. We will be calling North Carolina voters about the upcoming 2018 elections to remind them how crucial midterm elections are to our democracy. All you need to do is show […]
Join the NC Council of Churches and the ACLU of North Carolina for a lunch and learn about the ACLU's Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission case. The court's decision could determine whether or not LGBT people, religious minorities, people of color, and women are able to shop and access services the same way […]
A series of events highlighting the issues around immigrant and farmworker rights and the sanctuary movement. Stops include Asheville, Morganton, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh. The pilgrimage will conclude with the Economic Justice Way of the Cross on Good Friday, March 30, at noon on the steps of the State Capitol building. More detailed information about […]
The theme for this year's convention is "Spiritual Politics: Resisting the Impending Hunger Crisis." The keynote speaker will be Michael A. Becketts, Assistant Secretary for Human Services at the North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services and former Director of Durham County Department of Social Services. Additional speakers will include The Rev. David Beckmann, […]
Co-led by the Rev. Dr. William Barber, II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, this seminar is designed to educate church and lay leaders to pursue policies and organizing strategies for the good of the whole. This course will introduce participants to: 1. A freedom movement framework for understanding faith in American public life 2. Scriptural and theological […]
North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light (NCIPL) Presents: Solar 101 for Congregations! Come learn how to harness the power of the sun at your worship facility. This free event will include food, a meet and greet with solar vendors, Solar 101 presentation, testimony from other worship facilities, and a question and answer portion. 6:00 Arrival […]
The NC Council of Churches' 2018 Critical Issues Seminar will focus on women. The theme for this daylong event is "The Wisdom of Women" and will cover topics such as the the Equal Rights Amendment, sexual harassment and work place policy, elected office, health care, and public education. This conference is for people of all […]
Please join Democracy NC, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, and the NC Council of Churches in rebuilding and defending “Faith in Democracy.” Each session will include answers to the following questions: Legally, what can faith communities and faith leaders discuss about the social/political issues? Morally, what are leaders feeling compelled to […]
We invite you to participate in this annual gathering of agencies, organizations, and activists dedicated to improving the lives of farmworkers and their families. Summit participants share skills, knowledge, and resources through presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities. Farmworker advocates from across the state will have the chance to learn from and update one another on […]
Economic Inequality for All 9-9:30 a.m. Registration - light breakfast available 9:30-9:45 Opening Remarks and Greeting 9:45-10:25 Opening Worship - The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director, NC Council of Churches 10:25-10:35 Break 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Workshops - Choice of three: - Runaway Inequality - Cesar Leyva and Keith Bullard - A Faith Community's Response […]
North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light (NCIPL) Presents: Solar 101 for Congregations! Come learn how to harness the power of the sun at your worship facility. This free event will include food, a meet and greet with solar vendors, Solar 101 presentation, testimony from other worship facilities, and a question and answer portion. 6:00 Arrival […]
Narrated by Matt Damon, Backpack Full of Cash explores the growing privatization of public schools and the resulting impact on America’s most vulnerable children. This 90-minute documentary takes viewers through the tumultuous 2013–14 school year, into the world of what is now called education “reform.” In Philadelphia and other big cities, public education – starved […]
North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light (NCIPL) Presents: Solar 101 for Congregations! Come learn how to harness the power of the sun at your worship facility. This free event will include food, a meet and greet with solar vendors, Solar 101 presentation, testimony from other worship facilities, and a question and answer portion. 6:00 Arrival […]
Join the Council and Raising Wages NC for a statewide lobby day at the North Carolina General Assembly. Make your voice heard by encouraging your representatives to support a raise for working families of North Carolina to $15 an hour. All North Carolina workers are invited, as well as the owners of businesses who support […]
