Action on Resolutions
at the 155th Annual Convention

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155-A  Sin of Racism (Amended)

                BE IT RESOLVED, that the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa and its members reaffirm their commitment to combating the sin of racism in all its forms, both within our church and within the larger communities in which we live; and

                BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this convention condemns the factors in our society which have resulted in institutionalized racism and insists that the State of Iowa take necessary steps to end all forms of discrimination; and

                BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be sent to the Governor of Iowa, the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, the President of the Iowa Senate, and the Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives.

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155-B  Citizen Advocacy

                BE IT RESOLVED, that the Diocese of Iowa encourage all baptized members of the church to live out their baptismal vows to” strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being” by joining such citizen action networks as the Episcopal Public Policy Network, RESULTS, and Bread for the World.

                BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that information about the above groups be sent to each congregation in a format for easy and widespread dissemination.

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155-C  Trafficking

                BE IT RESOLVED, that each congregation work to educate its members about the reality of human trafficking in this country and elsewhere around the world so that awareness may lead to prosecution of guilty parties and release of and help for those wrongly enslaved and prosecution of persons guilty of the crime of trafficking.

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155-D  40th Anniversary of Diocese of Swaziland

                Be it resolved, that this 155th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa affirms our companionship with the Diocese of Swaziland by joining in the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Diocese of Swaziland; and

                Be it further resolved, that a delegation from the Diocese of Iowa shall travel to Swaziland in the fall of 2008 for that celebration.

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155-E  Waters of Hope 

                Be it resolved, that this 155th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa affirm its support of the Waters of Hope project and its 2008 bicycle ride around the diocese for raising funds for providing safe water for people in Swaziland, the Sudan, and other places where safe water is not readily available; and

                Be it further resolved, that the Rev. Mitchell Smith and Denise Smith be commended for their creative leadership in this project.

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155-F  Support of Millennium Development Goals

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155-G  Financial Support for Delegates to Provincial Synod 

                Be it Resolved, that the 155th Convention of the Diocese of Iowa raise the financial support for delegates to Provincial Synod in order to more accurately cover the expenses of our delegates, and

                be it further Resolved, that this Convention asks the Ways and Means Committee to consider reallocating funds from some of the travel budgets; from the Training Conferences, Workshop and Event Participation line; from the Clergy Conference line; or any other appropriate line in the budget.

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155-H  National Church Asking

                Be it Resolved, that the 155th Convention of the Diocese of Iowa commit to paying the entire asking from The Episcopal Church. 

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155-I  Episcopal Church and Financial Transparency

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155-J  Of The Property, Architecture, and Allied Arts Committee

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155-K  Diocesan Staffing Needs

WITHDRAWN

155-L  Board of Directors Meetings

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155-M  Sanctuary for Immigrants

                Be it resolved, that the Diocese of Iowa become a Sanctuary Diocese committed to granting places of safety for those who have traveled here as immigrants.

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155-N  Equal Justice for all

                Be it resolved, that the Diocese of Iowa support the principal of Justice that underlies the recent court ruling on the illegality of marriage as it currently written in Iowa. 

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155-O   Acceptance of the Windsor Report

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155-P  Beijing Circles

                BE IT RESOLVED, that the Beijing Circles Resource Book/materials developed for the Episcopal Women's Ministries by the Rev. Susanne Watson Epting in response to the "Beijing Platform for Action," which was created by a UN gathering of women from around the world and set in the context of Christian faith, be made available as a resource to congregations by the diocesan Commission on One World One Church and/or the Commission on Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation as a way of working on Millennium Development Goal #3, "Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women."

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155-Q  Millennium Development Goals and the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa (Amended)

                Be it resolved, that this 155th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa remind the people and parishioners of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa, in accordance with Resolution 154-S, that the Millennium Development Goals are an incarnational response to the sacrifice of Christ for us and for many for the forgiveness of sins, and that the diocese, each congregation and individual in the diocese strive to:

Ÿ Pray and Study throughout this next year

Ÿ   Give 0.7%  of their income to reduce global poverty

Ÿ   Raise Awareness of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in their congregations

Ÿ   Take action and Advocate with their Congresspersons to fulfill the promise that our government made to support achieving the MDGs

                Be it further resolved, that each congregation in the diocese identify a contact person for Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation (E4GR) so that avenues of communication be enhanced to share ideas, materials, stories and successes on how people in the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa are taking seriously their baptismal vows to “strive for justice and peace among all people and respect the dignity of every human being.”

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155-R  Grant Writing Task Force

WITHDRAWN

155-S  2008 Balanced Budget

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155-T  2009 Convention Schedule

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