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Brethrenb Voices – Ending Slavery Plus HD
In 2008, the Church of the Brethren made a recommitment statement against modern day slavery which affects an estimated 27 million people around the world. We advocate support for girls and women through the New Community Project and the Give A Girl A Chance program.
Brethren Voices – Mark Charles Examines We the People
This two part episode covers the history of slavery and its legacy (myriad social inequities) in the United States, contemporary inequalities between African-Americans and Caucasians, and the possible role of reparations in redressing centuries of black exploitation (including how such reparations might be structured, and what other groups should be eligible).
Brethren Voices – Extend A Safety-Net For A Community – Brethren Volunteer Service Workers
Daily, in the United States and approximately 15 countries, Brethren Volunteer Service workers can be found providing hospitality for families of people in prison, serving in local soup kitchens and homeless shelters, building houses for those without shelter, and walking in solidarity with sisters and brothers, living with mental illness.
Brethren Voices – Hiroshima 75 Years Later – World Friendship Center
Itβs been nearly 75 years since that first use of an atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 7, 1945 (Japanese time.) Hundreds of thousands of people died because of the initial blast and radiation related illnesses directly after the bombing. Deaths due to radiation even extended to years later.