Advocacy & Social Justice Archives

Fighting for help, 36 years after uranium spill

Posted December 17th, 2015

New Mexico community still seeking full cleanup By Rick Jones July 16, 1979 is a day the Navajo Nation in New Mexico will never forget. An earthen dam gave… Read more »

Beyond Expectations: going to Armenia with a mission

Posted December 15th, 2015

Going to Armenia as a tourist has its rewards, however going there with a mission has its special and unexpected rewards.

Unity in a Community Time Bank funded by SDOP

Posted July 28th, 2015

By Clara Nunez/Margaret Mwale Unity in our Community Time Bank in Detroit, MI is a project funded with a grant for $12,701 by the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of… Read more »

El Salvador water systems celebrate 10 years, thanks to SDOP

Posted July 20th, 2015

by Teresa Bidart It has been a long time since the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) first heard from The Community of San Luis, Aguacayo in El Salvador…. Read more »

Earth Day: Celebrating service to the environment

Posted April 22nd, 2015

By Scott O’Neill | Presbyterian News Service Observing its 45th anniversary today, Earth Day has been the catalyst for a number of environmental regulations and laws over the life of… Read more »

Flagstaff Federated Church achieves energy independence with solar power

Posted April 7th, 2015

Conversion won Interfaith Power and Light 2012 Cool Congregation Challenge award By Scott O’Neill | Presbyterian News Service Before Rachel Davis’ current position as program director for the Flagstaff Federated Community Church… Read more »

Damayan Migrant Workers Association protects rights of workers

Posted February 12th, 2015

By Wayne Gnatuk | Self-Development of People Lydia finally escaped. From the Philippines, she had come to the United States as a volunteer with her church’s religious mission. At first,… Read more »

SDOP partners with New Orleans and Delta Wetlands

Posted December 16th, 2014

By Joseph Johnson Presbyterian Self-Development of People continues to be active in New Orleans through its partnerships with A Community Voice and Voice of the Ex-Offender. We collaborate with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance… Read more »