The imperative to leave no one behind
by Abbigail Hull, Hunger Advocacy Fellow-Washington, D.C. Leave no one behind. 32 Lutheran delegates from 7 countries (Colombia, Liberia, Palestine, Peru, Switzerland, Tanzania, and the U.S.) took part in CSW63, including our author (pictured first row, 4th from left) This...
April Update: U.N. and State Edition
U.N. | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | FLORIDA | MINNESOTA | NEW MEXICO | NORTH CAROLINA | OHIO | PENNSYLVANIA | SOUTHEASTERN SYNOD | VIRGINIA | WASHINGTON | WISCONSIN Lutheran Office for World Community, United Nations, New York, N.Y. Dennis Frado,...
Proposed deep cuts do not reflect common good
National priorities reflected in the proposed budget by President Trump would impair many programs that reflect our shared values. The Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposed by President Trump would increase hunger and poverty in our nation and around the world,...
March Update: Advocacy Connections
from the ELCA Advocacy office in Washington, D.C. – the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, director FOREIGN ASSISTANCE | YEMEN RESOLUTION | JUST TRANSITION | GENDER JUSTICE | ACTION CENTER NOTE | DATE NOTE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FUNDING OUTCOMES: Congress has passed...
March Update: U.N. and State Edition
U.N. | California | Colorado | Minnesota | New Mexico | Southeastern Synod | Pennsylvania | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin Lutheran Office for World Community, United Nations, New York, N.Y. Dennis Frado, director 57TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL...
Shouting in the season of Lent
by Abbigail Hull, ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow – Washington, D.C. The courage of a middle school boy stayed with me after my first opportunity as an ELCA Hunger Fellow to facilitate faith advocacy training and lawmakers meetings for a Lutheran...
Love not fear lives out our Lutheran faith: ELCA AMMPARO stands against policies that hurt asylum seekers
National policies can and should both reflect our Christian value of welcome and protect U.S. citizens. These two principles are not mutually exclusive. Our leaders do us all a disservice when they fail to acknowledge and honor this truth. This...
February Update: U.N. and State Edition
U.N. | California | Colorado | Minnesota | North Carolina | New Mexico | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Southeastern Synod | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin Lutheran Office for World Community, United Nations, New York, N.Y. Dennis Frado, director INTERNATIONAL...
2019 ELCA Advocacy Policy Priorities
God is calling us into the world to serve together. Shaped by the ELCA’s social teaching documents and experiences of its congregations, ministries and partners, the ELCA advocates to end world hunger and stands up for policies that create opportunities...
Shutdown stalemate causes increasing difficulties
Our values are tangibly expressed when elected policy makers create laws and programs that support and protect vulnerable people in all our communities in times of great need. The current government shutdown is an impediment. Vital domestic programs that ensure...