Food and Community: a spiritual reflection
We close the September edition of the “Advocating on the Road” series with this spiritual reflection. By the Rev. Carol Jensen, co-chair of Faith Action Network of Washington State (successor to the Lutheran Public Policy Office) Most Sunday afternoons during...
Policy connecting growers and consumers
We continue the September edition of the “Advocating on the Road” series with this piece, examining how federal policy affects our food, our neighbors, and our communities. By Mary Minette, director for environmental education and advocacy, ELCA Washington Office This...
Fresh and Local Food for All
We continue the “Advocating on the Road” series, exploring hunger-free and vibrant communities in Washington state. Kurt Tonnemaker is a familiar face at farmers markets around the Seattle area. Each week, Tonnemaker Brothers, Inc. packs and sells produce — peaches,...
“I had to make sure my voice is heard”
We continue the Washington state leg of the “Advocating on the Road” series… Tammy Nguyen is a second generation Vietnamese American and a single mother, whose life’s work grew out of what she experienced while receiving WIC (Women, Infants, and...
Washington state’s “win-win” programs
Lutherans and other Christians in Washington understand that strong public policy can help ensure that all people in our state have access to fresh food. Many of us are longtime advocates of the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Farmers Market...
From Zambia to Washington, D.C: Reflections on HIV and AIDS
By Chloe Strasser As a young daughter of an ELCA missionary and a global health professional in Zambia, I grew up in a community that was forced to confront the crushing realities of HIV and AIDS every day. Zambia is...
Active in the National and Global fight against HIV and AIDS
We close this chapter of the “Advocating on the Road” series (where we explored Lutheran responses to HIV and AIDS in Washington, D.C.) with this blog piece. Like ELCA members we’ve heard from in Washington, D.C., ELCA members across the...
Lutheran voices on HIV and AIDS
Below are links to blogs written by young Lutheran (ELCA and Lutheran World Federation) delegates at the International AIDS Conference. Click to read their thoughts on HIV and AIDS and their reflections of the Conference. We’re grateful for each of...
“HIV — you’re either infected or affected.”
This piece is part of the Washington, D.C. installment of the “Advocating on the Road” blog series. By Kati Miller-Holland Director, Church and Community Ministries Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area A text message popped up on my phone recently:...
“We can do a lot as a church…”
This piece is part of the Washington, D.C. installment of the “Advocating on the Road” blog series. By the time the Centers for Disease Control first used the acronym AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) in the fall of 1982, the...