Highlights of ACWC January Meeting

The Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns met at the Presbyterian Center in Louisville, Ky., January 24-26, 2008. ACWC had a full agenda, as this was the committee’s final meeting before the 218th General Assembly to be held in San Jose, California, this summer. 

• ACWC met jointly with the Advocacy Committee for Racial Ethnic Concerns and the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy in two sessions, which included:
• A discussion with Cliff Kirkpatrick regarding upcoming General Assembly and celebration of his service to the denomination as Stated Clerk, and
• Reviewing reports and resolutions for General Assembly.
• Work Groups formulated recommendations for the ACWC report to General Assembly regarding:
• Immigration Detention,
• Trafficking of women, and
• Request to begin process for extensive research project on women in the PC(USA).
• The committee welcomed newly appointed ACWC members, Gay Byron and Belinda Rice, to fill vacancies.
• Adeline DeCastro was elected co-chair to fill the completed term of Sarah Colwill.
• The committee recognized outgoing elected members Karen Breckenridge, Nancy Neal and Manley Olsen (GAC), and liaison Rebecca Harrison (NAPC)
• Participated in Center-wide worship celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.