"I earnestly support the mission of the G.

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While "Soul" credits the environmental justice and sustainability
movements with great success over the past two decades, the authors
acknowledge that much remains to be done for the environmental movement to
achieve a healthy environment, a strong economy and a fair society . "We must
be willing to look beyond specific regulatory or legal battles," says Michael
K.
Gospel music -- which annually accounts for more than $1 billion in record
sales in the U.
Other members of the GAP board include: Brenda Culpepper, former president
and owner of PepperCo Records, Dean Rev.

In the United States prior to World War I, the Social Gospel was the religious wing of U.

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World Environment Day to speak out about the
future of the movement - - and their views on the current state of
environmentalism differ greatly from those of the consultants who authored
that much-debated paper.
Streets, known worldwide and the author of several books , added, "It is
imperative that we protect our artists and empower them.

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"Environmentalists must think big-and be willing
to create the kind of transformative alliances that bring together diverse
constituencies to realize our broader goals.

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m. Dorsey, assistant professor of environmental studies at Dartmouth College
and a co-author of the paper. It is great to
see artists, executives and educators come together and learn from each other
and empower ourselves," said gospel legend Hall , whose albums are consistently
atop the Billboard Gospel charts.com.

'progressive' politics which had the aim of combatting injustice, suffering and poverty in society.

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P.org or contact
Alonza Robertson at 202.466.

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Environmentalism Is Alive and Well Say Social Policy and Grassroots Leaders

In a paper of their own, entitled, "The Soul of Environmentalism," to be
released at a May 26 panel event on the future of the environmental movement,
nine prominent activists, academics and policy analysts have made bold
assertions and given voice to those left out of the "Death" discussions:
people working in the influential sustainability and environmental justice
fields, as well as Latinos and African-Americans in general.
Davis, among others.
"There is an untold story in environmentalism today," said Michel
Gelobter, one of the "Soul of Environmentalism" authors and the Executive
Director of Redefining Progress., host of the I. "It's long overdue that we seek to bring more
equity for all persons involved in this industry," said Lowe who also operates
a small gospel label, Moriah Music Group.

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S. will call for education and reforms that may allow
hundreds of talented and successful artists to review and improve the current
compensation structure and preserve artistic freedoms.

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Movement ," said the group's
chairman, the Rev.1933 or at Alonza@westinrinehart.

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m. "Across the country small grassroots groups
are winning local battles."
"The Soul of Environmentalism" points out that environmentalism has
undergone more change in the last 20 years than is commonly recognized. Also in the 1980s, the birth of the environmental justice movement
redefined American environmentalism .
The non-profit group aims to educate gospel artists about recording
contracts, copyrights , publishing rights and other financial business issues
that have emerged recently as the genre's popularity has risen. G. Jerry Streets, Battell Chapel
chaplain at Yale University, gospel superstars James Hall and Grammy-nominated
Twinkie Clark of the Clark Sisters.

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Movement's Future Lies With Next Generation of Diverse
Leaders and Organizations

SAN FRANCISCO, For the first time since the
publication of the controversial essay "The Death of Environmentalism,"
leading academics, activists and leaders in social policy are joining together
on the eve of next week's U. This is a critical lesson
that the larger environmental groups need to learn. In the
early 1980s, environmentalism was reframed globally as 'sustainability' to
include concepts such as social justice, economic sufficiency, and democratic
governance.Gospel television show and a former
gospel music artist himself.
"I have labored in this industry for more than 15 years.

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According to "Soul," these overlooked yet thriving organizations and sub-
movements hold the keys to the entire movement's future in more ways than one.
"The next generation of national and global environmental leaders are working
in cities and towns today, doing the hard work that the media doesn't cover,"
says co-author Gerald Torres, a professor of law at the University of Texas .org the nation's number one gospel music website, "It's high time
someone stands up and declares that it is not business as usual.

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at the
Delancey Street Screening Room in San Francisco, will feature co-authors Tom
Goldtooth of the Indigenous Environmental Network, Richard Moore of the
Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice and Julie Sze of U. WASHINGTON, A coalition of gospel artists,
songwriters, industry executives and church leaders announced the formation
Tuesday of the Gospel Artists Progressive (G.

Sometimes called 'Christian socialism' the movement was especially influential in Canada and led many ministers to become active in the socialist movement in the form of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and later the New Democratic Party.

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Culpepper, whose recording company has a long history of success, said
gospel spans three spectrums: music, ministry and art form.

Part of Christian 'modernism' with a strong emphasis on social justice the movement was a rival to evangelical and fundamentalist Christianity.

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to 12 p. Robert Lowe, pastor of the 4,000-member Mount Moriah AME
Church in Queens, N.
Added Pierre Redding, president of AG Media Group, the parent company of
GospelCity.

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P.Y. Movement is calling for a gospel music business summit to be
held this August where the group will also petition for the establishment of
an artists, musicians and songwriters benefits system that would offer
healthcare, retirement and pro bono legal services .

Social Gospel was a prominent Protestant movement in the late 19th and early to mid 20th century that attempted to apply Christian principles to social problems.

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"We should also
not be afraid to ask the right questions, take ownership of our art form
thereby strengthening our ministries," she said .
Clark, the Grammy-nominated writer of hits like "You Bought the Sunshine"
and "Is My Living in Vain," added, "I just want artists to be knowledgeable
about their rights," she said.

It also remains influential among 'Christian socialist' circles in Britain in the Church of England, Methodist and Calvinist movements.

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The panel, to take place this Thursday from 10 a.A.A.gapmovement.

Social Gospel is still influential in Canada's United Church and in the Anglican Church but has less influence in the United States.

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This event will spark a much-needed discussion on the
future of the environmental movement and bring the voices of established but
under-recognized activists and academics to the table. These leaders have found ways to connect with and
persuade their neighbors by making a moral case.
"These new leaders are effective because they come from the very places, both
nationally and globally, that bear the heaviest burden of the current economic
paradigm's destructiveness.

Gospel Artists Unite to Raise Awareness of Music Business Practices

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that has pledged to raise awareness of music industry business practices.A.

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The concept of sustainability now dominates the debate on global
resources. Gospel music
has to be held to a higher standard.

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alone and close to 10 percent of all music types sold -- has
only a handful of superstars among the more than 1,000 recording acts and
performing groups.
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