{"id":2562,"date":"2012-10-30T12:01:42","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T19:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/?p=2562"},"modified":"2012-11-15T14:59:09","modified_gmt":"2012-11-15T22:59:09","slug":"conferences-invited-to-days-on-the-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/conferences-invited-to-days-on-the-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Conferences invited to “Days on the Hill”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine No Malaria: Days on the Hill<\/strong> | By The General Board of Church and Society<\/em><\/p>\n

Conferences invited to send teams to Imagine No Malaria \u2018Days on the Hill\u2019. Visit coincides with delivery of 1 millionth net; important time to ensure Congress doesn\u2019t cut Global Health funding.<\/em><\/p>\n

The General Board of Church & Society (GBCS) and the United Methodist \u201cImagine No Malaria\u201d campaign will host Annual Conference leaders for a \u201cDays on the Hill\u201d gathering from Sunday to Wednesday, Dec. 2-5.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongress is feeling great pressure to cut global health aid, including funds to fight malaria,\u201d said the Rev. Clayton Childers, a GBCS staff member who directs advocacy for Imagine No Malaria. \u201cWe need to work to make sure that does not happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Imagine No Malaria is a United Methodist initiative to make beating malaria a reality. Partners include the United Nations Foundation, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Imagine No Malaria is Advance Special #3021190 of the United Methodist Church.<\/p>\n

The gathering will be held at the same time Imagine No Malaria celebrates delivery of its \u201cOne Millionth Net,\u201d an exciting milestone indicating the growing success and commitment of United Methodists to this critical global health effort.<\/p>\n

Childers explained that the event\u2019s primary focus is on bringing teams from each of the \u201cVanguard Conferences\u201d currently engaged in Imagine No Malaria campaigns. Those in the vanguard include Arkansas, Baltimore-Washington, California-Nevada, Dakotas, Desert Southwest, Great Northwest, Holston, Iowa, Kansas East, Kansas West, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone.<\/p>\n

Other conferences are encouraged to send teams as well, Childers emphasized.<\/p>\n

Conference teams should consist of the Bishop, Lay Leader, Director of Connectional Ministries and Communicator. Conferences are asked to pay for travel to and from Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Childers said GBCS will pay all in-town expenses for teams from annual conferences to come to the nation\u2019s capital to advocate on behalf of U.S. funding for global health initiatives, such as eradication of malaria.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are seeing this event as a \u2018grass tops\u2019 advocacy gathering, as opposed to \u2018grass roots\u2019,\u201d Childers said. \u201cWe are trying to bring together key conference leaders who will be seen as \u2018influencers\u2019 not only as they visit congressional offices but also as they return home and share their experiences with others.<\/p>\n

THE TEAMS<\/strong>
\nEach conference is encouraged to send at least two participants up to a maximum delegation of six.
\nThe gathering will open Monday morning with worship and prayer to seek God\u2019s strength for this work.<\/p>\n

There will be an overview of the Imagine No Malaria advocacy initiative, a presentation on effective messaging by Mike McCurry, former press secretary for President Bill Clinton, instruction on how to engage in faithful advocacy by Childers, and advocacy and role-playing exercises to familiarize participants with the advocacy process.<\/p>\n

In addition, Rear Admiral Anthony Ziemer, U.S. government global malaria coordinator, has been asked to present to the group as well.<\/p>\n

THE MESSAGE<\/strong>
\nOn Tuesday, the teams will visit their respective Senators\u2019 and U.S. Representatives\u2019 offices. They will convey one simple message: We ask Congress to continue to fully support global health aid, including critical funds for the fight against malaria. We have made such great progress. We must not turn back now!<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States has been the world leader in global health aid, especially through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria and through the President\u2019s Malaria Initiative,\u201d Childers said. \u201cBecause of our commitment, other countries have stepped up their giving as well. We want to do all we can to ensure this critical funding continues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Besides McCurry and Adm. Ziemer, other presenters include Bishop Peter Weaver, executive secretary, Council of Bishops; Gary Henderson, director of the United Methodist Global Health Initiative; and Michael Pajonk, director of Organizational Partnerships, U.N. Foundation.<\/p>\n

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For more information or to register a team, contact the Rev. Clayton Childers,
\ndirector of Advocacy, Imagine No Malaria Campaign, General Board of Church and Society, (202) 488-5642.<\/em><\/p>\n

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