[Green] GSC ONLINE VOTE to support ReImagine Appalachia initiative

[Susan Henderson]

I vote yea

On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 9:28 PM Adeline Bailey via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> 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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