What is the Advocacy Power Hour?
It is a social justice hour for women of faith, rooted in spiritual practice and carried out in action.
Just 60 minutes.
This is not another social justice lunch and learn. It is an hour where women of faith root activism in spiritual practice, practicing holy listening and the Examen together so our hearts stay aligned with God's dream for the world. Then we turn that grounded attention into action we take together, not as homework we carry home alone.
Personal spiritual practice sits at the center of the practice and grounds a shared cycle of learning, acting, and reflecting. What the circle discovers, it sends outward as tools anyone can carry into the wider world.
First, we'll gather and ground ourselves, then learn about the issue or action of the session: what is happening, why it matters, and what is actually being asked of the group. Then, together we'll take action. This is the heart of the hour! We'll do the thing together rather than assigning it as homework for later. Either in pairs or small groups, we'll reflect on how we felt or noticed resistance, hope, or God's presence in our actions. We'll then name one tool or practice to carry into the wider world this week, and close with a blessing as we are sent forth.
Join us for the first Advocacy Power Hour:
Civic Responsibility
The Advocacy Power Hour is a social justice hour for women of faith, rooted in spiritual practice and carried out in action.
Our first gathering on Thursday, September 17th, grounds us in our civic responsibility: evaluating candidates by our own values, mapping our voter circle, understanding what is really on the ballot, and reflecting on where we feel called to show up.
Be inspired by our Methodist foremothers, Sojourner Truth, , Dorothy Height, Ida B. Wells, and Jessie Ames. They were on the front lines fighting for the rights of all people to vote. We honor their legacy with the same intentionality, rigor, and thoughtfulness.
Encourage your friends to register at and join us too! We've got room for everyone.
This Advocacy Power Hour will be led by Jennie Birkholz, UWFaith member from Round Rock in the South District and a Deaconess candidate. Jennie understands the system well after having run for the office of State Representative in 2024. She is involved in Climate Justice work as both a consultant and an activist.
Links to learn more about our foremothers' support of voting rights:
• 6 Methodist Women Who Fought for The Vote, by Heather Hawn
• Methodists and the Struggle for Women's Suffrage, by Rev. Dr. Susan Lyn Moudry
• Black women pioneers in US Methodism, Ask The UMC
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