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- First Sanctuary church in Iowa in
response to war in El Salvador.
- Second Sanctuary church in Iowa to
respond to needs of undocumented workers
- A Reconciling Congregation which
openly welcomes, gay, lesbian, bisexual and Tran gendered person
into the full life of the community.
- Supported and testified on behalf of
the Cedar Rapids Human Rights Amendment, adding gender identity to
the Civil Rights Code.
- Congregational representative
accompanied refugees returning to home villages in El Salvador
during its civil war.
- Collection and distribution center
for a Quest for Peace shipment aid to Nicaragua with school supplies
sent yearly.
- Provided sanctuary for the Cedar
Rapids Women's Clinic to maintain its blood-pressure check service
and counseling while it was under fire for issues of reproductive
choice.
- Support for Pastors for Peace
humanitarian aid to Cuba and Central American countires.
- Picketing and strike support with
working people in their efforts to have a better life.
- Involvement in world, national and
local issues: peace, justice, labor, women's issues, the pro-choice
movement and gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender concerns.
- Support for and solidarity with
Hispanic immigrants.
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