Iowa Chapter MFSA

Words of wisdom from Martin Luther King, Jr. in recognition of Black History month:

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”

“I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction. I believe that unarmed truth and un-conditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.”

Lots of important events in the next couple of months, so mark your calendars, and join us!

Eloise Cranke
MFSA Iowa Coordinator

Please read the February Memo for important events.

Mission Statement SQB, Essays, and Articles Annual Conference Banquet Archives Officers-Contacts & Membership Immigration Links FEBRUARY 2012 MEMO (pdf opens in new window) Download Adobe Reader to Open PDF Documents	IOWA CHAPTER Methodist Federation for Social Action Dear Friends, Words of wisdom from Martin Luther King, Jr. in recognition of Black History month: “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” “I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction. I believe that unarmed truth and un-conditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.” Lots of important events in the next couple of months, so mark your calendars, and join us! Eloise Cranke MFSA Iowa Coordinator Please read the February Memo for important events.		February 2012 Memo (opens in pdf)
			February Events: (details & many more events in Memo) Building Bridges for Worker Justice UI Center-Old Capitol Mall Saturday, Feb. 18 Love Your Neighbor Training at Collegiate UMC-Ames Saturday, Feb. 25 Social Justice Lenten Retreat with Brian Terrell Sacred Heart Parish, Waterloo Saturday, Feb. 25
		MFSA Support of Occupy Iowa MFSA Iowa provided support and collected funds in October for a tent, which was used as a first aid station and a warm shelter. Occupy Iowa activists vacated Des Moines' Stewart Square; they rallied at Capitol Park on January 29, 2012. *Ismael Hossein-zadeh,* Professor Emeritus of Economics at Drake University, wrote this article on OWS: “Occupy Wall Street at a Crossroads”	Support MFSA Iowa through PayPal. Please click the next to "Instructions or Designations" on the second screen to designate funds for membership, organizer, Faithful Witness or other. Thank You!
	Photos and videos from the June 6 march are on MFSA Iowa's Facebook page		National MFSA Press Release on Proposed General Conference Reorganization National MFSA's Steve Clunn on Alternative to Proposed General Conference Reorganization & website with petitions
Immigration Resources Jim Purdue's Monday Musings with Weekly Lectionary Texts at the Desert Southwest Conference Movie websites: Trailer to Nowhere & "abUSed: The Postville Raid Click to View Video of Bill Mefford's Oct. 2010 MFSA Address Bill Mefford is Director of Civil and Human Rights, UMC GBCS Ten Myths About Immigration & More on the Immigration Page