ACT is Back!
After being disorganized by the pandemic and reorganizing through our Listening Campaign, we came together saying: ACT is Back!
ACT’s Countywide Action Meeting
A Varsity Level Gathering, Planning for Varsity Level Action On September 7 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis, 128 of our members, representing our 18 member organizations, came out …
Grant partner of the Presbyterian Hunger Program makes strides on local issues
Pastor Tim Stern from Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church shared about ACT's work to address the systems that create poverty and oppression in our communities with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Check out the interview!
Episcopal Church awards reparations for ‘restoring Black communities’
From the Washington Post, Anne Arundel Connecting Together is one of the grant winners.
Karen V. Johnson and Timothy S. Stern: Anne Arundel council should force schools to invest in transportation
We were astonished when the Board of Education removed this funding. Concerned about student mental health amid the coronavirus, they narrowly voted to transfer these funds to mental health and other positions. This has created a specious argument between transportation and mental health. Read this commentary in the Capital Gazette.
Steuart Pittman: Three steps we’ve taken to address gun violence as a public health crisis
From the Capital Gazette, read what Steuart Pittman had to say about gun violence and ACT.
In packed meeting, residents demand dignity, violence prevention from elected officials, Woodside Gardens.
An event by ACT Anne Arundel Connecting Together, of which Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis is a member. "Will you stand by the residents of Woodside Gardens as promised? See full article in the Capital Gazette.
Lead is all we’re thinking about
A group of parents and community members is asking the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to finish testing water outlets for lead by Dec. 31 — seven months ahead of schedule. Read this article in the Capital Gazette.