[Green] GSC ONLINE VOTE to support ReImagine Appalachia initiative

[Adeline Bailey]

I vote yea.

On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 8:11 PM Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> Dear Green friends,
>
> 1. I hope ALL of you will plan to attend the Sunday service this week—OUR
> service, planned and conducted by many GSC members, with Rebecca Phillips
> as worship leader! (Thank you, Rebecca.)  I’ve prepped the order of
> service, and I think it’s going to be an especially inspiring hour. Please
> try to attend if you can.
>
> 2. George Banziger alerted me to a ReImagine Appalachia initiative that is
> seeking endorsement from partner organizations (such as us) and elected
> officials for their list of appropriations priorities for the FY25 Federal
> Budget. They’ve had input from lots of experts and citizens and
> organizations whose goal is to foster sustainable economies in Appalachia.
> Here is a link to the letter they’d like us to endorse.
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E1VjrnekHIEqLHFhswmrSaKcx1icnkPGR6aEFZ2vCxY/edit
>
> Please reply to me with a Yea or Nay by *Monday, April 15, at 9 p.m. *If
> the “Yays" have it, I will fill out the form to add “Green Sanctuary
> Committee, First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta, Ohio” to their
> list of honorable signatories.
>
>
> As the letter notes, our land, children, families and workers are all
>> essential parts of the foundation to a productive workforce and stable
>> economy. Accordingly, this letter includes a spectrum of issues all of
>> which are chosen because of their particular importance to the issues
>> facing Appalachian communities and the work to build sustainable economies
>> and support thriving communities. Priorities including workforce
>> development, economic development, flood recovery and resilience programs,
>> as well as funding to support coal miners and coal communities, are
>> included.
>>
>>
> *A quick note on Appropriations for those who are not familiar:*
>> President Biden released his recommended FY25 budget on March 11, 2024 (
>> here
>> <https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/03/11/fact-sheet-the-presidents-budget-for-fiscal-year-2025/>).
>> House and Senate members are currently soliciting priorities from advocates
>> to inform their versions of the FY25 budget. The Appropriations Committees
>> will take those priorities and create their FY25 budgets this summer. So
>> now is an ideal time to submit our priorities and influence that process,
>> but it is not the last opportunity we'll have to do so.
>>
>> We'll continue to use these priorities to shape our advocacy on
>> appropriations throughout the year.
>>
>>
> I vote YEA!  How about you?
>
> Thanks!
>
> —dawn
>
>
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