Fears

Divisions: Economic, religious, racial that lead to disparities like unaffordable housing

Economic

Racism

(Education is not enough)

E.g. police brutality, racial profiling, housing, employment

Globalizing Economy – exploitation, impact on war machine, war training, drive for empire, billionaires increase middle class erodes, workers suffer worldwide

Iraq War – an unpopular war, the military is forced to drop the requirements for service in order to fill quotas.

Torture- Detention, Secrecy, all around bad policy

Poverty

Environmental destruction

The ways we treat children are wrong/disgraceful, by kindergarten they never catch up

Alliant Tech – depleted Uranium munitions lead to birth defects, cancer in GIs, poisoning the earth

Coldwater spring – govt. limiting access, they’re working on destroying it

Poverty and its intersection with children

State legislation is going to hurt us more

Lead poisoning

Values

A community that is more integraed more fully functioning

A recognized union at the Walker Nursing Home

Follow the leadership of people of color

Transform the Source of the Problem

consumer power – making that personal

Learning from Vietnam

Joining demos at recruiting stations

Renouncing torture support for the McCain amendment uphold democracy

Phillips Saves: A Faith in the City Program IDA that could intersect with the Outreach department.

Supporting green things/ecological and environmental actions

Children’s issues/every child entitled to the care of a loving adult

Universal day care

Subsidized day care

Best education dollar is a pre-education dollar: impacts from schools to prisons

Join demos at Alliant Tech – it is a defined project

Saving sacred places, join demos

Voter Registration Drive in Walker Neighborhood / Outreach

Getting ROTC/recruiting out of high schools

Latino children health screenings and education / a play that could be done