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• April 2008 Saving Planet Earth (PDF)
• March 2008 The World Economic Forum (PDF)
• February 2008: The President's Proposed Federal Budget for FY2009 (PDF)
• 2008 Candidate Checklist (PDF)
• December 2007: The Road to Peace, Security, and Equality for the Women of Afghanistan (PDF)
• November 2007: Migrants in a Globalized World (PDF)
• October 2007: 50 Years Later…What has Changed? (PDF)
• Support the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP)

United Methodist Women members are asked to act now to ensure health care for the nine million children living without health insurance. Directors of United Methodist Women’s administrative body, Women’s Division, affirmed the moral obligation to provide health insurance to all children in the United States at a recent meeting.

• September 2007: A U.S. Department of Peace (PDF)

• August 2007: Women’s Division Washington Office Issue Briefing:
  The World & The Nation—Federal Budget Update, Chocolate, Pay Equity, GROWTH Act
  (PDF)

• July 2007: Women’s Division Washington Office Issue Briefing: The Nation—The Equal Rights Amendment The Nation—The Equal Rights Amendment (PDF)

The World—Climate Change, Trafficking in Persons Report, Africa Matters, Giving Up Female Genital Mutilation, Global Peace Index, Trade Promotion Authority, Jubilee USA Grassroots Campaign (PDF)

• June 2007: End the Occupation of Palestine: Act Now (PDF)
  

• May 2007: United Methodist Women Care About Healthcare (PDF)
  

• February 2007: The President’s Proposed Federal Budget for FY 2008 (PDF)
  

• January 2007: Great Expectations
  Witnessing the changing of leadership in Washington, D.C.; listening to speeches during the observation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth; and considering the prospects of an African American, an Hispanic American and a woman as presidential nominees provides moments full of expectation.
  
  
• Who Will Control Content on the Internet?
  The United States government began funding research and development for the Internet in the 1960s. Since that time, the Internet has developed to become one of the most widely used mediums for communication across the globe.
  
  
• Climate Change
  Our planet is warming and as a result some communities around the world, from the United States to the islands of the Indian Ocean, have become refugees of climate change. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), “climate change is one of the most critical global challenges of our time.”
  
  Date posted: June 20, 2006
  
  
• A New Wave of the Women's Movement is Acting on Faith
  Speaking of Faith "As a part of a pluralistic society, we are all challenged to become part of the whole without sacrificing our individuality."
  
  Date posted: Apr 10, 2006
  
  
• 'He Made Me a Watchman, Upon a City Wall'
  (From the Christmas Song, Go Tell It on the Mountain)
  As members of Congress return to Washington this week the mood stands in stark contrast Christmas' message of peace and goodwill. House and Senate negotiators are offering the American people: $42 billion in budget cuts and a $453 billion defense spending package; drilling in the Artic, reductions in student loans and more cuts in welfare benefits.
  
  Date posted: Jan 20, 2006
  
  
• "Water is Life"
  In the 21st century, because of its scarcity, WATER is increasingly viewed as a commodity. The potential scarcity of water, has caused some to proclaim that access to drinkable water is the right of all human beings, and should be provided at cost as an obligation to society.
  
  Date posted: Jan 20, 2006

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