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2014-2021 Press Releases
United Methodist Women Statement Demanding an End to Child Detention and Family Separation at U.S. Border
Immigrant children are being neglected, abused, and dying at the U.S. border. This is not a partisan issue. It is an appalling and immoral …
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United Methodist Women Opposes Changes to the Chained Consumer Price Index
For Immediate Release June 20, 2019, NEW YORK — In a letter to chief statistician at the Office of Management and Budget Nancy Potek, …
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United Methodist Women Launches Paid Family and Medical Leave Campaign in Methodist Conferences Across the Country
NEW YORK United Methodist Women, the largest U.S.-based denominational network of lay women of faith, launched a nationwide paid family and medical leave campaign …
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United Methodist Women Decries Attack on Women’s Reproductive Health
United Methodist Women, the largest network of women of faith, today decried increasing efforts to limit a family’s right to make deeply personal reproductive …
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United Methodist Women, Tennessee Faith Groups Call on Ford Motor Co. to Support Clean Car Standards That Protect Public Health
The “Faith to Ford” Letters Will Be Delivered to Ford Motor Co. and Company Executives on March 28 at 3:15 p.m. CDT For Immediate …
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United Methodist Women Remembers Parkland School Shooting Victims and Communities Traumatized by Gun Violence
For Immediate Release This Statement Can Be Attributed to Harriett Jane Olson, President and CEO, United Methodist Women NEW YORK – United Methodist Women …
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United Methodist Women Acknowledges Chevron’s Announcement to Set Greenhouse Gas Targets and Link Executive Compensation to Those Targets, But Urges Company to Go Further
For Immediate Release Statement from Harriett Jane Olson, General Secretary and CEO, United Methodist Women NEW YORK — Today, United Methodist Women, one of …
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Help Interrupt School to Prison Pipeline with Black Lives Matter at School Week Action
NEW YORK United Methodist Women today called on school districts across the country to observe the second annual Black Lives Matter at School Week, Feb. …
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United Methodist Women Urges Chevron to Defend EPA Methane Protections
NEW YORK United Methodist Women is sending member letters and a strong message from its CEO Harriett Jane Olson to Chevron CEO Michael Wirth, …
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United Methodist Women Heads Coalition Against Wendy’s: Asking the Fast Food Giant to Sign a Fair Food Agreement
COLUMBUS, OHIO — On Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, a delegation composed of several United Methodist Women conferences joined forces with the Methodist Theological School …
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