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People Resources in the Conference - See attachment below.



Books and Video Tapes available through Chairperson
Barbara Drake

ADVOCACY

Make It Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out by Vernon E. Jordan Jr.  (2008)  
The Citizen's Guide to Lobbying Congress by Donald E. deKieffer (2007)
Know Your Values and Frame the Debate by George Lakoff (2004)
52 Simple Ways to Make a Difference by Paul Simon (2004)
The One-Hour Activist by Christopher Kush (2004)
What Can One Person Do? (2005) Edited by Sabina Alkire & Edmund Newell

CHANGING THE WORLD

How to Re-Imagine the World by Anthony Weston (2007)
Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem & America by Paul Tough (2008)

ENVIRONMENT

Caring for God's Earth (2002) Edited by J. Richard Peck
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Can Renew America (2008) by Thomas L. Friedman

ETHICAL/MORAL, SPIRITUAL FOUNDATIONS

Ethical Realism: A Vision for America's Role in the World by Anatol Lieven & John Hulsman (2006)
Christian Perspectives on Public Policy (2008) by Steve Monsma
The Political Teachings of Jesus by Tod Lindberg (2007)
What on Earth?!: Making Personal Decision on Controversial Issues by Harvey Seifert (1986)

FAMILY ISSUES

Living Faithfully as Friends and Family, edited by Erik Alsgaard, 2001

GAMBLIING
 
The Luck Business: The Devastating Consequences and Broken Promises of America's Gambling Explosion by Robert Goodman (1995)

GLOBAL HEALTH

Creating a Healing Society: The Impact of Human Emotional Pain and Trauma on Society and the World by Susan Lawrence MD (2006)
Making Your Church A House of Healing by Micheal Gemignani (2008)
Putting Our House in Order: A Guide to Social Security & Health Care Reform by George P. Shultz & John B. Shoven (2008)

GLOBALIZATION

The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization by Thomas L. Friedman (2002)
The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman (2007)

HEALTH CARE

A Guide to Social Security & Health Care Reform (2008) by George P. Shultz
Putting Our House In Order: A Guide to Social Security & Health Care Reform by George P. Shultz & John B. Shoven (2008)

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Deep Justice in A Broken World: Helping Your Kids Serve Others and Right the Wrongs Around Them by Chap Clark & Kara E. Powell (2007)
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton & Sheila Heen of the Harvard Negotiation Project (1999)
Don't think of an elephant!: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate by George Lakoff (2004)

MILITARISM

The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic by Chalmers Johnson (2004)

PEACE WITH JUSTICE

Breaking Silence: Pastoral Approaches for Creating an Ethos of Peace by Rev.  Chad R. Abbott and Rev. Everett Mitchell (2004)
Danger and Opportunity: An American Ambassador's Journey Through the Middle East by Edward P. Djerejian (2008)
Embracing the World: Praying for Justice and Peace by Jane E. Vennard (2003)
For the Peace of the World: A Christian Curriculum on International Relations.  Prepared by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (2005)
I'd Rather Teach Peace by Colman McCarthy (2002)
Making a Just Peace: Human Rights & Domination Systems by  (1998) by C. Dale White
The Little Book of Strategic Peacebuilding by Lisa Schirch (2004)


POVERTY

All You Can Eat: How Hungry is America? (2008) by Joel Berg
Ending Global Poverty by (2005) by Stephen C. Smith
Ending Poverty in America Edited by John Edwards, Marion Crain, & Arne L. Kalleberg (2007)
Eradicating Global Poverty: A Christian Study Guide on the Millennium Development Goals Prepared by National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (2006)
Hope for Children in Poverty (2007) Edited by Ronald J. Sider & Heidi Unruh
Hunger 2009: 19th Annual Report on the State of World Hunger  Bread for the World (2009)
Merchants of Misery: How Corporate America Profits From Poverty, edited by Michael Hudson (1996)
No Room at the Table: Earth's Most Vulnerable Children (2003) by Don H. Dunson
The Working Poor: Invisible in America (2005) by Dvid K. Shipler
What Can One person Do? Faith to Heal a Broken World by Savina Alkire & Edmund Newell (2005) (Millennium Development Goals)
Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem & America (2005) by Paul Tough
World Poverty for Dummies by Sarah Marland, Ashley Clements, Lindsay Rae & Adam Valvasori (2008)
On the Move by Bono

RACIAL JUSTICE

A Mile in My Shoes: Cultivating Compassion by Trevor Hudson (2005)
King's Dream by Eric J. Sundquist (2009)
Love Cemetery: Unburying the Secret History of Slaves (2007) by China Galland
SOCIAL PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Justice in Everyday Life (2005) by Howard J. Mason and Neal Christie
White Lies: Race and the Myths of Whiteness by Maurice Berger (1999)

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

The Little Book of Restorative Justice by Howard Zehr (2002)

SPIRITUAL FOUNDATIONS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

Becoming the People of God: Walking Humbly, Doing Justice edited by J. Richard Peck (2002)
Healing for a Broken World: Christian Perspectives on Public Policy by Steve Monsma (2008)
Love Cemetery: Unburying the Secret History of Slaves by China Galland (2007)
The Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice, From the Civil  Rights Movement to Today by Charles Marsh (2005)
The Political Teachings of Jesus by Tod Lindberg (2007)


VIOLENCE

Ending Violence in Teen Dating Relationships (2005) by Al Miles
The War on Terrorism and the Terror of God by Lee Griffith (2002)
Trauma Healing: When Violence Strikes and Community Security is Threatened by Carolyn Yoder (2005)




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