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The discovery of Emily Fats’ answers at an early age took him on the path of advocacy and in the role of a prominent organizer for justice affairs.
Growing in Olahe, Fats says, he always asked “Why.”
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“When I can be short, why can’t I stay for a long time … why are things that they are?” Remember Fetsch. “And I think advocacy allows you to ask about those types of ‘why’ questions and then do something about it.”
Fatsch came in hand in October in Interfaith Non -Profit, with a Replace of Chemily Debracene, who resigned to pursue other advocacy work, but helped FETSCH during the infection.
The FETSCH Associate Lead organizers work with Adriana Flores and hundreds of network volunteers, including members of the residents of 14 congregation and Douglas County who do not belong to a belief congregation. Together, they try to eliminate injustice in the system.
How this varies, but previous work includes members operating a letter-writing campaign directed on public authorities, hosting human rights advocates from Balkan, and a prayer alertness. Members have also spoken in school board meetings and addressed the city and county commissioners with other issues that experience homeless or undevelopment on the inequalities affecting the color and marginalized inhabitants.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times sticker beautified her laptop, reflecting the ideas of Emily Fates on trust and advocacy.
Fetsch has defined justice as “a community forming, where every neighbor has dignity and opportunity.” She looks at her role in the ground level efforts of Justice Matters as an assistant rather than a director.
“I think my role is really one of supporting justice matters members because they do their jobs, help, whatever they need,” Fates. “To be their cheerleader.”
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Justice Matters work on an annual cycle that falls with each hearing process, where small groups of existing members and potential new ones talk about “things that keep them at night”, as Fats said.
A community problem is the assembly as follows. Final decline, more than 200 people participated. Fetsch says that when “up to top” and hearing during hearing sessions, he was given priority.
“This year, we did not vote on a new issue,” Fetsch says. “We decided to focus on the ongoing issues that we have.”
Those main issues include eliminating old homeless and strengthening the quality of life for seniors of Douglas County.
During the coming months, Justice Matters volunteers will dive into those subjects and meet with interested people during research and committee meetings. Their work will end with the action assembly on Sunday, April 28 and the public asks for commitment to work on issues that enhance strength and impact, including locally chosen leaders.
They ask, however, according to fats, justice matters do not make a political organization.
“I don’t think it is political to be interested in making justice in our community,” she says.
The goals of fats as a major organizer include increasing the Justice Matters network and improving the community in which she is raising a family and living for six years. They believe that voices are the most powerful when working collectively with others.
“Obviously, this is the reason that is present in justice matters and because of which I wanted to join the team, it is to make a difference in my community and address the root causes of some problems in our community,” says fats. “Lawrence is a great place to stay and I want to be a part of an organization that is trying and working to improve it.”
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Sharon Miller, a member of the Steering Committee for Justice Matters, says she will recall Debresseni, but she is excited to welcome fats in the role of a lead.
Miller said, “I think we have a handful or less meetings with Emily and our Steering Committee, but I am eager to move forward, to continue our work, to reach our volunteers and functional zero,” Miller says, “Milring and Douglas calls the strategic goal of bringing the homeless of Douglas and Douglas county to zero. “So I am excited to put him on board and I am eager to complete it.”
FETSCH has worked in research and advocacy for 15 years. Earlier, she was located in the Cancons Action for Children for five years, a nonpartison and the Topka in the non -profit advocacy organization. According to his LinkedIn Profile, he has also worked for the Cannes Center for Economic Growth, Ewing Marion Cofman Foundation, Public Region Research Institute and National Religious Religious Partnership and has worked as a member of Lutharan Volunteer Carps.
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