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The Transforming the World Covenant Group formed late in 2008 with three goals: - Define and develop one or more social action projects that would examine and address the root causes of social injustice in our community.
- Select projects with the potential to enable a small group of people working together to make a significant difference.
- Encourage support and participation from the congregation with in-depth research and thoughtful education programs about the projects we select.
After much deliberation, we selected topics related to urgent needs of children, and we changed our name to the KIN Covenant Group. The Workshop and Sunday Seminars summarized below represent KIN’s first action toward transforming the world. Our programs were well attended and many people were interested in the issues. KIN’s concern for foster children developed into the Guarantor Project - A Better Family Alternative. Its design and feasibility are currently being reviewed. KIN’s concern for adoptable children had a clear path - education about the adoption ban and support for the repeal of the adoption ban. To that end the Adoption Task Force was formed to present an Immediate Witness Statement to the congregation. The Task Force has started to network among the Unitarian Universalist congregations in Florida so those who support a change in this law can work together. Please visit our adoption blog! For more info, contact us at
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Adoption Task Force - May 2010
The Adoption Task Force would like support for the Immediate Witness Statement regarding Adoption at the Congregational Meeting on May 16, 2010.
Once the Immediate Witness Statement is adopted, the Task Force is looking forward to representing the congregation on this issue.
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Lobbying in Tallahassee as Witnessing and Advocacy - Faith in Action April 2010
Submitted by Brian Lee of the UU Church of Tallahassee and
Martha Harnit Hartgering of the First Unitarian Church of Orlando
Introduction: Equality Florida is a statewide educational advocacy organization working to secure equal rights for members of the LGBT community who are routinely discriminated against in Florida. During Lobby Week in March, Brian Lee and Martha Harnit Hartgering joined Equality Florida’s volunteer lobbyists to advocate for the Adoption Bill, the Florida Competitive Workforce Act, and the Domestic Partnership bill (see www.EqualityFlorida.org). Our impressions follow:
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Note: This statement was passed by the Congregation. KIN's Adoption Team supports fair adoption in Florida. We will be presenting the draft below at the Jan 24, 2010 Congregational Meeting for your consideration. Please preview and if you have any concerns or questions, please contact us at
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Kids in Need (KIN) - Jan 2010 THE GUARANTOR PROJECT- A BETTER FAMILY ALTERNATIVE There are many very fine foster families caring for Florida's neglected, abused, and abandoned children. But not nearly enough. A disturbing number of foster children simply do not make it to a fulfilling and responsible adulthood. We are working on a very different system for providing the critical care and nurture these kids need. We hope to put together another way of organizing and doing foster family care. |
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January 2010 Events from Adoption Team regarding GLBT Adoption ADOPTION TEAM TACKLES LGBT ADOPTION BAN The GLBT team of KIN asks you to show your support toward repealing the adoption ban described here: |
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