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By David Nyberg In 1887 Lord Acton wrote a severely critical review of Mandell Creighton’s History of the Papacy during the Reformation and sent a personal letter to the author in which he defended his point that popes and kings … Continued. I’ve Got the Light of Freedom. Toward a Deomocratic Culture. By Ernesto Cortes, Jr. Long before recent terrorist attacks, invasions and hurricanes, the alienating and homogenizing effects of globalization and the dominant market culture had begun to isolate peopl...

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Central to the work of the AMOS Institute of Public Life is teaching ordinary people the skills and practices of effective community organizing. The Industrial Areas Foundation. AMOS IPL has taught these institutes to non-profits, synagogues, churches, service agencies, foundations, businesses and other community organizations. If you’d like us to provide this kind of training to your organization or institution, contact us today! Is it just money? Is it something else? How do we figure that out? Underst...

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I’ve Got the Light of Freedom. By Charles M. Payne. 2016 Amos IPL, 3829 Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA 50312.

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When public culture is at its healthiest it’s a noisy, tension filled affair. We get the word agony from this kind of political culture. An agonistic culture is one in which contestation, debate, and spirited conversations among citizens. Are standard operating procedure. Being civil to one another does not mean being nice. Politics, after all, is a public argument. The question is not, Do we have an argument? The question is, Which arguments should we have and how do have them? It’s in these sometimes p...

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Creating Effective Ministries of Justice - Amos IPLAmos IPL

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Creating Effective Ministries of Justice. We are called in the church and the synagogue to love mercy and do justice. We have demonstrated success and a proven track record of developing effective ministries of mercy in the areas of food, shelter and clothing, but what about equally effective ministries of justice? Can we point to the ministries in our congregations that intentionally ask the questions of Why are they hungry? And Why do they need shelter and clothing?

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The AMOS Institute of Public Life is a training and education organization affiliated with A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy (AMOS). AMOS IPL is committed to equipping ordinary people with the skills they need to be effective leaders in their workplace, in their congregations and in their communities. Most of us are intimidated or turned off by the idea of developing a public life. It reeks of politics, and politics in America today is a dirty word. You can do that too. Contact us.

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AMOS Institute of Public Life provides critical information that voters and citizens need to make informed decisions about policy initiatives. We work closely with the Issue Research Teams of AMOS. To provide a forum for any interested person to learn more about the issues we are researching and that AMOS is acting on. If you click on any of the links below you will find Fact Sheets, links to additional resources and other materials that will help inform you about the issue you care about.

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Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Forty Word Prayer Gallery. March 5, 2017. Published March 1, 2017 in the Ames Tribune. I do not know how effective my calls are. Surely, despite the rise of wealthy PACs, our elected officials still care a bit about how those who might or might not vote for them feel. And, surely, if enough of us express our opinions one way or another, that will have the power to sway their actions. Continue reading →. Indecent Love Will Make Us Strong: Luke 7.36 50.

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Schools & Education Strategies. San Antonio Education Partnership. School Reform in Texas. The Road Home Program. Ernesto Cortes, Jr. Saul Alinsky & IAF Tradition. 5-Day near Dallas November 2016. In Arizona, as well as California, local organizations are working now to ensure that that their respective state housing finance agencies are utilizing recently granted federal funds wisely. Boycotting Chase: Parish Members to Withdraw Savings. Foreclosure Prevention Aided by Collective Negotiation. Albuquerqu...

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Schools & Education Strategies. San Antonio Education Partnership. School Reform in Texas. The Road Home Program. Ernesto Cortes, Jr. Saul Alinsky & IAF Tradition. 5-Day near Dallas November 2016. MIT economist Paul Osterman, asserts that the West / Southwest IAF “has the most sophisticated and comprehensive approach to community labor issues in the nation.”. Click below to learn more about our strategies:. All donations will be used to support leadership development across the West/Southwest IAF. Baton ...