{"id":74,"date":"2016-10-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calchurches.planetpov.com\/impact\/index.php\/2016\/10\/20\/prop-64-faith-livestream-webcast\/"},"modified":"2016-10-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T00:00:00","slug":"prop-64-faith-livestream-webcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/churchimpact.org\/index.php\/2016\/10\/20\/prop-64-faith-livestream-webcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Prop 64 Faith Livestream Webcast"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prop 64 Faith Livestream Webcast<\/font><\/strong><\/em>
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Sunday, October 30 from 6 to 7 p.m.
Streaming live from St. Mark\u2019s United Methodist Church
2391 St Marks Way, Sacramento CA 95864
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Livestreaming at www.facebook.com\/LegalizeCalifornia2016<\/font><\/div>\n
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\u200bFor people of faith<\/strong>, politics means the way by which we live out the commandment to love our neighbor as ourselves. People of faith<\/strong> play a unique role in this election cycle and for this proposition by encouraging civil, respectful dialogue that builds community and offers a hope-filled vision of the future for all people. In particular, Proposition 64 represents a critical opportunity for the faith community to speak out and educate around the need for criminal justice reform. <\/strong>In particular, there are community programs that can better engage young people than incarceration. Many black and brown lives are destroyed because of incarceration and this is an opportunity for the faith community to speak to the moral imperative for supporting Proposition 64.
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It is necessary for congregations and church bodies to develop nonpartisan voter education and empowerment programs that promote responsible, thoughtful civic engagement and help people of faith reflect upon how politics has real life consequences.<\/p>\n

On Sunday October 30, 2016, Californians for Responsible Marijuana Reform (CRMR), in partnership with the California Council of Churches IMPACT, will produce a statewide webcast (live and recorded) from Sacramento at St. Mark\u2019s United Methodist Church.
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The purpose of the live steam is as follows: 1)<\/strong> to directly engage faith communities across California and meet them where they are \u2013 but especially African American and Latino congregations 2)<\/strong> help to change the narrative as it pertains to cannabis as an illicit substance and 3)<\/strong> help to educate faith communities about proposition 64 and ending the war on drugs in minority communities. This event will tie in directly with the CRMR field operation by bringing CRMR\u2019s voter universe into the same space, and encourage voters to mobilize on election day in support of proposition 64.
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We are asking congregations and other groups to do the following:<\/p>\n