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There Is Still Oil in our Feathers
Orlando Sentinel | October 18, 2010 | By Edwin Goldberg & Russell L. Meyer | Guest columnists Nearly six months after the BP oil spill began, the images of oil-soaked birds struggling for survival remain fresh in our minds. These pictures are unforgettable; they formed the centerpiece of many Read more
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Meet the Executive Director
Welcoming the Beloved Community into the Present, leading through conversation, renewing through relationships, inspiring through shared experiences, tending the field of the future in which all flourish: I find joy in bringing diverse people together in an open space where new communities of action emerge. Since 2005, The Rev. Dr. Read more
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Justice for Immigrants
Florida faith leaders held a press teleconference immigration issues on Friday, March 9, 2011 and then a Prayer Service for Immigration Justice in Tallahassee, hosted by First Presbyterian Church, on March 17, 2011. Prompted by concern over the attention Arizona copycat laws are receiving in the current legislative session, the Read more
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Making It Past 17
Two 17 years olds, one a victim, one a perpetrator, yet each faces a similar outcome: the promise of life cut short. They are icons of a national crisis – an epidemic – for young Black males. Choose the stats you want: schools, jobs, prisons. In everyone of them young Read more
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The Martin Statement
Download PDF Statement of Support for the Martin Family and Call for Just Prosecution On behalf of our churches, we wish to convey our deepest condolences to the family of Trayvon Martin. The promise of his young life in no way deserved to be ended by a gunshot within sight Read more
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Resources for CIR
{loadposition immigration} Web Links http://floridaimmigrant.org http://americasvoiceonline.org http://www.piconetwork.org/immigration http://www.interfaithimmigration.org http://lirs.org/cir http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/usimmigration.php
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One in Grief, One in Hope
In response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 14, 2012, faith leaders of the judicatory offices of members of the Florida Council of Churches released the following statement today. Clergy in the State are invited to co-sign the statement. The faith leaders urge communities of faith to Read more
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Contact Us
The Rev. Dr. Russell L. Meyer serves as Executive Director of the Florida Council of Churches. He is available for speaking engagements issues of Christian unity, interfaith relations, and social justice. Requests for guest preaching and workshops are welcome. Our Address 3838 West Cypress Street Tampa, Florida 33607 T: (813) Read more