Category: Social Justice

Citizen Education Launch on Amendment 5 will happen on Monday (5 October 2020) at 6:30 PM via Zoom.

A Message from retired Lieutenant General Russel Honoré:

I’m writing to invite you to the launch of an education campaign to oppose Constitutional Amendment 5 which is on the ballot this November.

I think it’s one of the worst things to hit Louisiana since Katrina.

We’re launching a citizen education campaign to fight Amendment 5 this Monday, October 5th, at 6:30 PM on Zoom.

I’d like to invite you to attend.

We can have up to 1,000 people on the Zoom call.

You can register for the call here.

What Amendment 5 Would Do

Amendment 5 would allow industrial corporations to negotiate what they pay in property taxes, while the rest of us pay what the law requires.

It would defund public education, pull money away from roads, bridges, healthcare and hurricane recovery and shift the tax burden to working families and small businesses.

The ballot language was “engineered to intentionally confuse the average American voter,” as one reporter put it.
That’s why the community education campaign we’re starting is so important.

Attendees to the event on Monday will receive:

• Clear, concise information about where Constitutional Amendment 5 came from and the impact it would have
• A packet of educational material and social media posts to share with your congregation, organizational members, clients, customers, neighbors and local media
• Information about how to get involved in the campaign to defeat Amendment 5

So please join us on Monday (5 October 2020) at 6:30 PM.

Tell your friends.  Organize your neighbors.

Use this link to register.

Together Louisiana is building a statewide network of block captains to increase voter turnout.

Thanks to All the Souls who have already signed up to help with this.

Together Louisiana now have over 1,100 block captains signed up across our state.

The 2020 election goals are:

• 1,000 block captains statewide by September
• 3,000 block captains statewide by October

Being a Block Captain means:

1. You care a lot about voter participation
2. You’ll attend a 1-hour training (by Zoom or phone)
3. You’re willing to help organize 10 households in your immediate neighborhood to make sure they vote.

Together Louisiana will provide you with a list of voters and the materials and training you need to be effective.

This is a purely grassroots effort and is not supporting any candidate or party.

If you are interested or just want to learn more, sign up here.

This Sunday (4 October 2020), JoDel Adkins will be at All Souls from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM to collect monthly contributions for the Noel United Methodist Church Food Pantry.

Requested donations for this month:

• Canned pumpkin (15 oz.)
• Spaghetti noodles
• Jiffy Cornbread Mix.

Of course, any and all non-expired non-perishable food is accepted but these are the items they are specifically requesting this month.

Look for JoDel’s green Kia Soul and put your food contributions in the rear cargo area.

There are lots of hungry people in our area right now and both Noel and Highland Center Ministries are two organizations that we support are working to feed them.