Methodist Federation for Social Action

You are invited to participate in a five-part discussion of the “Doctrine of Discovery,” a theological and legal concept that has legitimized the seizure of indigenous people's lands by those from so-called Christian nations.We will first discuss its impact in North America and then broaden our inquiry to Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and beyond.

You are invited to participate in a five-part discussion of the “Doctrine of Discovery,” a theological and legal concept that has legitimized the seizure of indigenous people's lands by those from so-called Christian nations.We will first discuss its impact in North America and then broaden our inquiry to Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and beyond.

A panel discussion of Israel’s labeling of six Palestinian organizations as terrorists and the bigger picture of Israeli lawfare - manipulation of legislation, political labels, and their own judicial system to muzzle human rights defenders, violate universal rights with impunity and hide the reality of Israeli apartheid and brutal oppression. The panel will consider the […]

Join us to learn more about how we can work toward justice with our Afghan neighbors and hear updates. Speaker David Wildman serves as the liaison to the United Nations, the Middle East & Afghanistan for Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church. He has traveled regularly to Afghanistan since 2004. He has served with […]

Part 4 of "Stealing the Earth": 'Centering and Othering:' Elevating white normativity, suppressing racial and indigenous identities" will be on February 9, 2022 at 1PM ET. 

Few would suggest that the devastating invasion of Ukraine deserves less than our deepest concern and a robust response. However, these events dominating our Western media for two months have also raised unavoidable and troubling questions among justice advocates and human rights defenders.The continuing flood of media attention, the outrage over war crimes, the endorsement […]

The fifth and final session in the Doctrine of Discovery webinar series "Undoing the Doctrine: Developing a theology and practice of repentance and repair" will has been rescheduled for Wednesday May 25 at 1 pm ET.  Join us as we hear and learn from our speakers and each other ways to dismantle the doctrine.Speakers:Great-grandmother Mary Lyons is an Ojibwe […]

MFSA sponsored presentation by Rev. Dr. George McClain with panel of respondents including Rev. Limina Grace Harmon and Rev. Rafael Garcia. Discover how African Americans have accomplished major advances despite white supremacist rage. The New York MFSA Chapter is hosting an event on May 25th 6:30pm ET titled "Five Eras of Black Reconstruction and White […]