Special Events
Keep an eye on this space for special events and activities sponsored by
the Social Action Ministry or affiliated groups:
Dallas Area Interfaith
Workshop
Toward a New Politics of Equality
Saturday, February 23, 2008
2-4 pm
Raible Chapel, First Unitarian Church of Dallas
Mark your calendars now for one of the most important workshops in DAI history as we focus upon what more than three decades of supply-side economics have meant to the income and wealth of average American families.
Has trickle down economics been the rising tide to float all boats? Is your family living the American Dream? What about the families living around you?
The 1968 minimum wage of $1.60 equals $9.34 in today’s dollars. So, why is today’s minimum wage only $5.85, going up to $7.55 in 2009?
Did you know that worker productivity in the U.S. increased by more than 250% since 1947 while real median family income, adjusted for inflation, has increased by only 150%? And, to achieve even those gains American families today are working 500 more hours each year?
Find out more, register to participate, get access to workshop materials, download a complete agenda and take an in-depth look at some of the materials we’ll examine. Point your browser to: http://www..bkmts.com/dallasai/workshop-2008-02-23.htm.
Address any questions to Alan or Gwen Lummus, alan@bkmts.com, 972-733-4141, or Mary Lou Hoffman, mlhoffman3@sbcglobal.net, 972-231-3816.
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Member
Spotlight
Look at what one of our members is up to for his social action ministry!
By Jase Donaldson
I have been making a conscious effort to get more involved in our
community for a couple of years now, from volunteering with GLBT job fairs and food pantry operations for the Resource Center of Dallas, to
organizing a spur-of-the-moment canned food drive during the influx of people fleeing New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, to the
recent Winter Coat Drive that has proven to be such a success (thank you all so much!)
I say all that not to pat myself on the back, but to lead into what I'm up
to now! I have decided to form an informal organization to help those “Regular Joe's” in our midst (such as me) find a way to do something
to contribute to society and the betterment of our local community. It's
called Central Dallas Community Outreach or CDCO.
CDCO is a grassroots informal nonprofit seeking to bring some change to growing and persistent issues that affect the areas of Oak
Lawn, Oak Cliff, downtown Dallas, and West Dallas. It will be a central place under which to organize and carry out small gestures that
hopefully will have a big impact on our brothers and sisters in Central
Dallas.
CDCO is a way for individuals who love and care about our city and our communities to have a chance not only to give back in a way that
each person is able, but also exists to foster awareness and increase the mentality and prevalence of social action in Dallas.
I hope to achieve some measure of good through drives (food, coats, toys, etc.), fundraisers, partnering with individuals and local
organizations (such as UUCOC), increasing social awareness and shedding light on problems our community faces such as
homelessness, etc., and other means that will directly impact social services and citizens in the communities of Dallas' urban core.
To find out more, please visit CDCO at www.myspace.com/centraldallasoutreach. You may also e-mail
dallasoutreach@gmail.com. There is much to do, and I'm making plans continually. I look forward to working with anyone who wants to
help out, in any way they can. I truly feel I would not be able to do anything like this without the loving support and fostering spirit of this
church.
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