Episcopal Church awards reparations for ‘restoring Black communities’
From the Washington Post, Anne Arundel Connecting Together is one of the grant winners.
Karen V. Johnson and Timothy S. Stern: Anne Arundel council should force schools to invest in transportation
We were astonished when the Board of Education removed this funding. Concerned about student mental health amid the coronavirus, they narrowly voted to transfer these funds to mental health and other positions. This has created a specious argument between transportation and mental health. Read this commentary in the Capital Gazette.
Restore School Transportation Funding
Some of our students are being packed into Anne Arundel County school buses. Children are standing in the aisle. Others are sitting on the floor. This is not safe. Students in Anne Arundel County Public Schools who deserve safe and equitable transportation
ACT Update: Unemployment, Education Equity, Volunteering, Food Security/FAA
Quick follow-ups from today's county-wide check in on Unemployment, Food Security/FeedAnneArundel, Education Equity, and Volunteering.
ACT Weekly Leadership Check-in
Using Zoom meetings, we’ll spend time breaking up into groups to share our concerns and ideas together, as well as spend some time in communal multifaith prayer. Please take some time to join us, and please tell community leaders that you want them to join you on this call.
ACTing in the Time of Coronavirus
We had a clergy and strategy team meeting this morning (March 13) via Zoom, an online videoconferencing tool. We shared the incredible ways we are being leaders in the community right now. That said, effective immediately, ACT will suspend all in-person meetings, trainings, and actions through the end of March.
Steuart Pittman: Three steps we’ve taken to address gun violence as a public health crisis
From the Capital Gazette, read what Steuart Pittman had to say about gun violence and ACT.
ACT Named Nonprofit Partner of the Year
On December 12, ACT received the award from the Anne Arundel Affordable Housing Coalition for Best Nonprofit Partner of the Year!
ACT members set Vision to ACT for 2020
At the first Annual Meeting held Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church, ACT members celebrated a year of victories around gun violence safety, fair and safe …
In packed meeting, residents demand dignity, violence prevention from elected officials, Woodside Gardens.
An event by ACT Anne Arundel Connecting Together, of which Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis is a member. "Will you stand by the residents of Woodside Gardens as promised? See full article in the Capital Gazette.
Lead is all we’re thinking about
A group of parents and community members is asking the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to finish testing water outlets for lead by Dec. 31 — seven months ahead of schedule. Read this article in the Capital Gazette.