Public witness
Contact resource list
Virtually all of DHM's program staff are involved
with one or more Public witness issues. For your convenience,
we have compiled these lists of issues and contact persons.
To view the contact list by issue (alphabetically),
click here >
Contact list (by category)
Children's issues
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Adoption/International
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Jennifer
Riggs
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Child protection
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Kaye Edwards
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Child advocacy
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Kaye Edwards,
Jane Lawrence
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Child sexual and physical abuse
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Kaye Edwards,
Carol Q. Cosby,
Jane Lawrence
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Child care
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Kaye Edwards
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Child labor
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Kaye Edwards,
Carol Q. Cosby
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Ending child prostitution (ECPAT)
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Kaye Edwards,
Carol Q. Cosby
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Cult ritual abuse
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Public education
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Jane Lawrence,
Billye Bridges
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Charter schools
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Jane Lawrence,
Billye Bridges
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School vouchers
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Jane Lawrence,
Billye Bridges
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Media: radio, TV, and films
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Carol Q.
Cosby, Kaye
Edwards
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Civil & human rights
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Juvenile justice
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Death penalty
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Carol Q.
Cosby, Jane
Lawrence
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Prison ministries
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Mothers/women in prison
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Hate crimes
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Equal rights for gays/lesbians
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Jane Lawrence
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Aging, ageism
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Elder abuse
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Affirmative Action
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Voter education
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Elections
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Clergy sexual ethics/misconduct
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Restorative justice/ victims' rights
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Jane Lawrence
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Economic Justice
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Poverty of women and children
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Carol Q.
Cosby, Jane
Lawrence, Jayna
Powell, Kaye
Edwards
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Federal budget
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Corporate responsibility for financial investments,
individual and institutional (ICCR)
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Justice in the maquiladoras
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Welfare reform
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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TANF (Temporary Aid for Needy Families)
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Farm workers, rural issues
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Jane Lawrence,
Carol Q. Cosby
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Migrant workers
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Jane Lawrence,
Jennifer Riggs
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Housing
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Carol Q.
Cosby, Jayna
Powell
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Labor
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Sweatshops
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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International debt
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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CASJC - (Church Action for Safe and Just Communities)
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Jane Lawrence
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Consumerism
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Economic development
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Jayna Powell
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Ecology/environment
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Air, global warming
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Jane Lawrence
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Water
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Angela
Herrmann
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Recycling, conservation
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Jane Lawrence,
Linda Williamson,
Angela
Herrmann
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Hazardous Waste
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Angela
Herrmann
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Alternative energy sources
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Pesticides
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Angela
Herrmann
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Environmental racism
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Jane Lawrence
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Population
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Gender justice
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UN CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of all forms
of Discrimination Against Women)
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Gender pay equity
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Violence against women- rape, domestic violence, physical
and emotional
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Carol Q.
Cosby, Kaye
Edwards
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Reproductive rights
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Sexual harassment
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Pornography
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Nurturing the Girl Child: Body image, school curricula,
mentoring, female genital mutilation
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Carol Q.
Cosby, Kaye
Edwards
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Divorce
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Carol Q.
Cosby, Kaye
Edwards
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Sexism
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Inclusive language
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Ministry to prostitutes
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Global security
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Missile Defense System
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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United Nations
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Demilitarization and the nuclear threat
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Conscientious Objector status
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Jayna Powell,
Carol Q. Cosby
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Land mines
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Peacemaking
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Carol Q.
Cosby, Jayna
Powell
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Health
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HIV/AIDS
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Kaye Edwards,
Carol Q. Cosby
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Gene patenting
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Genetic screening for new borns
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Hypertension
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Smoking
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Addictions
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Adolescent pregnancy
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Maternal health
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Sexuality/sexuality education
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Kaye Edwards,
Carol Q. Cosby
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Disability
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Health care
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Violence (school, road rage, criminal, gun regulation)
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Hunger
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Domestic
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Carol Q.
Cosby, Jane
Lawrence
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Global
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Jane Lawrence,
Carol Q. Cosby
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Homelessness
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Carol Q.
Cosby, Jayna
Powell
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Nutrition
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Family farms
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Carol Q.
Cosby
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Racism
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Anti-Racism, Pro-Reconciliation
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Billye
Bridges, Geunhee
Yu
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African American issues
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Billye
Bridges
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Asian American issues
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Geunhee Yu
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Hate crimes
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Billye
Bridges, Carol
Q. Cosby
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Multicultural appreciation
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Carol Q.
Cosby, Kaye
Edwards
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Systemic racism, institutional racism
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Billye
Bridges
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Refugee and Immigration Ministries
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Jennifer
Riggs, Linda
Williamson
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Contact list (by issue)
| Addictions |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Adolescent pregnancy |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
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Adoption/International
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Jennifer
Riggs
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| Affirmative Action |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| African American issues |
Billye
Bridges |
| Aging, ageism |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Air, global warming |
Jane
Lawrence |
| Alternative energy sources |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Anti-Racism, Pro-Reconciliation |
Billye
Bridges, Geunhee
Yu |
| Asian American issues |
Geunhee
Yu |
| CASJC - (Church Action for Safe and Just
Communities) |
Jane
Lawrence |
| Charter schools |
Jane
Lawrence, Billye
Bridges |
| Child labor |
Kaye
Edwards, Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Child sexual and physical abuse |
Kaye
Edwards, Carol
Q. Cosby, Jane
Lawrence |
| Child protection |
Kaye
Edwards |
| Child care |
Kaye
Edwards |
| Child advocacy |
Kaye
Edwards, Jane
Lawrence |
| Clergy sexual ethics/misconduct |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Conscientious Objector
status |
Jayna
Powell, Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Consumerism |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Corporate responsibility for financial
investments, individual and institutional (ICCR) |
Carol
Q. Cosby, Ellen
Frost |
| Cult ritual abuse |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
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| Death penalty |
Carol
Q. Cosby, Jane
Lawrence |
| Demilitarization and the nuclear threat
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Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Disability |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Divorce |
Carol
Q. Cosby, Kaye
Edwards |
| Domestic |
Carol
Q. Cosby, Jane
Lawrence |
| Economic development |
Jayna
Powell |
| Elder abuse |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Elections |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Ending child prostitution (ECPAT) |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Environmental racism |
Jane
Lawrence |
| Equal rights for gays/lesbians |
Jane
Lawrence |
| Family farms |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Farm workers, rural issues |
Jane
Lawrence, Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Federal budget |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Gender pay equity |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Gene patenting |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Genetic screening for new borns |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Global |
Jane
Lawrence, Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Hate crimes |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Hate crimes |
Billye
Bridges, Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Hazardous Waste |
Angela
Herrmann |
| Health care |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| HIV/AIDS |
Kaye
Edwards, Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Homelessness |
Carol
Q. Cosby, Jayna
Powell |
| Housing |
Carol
Q. Cosby, Jayna
Powell |
| Hypertension |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
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| Inclusive language |
Carol
Q. Cosby, Ellen
Frost |
| International debt |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Justice in the maquiladoras |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Juvenile justice |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Labor |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Land mines |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Maternal health |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Media: radio, TV, and films |
Carol
Q. Cosby, Kaye
Edwards |
| Mediation |
Charles
Webb Jr. |
| Migrant workers |
Jane
Lawrence, Jennifer
Riggs |
| Ministry to prostitutes |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Missile Defense System |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Mothers/women in prison |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Multicultural appreciation |
Carol
Q. Cosby, Kaye
Edwards |
| Nurturing the Girl Child: Body image,
school curricula, mentoring, female genital mutilation |
Carol
Q. Cosby, Kaye
Edwards |
| Nutrition |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Peacemaking |
Carol
Q. Cosby, Jayna
Powell |
| Pesticides |
Angela
Herrmann |
| Population |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Pornography |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Poverty of women and children |
Carol
Q. Cosby, Jane
Lawrence, Jayna
Powell, Kaye
Edwards |
| Prison ministries |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Public education |
Jane
Lawrence, Billye
Bridges |
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| Recycling, conservation |
Jane
Lawrence, Linda
Williamson, Angela
Herrmann |
| Refugee and Immigration |
Jennifer
Riggs, Linda
Williamson |
| Reproductive rights |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Restorative justice/ victims' rights |
Jane
Lawrence |
| School vouchers |
Jane
Lawrence, Billye
Bridges |
| Sexism |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Sexual harassment |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Sexuality/sexuality education |
Kaye
Edwards, Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Smoking |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Sweatshops |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Systemic racism, institutional racism
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Billye
Bridges |
| TANF (Temporary Aid for Needy Families)
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Carol
Q. Cosby |
| UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Kaye
Edwards, Carol
Q. Cosby |
| UN CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination
of all forms of Discrimination Against Women) |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| United Nations |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Violence (school, road rage, criminal,
gun regulation) |
Carol
Q. Cosby, Kaye
Edwards |
| Violence against women- rape, domestic
violence, physical and emotional |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Voter education |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
| Water |
Angela
Herrmann |
| Welfare reform |
Carol
Q. Cosby |
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