July Advocacy Update
Lutherans are taking action across the country! Below you will find our monthly State Advocacy Newsletter. Share with your friends! ____________________ Washington, D.C. – Amy Reumann, Director of Advocacy www.elca.org/advocacy THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY ACT PASSES CONGRESS: After long months of...
Together we grieve with our church and nation
Dear friend, The refrain, “Lord, listen to your children praying” resounded during the July 8 ELCA Service of Prayer and Lamentation. Organized as an opportunity to mourn together following the police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, the...
It’s Time for Congress to Act on Criminal Justice Reform
By: Ryan Taylor, Legislative Intern Congress has the capacity and, more importantly, the responsibility to act upon and pass S.2123, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2016. This Congress; however, refuses to act upon the legislation and ignores millions...
We pray for migrant families today.
We are deeply saddened by the Supreme Court’s decision today on Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA+) programs. This 4-4 decision will result in the...
From accompaniment to advocacy: Reflections on Central America migration
The reflections you will encounter are from Gettysburg seminarians who traveled to Honduras and Guatemala earlier this year in order to better understand the conditions driving so many to leave their communities. The words you will read are excerpts from reports the...
ELCA Advocacy Statement on Ryan Poverty Plan
Today, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) and the House of Representatives’ Task Force on Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility released a plan that will launch a bipartisan discussion on hunger and poverty and the policies required to end them. ELCA Advocacy...
June Advocacy Update
Lutherans are taking action across the country! Below you will find our monthly State Advocacy Newsletter. Share with your friends! ____________________ Washington, D.C. – Amy Reumann, Director of Advocacy www.elca.org/advocacy CENTRAL AMERICA BLOG SERIES: Gettysburg seminarians traveled to Honduras and Guatemala...
Responding faithfully to the targeting of Central American families for deportation
By Alaide Vilchis Ibarra, Assistant Director for Migration Policy UPDATE: The Department of Homeland Security has continued to target Central American children and families for deportation since January. On May 12, 2016, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that they plan...
May Advocacy Update
Lutherans are taking action across the country! Below you will find our monthly State Advocacy Newsletter. Share with your friends! ____________________ Washington, D.C. – Amy Reumann, Director of Advocacy www.elca.org/advocacy CONGRESS TAKES STEPS THAT COULD SET BACK CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS: The...
April Advocacy Update
Lutherans are taking action across the country! Below you will find our monthly State Advocacy Newsletter. Share with your friends! ____________________ Washington, D.C. – Amy Reumann, Director of Advocacy www.elca.org/advocacy ELCAVOTES!: ELCA Advocacy, along with Young Adult Ministry and Racial Justice...