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...
December Update: U.N. and State Edition
U.N. | Colorado | Minnesota | New Mexico | Pennsylvania | Texas | Washington | Wisconsin Lutheran Office for World Community, United Nations, New York, N.Y. Dennis Frado, director HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS...
ELCA participating in progress at COP25
By Ruth Ivory-Moore, Program Director for Environment and Corporate Social Responsibility The 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) gets underway in Madrid, Spain today, and an unprecedented number of people from the ELCA are present as part of an...
November Update: Advocacy Connections
from the ELCA Advocacy office in Washington, D.C. – the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, director EXTENDED SNAP COMMENT PERIOD | PARIS AGREEMENT WITHDRAWAL | GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY ACT | PEACE IN SOUTH SUDAN | CREATION CARE WEBINAR ADVOCATES RESPOND...
November Update: U.N. and State Edition
U.N. | California | Colorado | Kansas | Minnesota | New Mexico | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Southeastern Synod | Washington | Wisconsin Lutheran Office for World Community, United Nations, New York, N.Y. Dennis Frado, director THIRD COMMITTEE OF THE...
Golden Rule can have national impact
What do you expect to hear in the forthcoming 365 days as we approach the 2020 national election? Do you clench up a bit – anticipating rancor in the airwaves, on screens… not even excluding at coffee shops, dinner tables...