Since 2007, Theodore Parker Church's social action initiatives have operated under a task-force model in order to address social issues of broad concern to the congregation. In the task-force model, ad hoc groups of individuals submit proposals for educational activities or social action; these proposals are voted on by the Congregation at the church’s annual meeting. To ensure a congregational commitment to these activities, each task force has a one-year contract and must be staffed and approved each year. Although other activities related to social action may and do occur within our congregation, only those staffed and approved receive budgetary support.

Task Force and Social Action initiatives in the year 2009-2010 include:

• Adult Education Task Force
• Economic Justice Task Force
• Guest at Your Table
• Project Bread's Walk for Hunger

Past Task Force initiatives have included:

• Boston Peace and Safety Initiative Task Force
• Community-Supported Agriculture Task Force
• Green Sanctuary Task Force
• Hands Across the Water

Our Social Action Committee offers support to active task forces and has become a resource to learn about social-action initiatives in the wider community. As a congregation, we forge ties with other social action groups—including UUSC, GBIO, Urban Ministry, among others—for collaboration, consultation and the sharing of resources and information.

For more information about the Social Action Committee, please contact: SocialAction(at)TPC.org.

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