Bishop Eaton addresses the importance of voting during an uneasy and important time in our nation. More resources available at ELCA.org/civicengagement.
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ELCA Advocacy provides updates from U.N. | Arizona | Colorado | Ohio |Pennsylvania | Washington | Wisconsin, where our very own Solveig Muus reports that Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona is all hands on deck to get out the vote.
“Every faith community and advocacy group in Arizona seems to be in step; all are publicizing the importance of voting and helping in any way to ensure everyone’s voice is heard. Arizona has an excellent track record for successful mail-in ballot counting.”
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ELCA Advocacy shares a batch of voting resources as well as info on election month webinars from Women of the ELCA, African Descent Ministries, and Asociación de Ministerios Latinos de la ELCA. More info, times and dates here.
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“As people of faith, we believe that we must honor the dignity of every human, regardless of national origin,” reads the letter. “We have a commitment to follow the teachings of Jesus and to uphold our nation’s tradition of protecting the persecuted.”
Read the full press release for this letter on the LIRS website here. The letter with complete signatures is posted here.
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This resource (also available as PDF) is offered by the Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA to assist individuals, small groups, and congregations in gathering conscientious followers of Jesus, to discuss the pertinent issues upon which we will cast our votes in just a few short weeks.
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Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA) reminds us 9/22 is officially known as National Voter Registration Day.
It is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy. First observed in 2012, it has quickly gained momentum ever since. Nearly 3 million voters have registered to vote on the holiday to date. Read more on the LAMA blog.
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Continuing our month of Season of Creation devotions, explore Lutherans Restoring Creation is a grassroots movement promoting care for creation in the ELCA.
It is one of the organizations on this list of "Lutheran, Ecumenical and Interfaith Creation Care Organizations."
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As we continue a month of Season of Creation devotions, check out ecoAmerica’s Blessed Tomorrow program, a faith community initiative that empowers climate action and advocacy.
This is a program by people of faith, for people of faith, offering ideas, tools, and language that are familiar, compelling and effective in addressing climate change.
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Bill Ledford with Lutheran Engagement & Advocacy in Nevada (LEAN) shares some clear procedures and facts about voting in Nevada this year.
The second Special Session of the Nevada Legislature passed AB 4, and there’s a lot of confusion about it. Here’s what you need to know.
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As we begin a month of Season of Creation devotions, we encourage you to visit the ELCA’s advocacy for the environment page, which highlights many ways to learn and take action.
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Phoenix Fusion is in the midst of four sessions on advocacy, which can be seen as a series or on their own, Thursdays at 6:30 pm. Hosted by Pastor Sarah Stadler and friends, you can find more info and Zoom links on their Facebook event page.
8/27/2020 6:30 pm: What is LAMA (Lutheran Advocacy Ministry of Arizona), and how can we participate in it?
Tessa Comnick, Hunger Advocacy Fellow writes: “Like many people, I have spent the last several months living out of my house. While that may not seem like a significant statement—I mean, houses are where we live—living out of my house has taken on new meaning. It’s now where I socialize (virtually), where I work, where I sleep, where I eat… and soon it will be where I vote in the 2020 election.”
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ELCA Advocacy gives us a U.N. and state edition of updates, featuring: U.N. | California | Colorado | Minnesota | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Texas | Washington | Wisconsin.
We also get an Advocacy Connections update with information on COVID-19 stimulus package | HUD Housing Rules | International Intersections | Environment Conservation Bill Signed | DACA Memorandum.
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Phoenix Fusion is in the midst of four sessions on advocacy, which can be seen as a series or on their own, Thursdays at 6:30 pm. Hosted by Pastor Sarah Stadler and friends, you can find more info and Zoom links on their Facebook event page.
8/20/2020 6:30 pm: What are best practices for communicating with lawmakers?
8/27/2020 6:30 pm: What is LAMA (Lutheran Advocacy Ministry of Arizona), and how can we participate in it?
Join Valley Interfaith Project and the Arizona Faith Network in urging the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) and Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) to protect prison staff, inmates, and their families during the COVID-19 crisis.
On Tuesday, it was reported that half the population of the Whetstone Unit of the Arizona State Prison Complex, 517 individuals, have tested positive for COVID-19. Learn more and sign a petition for a testing blitz and other measures to control the virus in Arizona prisons.
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Phoenix Fusion is in the midst of four sessions on advocacy, which can be seen as a series or on their own, Thursdays at 6:30 pm. Hosted by Pastor Sarah Stadler and friends, you can find more info and Zoom links on their Facebook event page.
8/13/2020 6:30 pm: How do bills become laws, and how can we participate in the process?
8/20/2020 6:30 pm: What are best practices for communicating with lawmakers?
8/27/2020 6:30 pm: What is LAMA (Lutheran Advocacy Ministry of Arizona), and how can we participate in it?
Join Valley Interfaith Project and the Arizona Faith Network in urging the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) and Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) to protect prison staff, inmates, and their families during the COVID-19 crisis.
On Tuesday, it was reported that half the population of the Whetstone Unit of the Arizona State Prison Complex, 517 individuals, have tested positive for COVID-19. Learn more and sign a petition for a testing blitz and other measures to control the virus in Arizona prisons.
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As an intern with the Lutheran Office for World Community, I have the incredible opportunity to “sit-in” on virtual meetings to observe the UN and civil society members actively wrestle with the world’s greatest challenges.
An intersectional lens is largely maintained in conversations, making it clear that existing inequalities like racism and xenophobia create differentiated experiences within a crisis.
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