ELCA advocacy in time of COVID-19 pandemic
With daily developments in the spread and scope of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), our anxiety and uncertainty tempt us to curve inward and fixate on self-preservation. Appropriately, ELCA congregations and ministries are responding to the outbreak in their communities...
March Update: U.N. and State Edition
U.N. | Arizona | California | Colorado | Delaware | Kansas | Minnesota | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Southeastern | Texas | Washington | Wisconsin Following are updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state...
Virus fears and viral fears: Standing with, not targeting, people
By the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, ELCA Director of Advocacy This week my daughter came to me, shaken. “Mom,” she said, “There’s a video of a Chinese woman getting attacked because people are blaming HER for the coronavirus. They kept...
ELCA partners with census for neighbor and ourselves
Our communities are significantly shaped by census data, and Census 2020 will update these numbers for the first time in 10 years. The ELCA is an official partner of the 2020 Census to encourage the most accurate count possible. “Funding...
February Update: Advocacy Connections
from the ELCA Advocacy office in Washington, D.C. – the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, director TRAVEL BAN | GIRLS’ EDUCATION | DISASTER AID FOR PUERTO RICO | FAIR HOUSING RULE | CENSUS 2020 TRAVEL BAN EXTENDED: On Jan. 31,...
February Update: U.N. and State Edition
U.N. | Colorado | Minnesota | Pennsylvania | Washington | Wisconsin Following are updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices. Lutheran Office for World Community, United Nations, New York, N.Y. Dennis...
2020 ELCA Advocacy Federal Policy Priorities
Looking ahead, 2020 is likely to be an eventful year. In the midst of societal shifts and opportunities, ELCA Advocacy has identified areas of priority for our work together on the federal level. “These priorities reflect ELCA Advocacy commitments for...
January Update: U.N. and State Edition
U.N. | California | Colorado | Delaware | Kansas | Minnesota | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Washington | Wisconsin Following are updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices. This January 2020...
Migrants’ human rights
By Rebecca Anderson, Intern at the Lutheran Office for World Community* According to the International Organization of Migration, today there are an estimated 271.6 million migrants globally. While migrants are not inherently vulnerable, they can be vulnerable to human rights...
Guiding stewardship of shares with Corporate Social Responsibility
By guest blogger the Rev. Kaari Reierson, contractor for ELCA corporate social responsibility program Many of us have money socked away in pension funds, saved for education or invested for retirement. We probably thought pretty hard while we were saving...