{"id":6884,"date":"2023-03-17T09:22:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T14:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/?p=6884"},"modified":"2023-03-17T09:22:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T14:22:05","slug":"march-updates-u-n-and-state-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/march-updates-u-n-and-state-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"March Updates: U.N. and State Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Following are updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network this month. Full list and map of sppos <a href=\"https:\/\/download.elca.org\/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository\/ELCA_Advocacy_map_and_list.pdf?_ga=2.233997977.648384114.1611598146-2061210645.1599663542\">available<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#U.N.\">U.N.<\/a> | <a href=\"#CALIFORNIA\">CALIFORNIA<\/a> \u00a0| <a href=\"#COLORADO\">COLORADO<\/a> | <a href=\"#NEW MEXICO\">NEW MEXICO<\/a> | <a href=\"#PENNSYLVANIA\">PENNSYLVANIA<\/a> |<a href=\"#WASHINGTON\">WASHINGTON<\/a> | <a href=\"#WISCONSIN\">WISCONSIN<\/a> |<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"U.N.\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Lutheran Office for World Community (LOWC), United Nations, New York, N.Y. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elca.org\/lowc\">ELCA.org\/lowc<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Christine Mangale, Director<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Child Labor Statement:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> LOWC co-led the creation of the statement \u201cA Call to Stop Stealing Children&#8217;s Lives<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d as part of the United Nation\u2019s NGO Committee on Migration. Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has signed. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The letter is a call to action to all UN Member States in an effort to raise the alarm and rally collaboration to put an immediate end to all forms of child labor. More information about the letter can be found <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ngo-migration.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> as well as sign-on link below<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UN Commission on Status of Women<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: From March 6-17, 2023, LOWC has hosted 30 Lutheran Delegates who are attending the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) in New York. The delegation includes representation from 12 countries (Columbia, Ethiopia, Finland, Indonesia, Jordan, Liberia, Mexico, Mozambique, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA, Zimbabwe). They represent Lutheran clergy, lay leadership, staff and issue experts from Lutheran faith-based organizations and our partners. This year\u2019s CSW67 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/csw\/csw67-2023\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">priority theme<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is \u201cInnovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The group made an official statement to the Commission on the Status of Women in its 67<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> session<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">LOWC, together with LWF, planned hosting and co-hosting of eight high level events during the CSW67 including side-events, workshops and learning events, Lutheran worship and ecumenical and interfaith prayer gatherings. Additional event information is available from an ELCA Advocacy Blog <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/Faith-Based%20Global%20Gender%20Equity%20Advocacy%20at%20CSW67\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">post<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> on CSW67.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">On March 10, 2023 LWF hosted the event, \u201cHarnessing ICTs to End Sexual and Gender-Based Violence.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">On March 9, 2023, LOWC co-hosted \u201c<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Phone of My Own: Sexual and Economic Empowerment in Times of Crisis\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Co-sponsors included Finland, Liberia, UNFPA, ACT Alliance, Act Church of Sweden, Bread for the World, Christian Aid, Dan Church Aid, Finn Church Aid, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lutheran World Federation<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, World Renew, Norwegian Church Aid, World Council of Churches, and World YWCA. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/csw\/csw67-2023\/side-events\/schedule#Thursday,%209%20March\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Webcast can be accessed here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> when it is published.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"CALIFORNIA\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>California<\/h4>\n<h4>Lutheran Office of Public Policy &#8211; California (LOPP-CA) &#8211; <a href=\"\u201d\">lutheranpublicpolicyca.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Regina Banks, Director<\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Budget negotiations are in full swing in California right now as organizations are dealing with the near $23 billion state shortfall projected for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The Lutheran Office of Public Policy in California(LOPP-CA) is working on a variety of issues with our coalitions covering child poverty, hunger, affordable housing, environmental justice, and more.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Some key bills we\u2019re supporting and tracking right now include AB 1128 (Santiago), which would remove age restrictions on a qualifying child for the Young Child Tax Credit, and AB 1498 (Gipson), which would create a minimum dollar amount available for the Earned Income Tax Credit. One environmental bill we\u2019re following is the re-introduction of the Climate Corporate Leadership and Data Accountability Act, SB 253.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Upcoming events:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Join LOPP-CA in celebrating the end of the ICE contract at Yuba County Jail on Sunday, March 19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> at 1 pm outside the Yuba Co. jailhouse! LOPP-CA is co-sponsoring the event and helping with some transportation costs for families of former detainees to attend the event from the San Jose and Bay Areas. Register at: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bit.ly\/YubaClosure\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.bit.ly\/YubaClosure<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.42.13-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6886 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.42.13-PM-300x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.42.13-PM-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.42.13-PM-1024x854.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.42.13-PM-768x640.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.42.13-PM-1536x1281.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.42.13-PM-250x208.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.42.13-PM-420x350.png 420w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.42.13-PM.png 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a>Registration is also now open for our annual Lutheran Lobby Day! You\u2019re invited to join us on Wednesday, May 17<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm in Sacramento for a day of speakers, workshops, and legislative meetings on important state justice issues. Register here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lutheranpublicpolicyca.org\/lutheran-lobby-day-2023\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/lutheranpublicpolicyca.org\/lutheran-lobby-day-2023<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"COLORADO\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Colorado<\/h4>\n<h4>Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Colorado (LAM-CO) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lam-co.org\">lam-co.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Peter Severson, Director<\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">SUCCESSFUL DAY AT THE CAPITOL: Lutheran advocates joined together for our annual Day at the Capitol event on February 16. Participants engaged with Rep. Andrew Boesenecker (Fort Collins), a former ELCA pastor, and an advocacy leader from the Colorado Center on Law &amp; Policy before moving to the Capitol to lobby for House Bill 1126 (see more below). Thanks to all who came!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.40.28-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6885 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.40.28-PM-300x227.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.40.28-PM-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.40.28-PM-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.40.28-PM-250x189.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.40.28-PM-464x350.png 464w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.40.28-PM.png 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">LEGISLATIVE SESSION CONTINUES: The Colorado General Assembly has reached its halfway point of the session. Some of the important bills on the Lutheran Advocacy agenda are below:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">HB 23-1126 &#8211; Consumer Reports Not Include Medical Debt Information (Reps. Naquetta Ricks &amp; Ron Weinberg)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prevents medical debt from appearing on credit reports, and prevents collection agencies from falsely asserting that medical debt will impact one&#8217;s credit score.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">HB 23-1008 &#8211; Food Accessibility (Rep. Mike Weissman)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Transfers $1 million per year for the next 7 years to the Colorado Division of Prevention Services, directing the division to partner with a statewide nonprofit organization to provide healthy eating program incentives among Colorado&#8217;s low-income populations. One purpose of the program incentives is to increase access to fresh Colorado-grown produce among these populations.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">HB 23-1186 &#8211; Remote Participation in Residential Evictions (Reps. Mandy Lindsay &amp; Iman Jodeh)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For residential evictions filed in county court, the bill requires the court to allow either party or any witness to choose to appear in person or remotely at any proceedings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">You can see all the bills we\u2019re working on at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmselca.org\/CO_Bills_2023\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.rmselca.org\/CO_Bills_2023<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"NEW MEXICO\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>New Mexico<\/h4>\n<h4>Lutheran Advocacy Ministry New Mexico (LAM-NM) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacynm.org\/\">lutheranadvocacynm.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Kurt Rager, Director<\/h4>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">1<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">st<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Session of the 56<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Legislature races toward the finish.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The New Mexico Legislature\u2019s current 60-day session will come to an end at noon on March 18.\u00a0 Almost 1,300 pieces of legislation have been introduced.\u00a0 Lutheran Advocacy Ministry \u2013 New Mexico (LAM-NM) has been tracking 90-plus bills, actively speaking in support or opposition to those identified as priority legislation through our 2023 Advocacy Agenda.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">LAM-NM Advocacy Agenda legislation highlights:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Affordable Housing &amp; Homelessness<\/span><\/i><\/b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u2013<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Supporting legislation that would update landlord-tenant relations, for appropriations to the NM Housing Trust Fund, enabling it to greatly increase the building of low and affordable housing, and for funding of programs that can prevent and assist people experiencing homelessness.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Family-Sustaining Income<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u2013 Supporting legislation that updates monthly TANF payment amounts, work exemptions and barriers to access, and for new SNAP transitional support and senior cost-of-living support.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Healthcare<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u2013 Supporting legislation that would create Public Health and Climate Resiliency funds, that would create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board, that would increase Medicaid provider rate increases, legislation that supports rural healthcare options and staffing, and studying the feasibility of expanding Medicaid to all New Mexicans.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hunger<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u2013 Supporting legislation that would provide for healthy universal breakfast and lunch meals at schools, and for full funding of the Food Initiative.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tax Policy<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u2013 Supporting omnibus tax legislation that would revise personal income tax rates, reduce capital gains tax break, increase the state\u2019s Child Tax Credit, cut the state\u2019s GRT rate, and more.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Criminal Justice<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u2013 Supporting legislation that would eliminate the sentencing option of life without the possibility of parole for juveniles, would revise court fines and fees, and would prohibit private prisons from detaining asylum seekers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"PENNSYLVANIA\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Pennsylvania<\/h4>\n<h4>Lutheran Advocacy Ministry \u2013 Pennsylvania (LAMPa) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacypa.org\/\">lutheranadvocacypa.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Tracey DePasquale, Director<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_6888\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.38-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6888\" class=\"wp-image-6888\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.38-PM-300x134.png\" alt=\"LAMPa Director Tracey DePasquale joined Legislative Hunger Caucus leaders at a Capitol press conference about the looming hunger cliff\" width=\"271\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.38-PM-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.38-PM-1024x459.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.38-PM-768x344.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.38-PM-250x112.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.38-PM-700x314.png 700w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.38-PM.png 1344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LAMPa Director Tracey DePasquale joined Legislative Hunger Caucus leaders at a Capitol press conference about the looming hunger cliff<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With more than $200 million a month in federal emergency food assistance about to expire in Pennsylvania, advocates invited lawmakers to learn about the growing rate of food insecurity and urged them to increase state supports in the face of a looming hunger cliff. Lutheran ministries were well represented at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacypa.org\/in-face-of-hunger-cliff-advocates-invite-lawmakers-to-learn-urge-them-to-act\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Legislative Lunch and Learn, hosted\u00a0 by the Hunger Caucus and the Pa. Hunger Action Coalition<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6889\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.51-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6889\" class=\"wp-image-6889\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.51-PM-300x229.png\" alt=\"Witness in Society staff delivered invitations from ELCA ministries with people experiencing homelessness to members of Congress\" width=\"223\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.51-PM-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.51-PM-768x587.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.51-PM-250x191.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.51-PM-458x350.png 458w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.45.51-PM.png 902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Witness in Society staff delivered invitations from ELCA ministries with people experiencing homelessness to members of Congress<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lutheran Advocacy Ministries in Pennsylvania(LAMPa) was on the road in February, marking a significant return to in-person events, starting with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacypa.org\/blanket-project-quilt-squares-return-to-capitol-with-invitations-to-visit-ministries\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">delivery of quilt squares and site visit invitations to members of Congress<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> from ELCA ministries in their districts with people experiencing homelessness. The invitations were a follow-up to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livinglutheran.org\/2023\/01\/a-nations-capitol-wrapped-in-blankets\/?fbclid=IwAR3nvfNoOWkHuZKPSDiXeTXqVAIjw3exmP1G4vVNjTrPNBKaar_2BEMrwyQ\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project held on the Capitol lawn in December<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. While in Washington, LAMPa Director Tracey DePasquale participated in the Blessed Tomorrow summit for a faith-community campaign to hit 2030 climate targets.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Closer to home, DePasquale offered in-person presentations in Southwestern, Northeastern and Lower Susquehanna synods and attended the Pasa (Sustainable Agriculture) Conference.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6890\" style=\"width: 213px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.46.18-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6890\" class=\"wp-image-6890\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.46.18-PM-300x225.png\" alt=\"LAMPa and ecumenical partners offered ashes-to-go in the state Capitol for the first time since the pandemic\" width=\"203\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.46.18-PM-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.46.18-PM-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.46.18-PM-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.46.18-PM-250x187.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.46.18-PM-467x350.png 467w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.46.18-PM.png 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LAMPa and ecumenical partners offered ashes-to-go in the state Capitol for the first time since the pandemic<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In another welcome return, LAMPa and ecumenical partners marked the start of Lent by offering <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacypa.org\/lampa-marks-start-of-lent-with-ashes-to-go-in-capitol\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ashes-to-go in the state Capitol<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for the first time since the start of the pandemic.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">LAMPa is looking forward to our first in-person <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacypa.org\/lutheran-day-in-the-capitol-2023\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lutheran Day in the Capitol<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> since 2019.\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacypa.org\/lutheran-day-keynote-focuses-on-discipleship-in-a-democracy\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Rev. Dr. Roger Willer will keynote<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> as we focus on a theme of Discipleship in a Democracy and progress on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elca.org\/Faith\/Faith-and-Society\/Current-Social-Writing-Projects\/Government-and-Civic-Engagement\">new social statement<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">LAMPa is searching for a full-time communications and advocacy engagement manager.\u00a0<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/recruiting.paylocity.com\/recruiting\/jobs\/Details\/1069457\/Evangelical-Lutheran-Church-in-America\/Communications-and-Advocacy-Engagement-ManagerHere\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn more<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"WASHINGTON\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Washington<\/h4>\n<h4>Faith Action Network (FAN) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/fanwa.org\">fanwa.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Elise DeGooyer, Director<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_6887\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.43.31-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6887\" class=\"wp-image-6887 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.43.31-PM-300x173.png\" alt=\"Trevor Sandison (center), longtime ELCA government relations volunteer for FAN, has put in long hours in Olympia this month! \" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.43.31-PM-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.43.31-PM-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.43.31-PM-250x144.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.43.31-PM-608x350.png 608w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.43.31-PM.png 844w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trevor Sandison (center), longtime ELCA government relations volunteer for FAN, has put in long hours in Olympia this month!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We passed the halfway point in the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">2023 Washington State Legislative Session, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">scheduled to last until April 23. Faith Action Network(FAN)-supported safety net protections were the first bills to pass their houses of origin, including those addressing funding for food banks, free school meals for more children, and hunger-free campuses. Other bills on our agenda that we care greatly about are moving forward, providing fixes to the Working Families Tax Credit, increasing gun safety, and removing unconstitutional statues such as the death penalty from state law. Some bills we care about that would advance economic justice are not moving forward, like a Guaranteed Basic Income and Washington Future Fund. As we move toward April, legislators will also need to come to agreement on a two-year state budget. The hybrid session has allowed for committee testimony both in-person and virtually, enabling advocates to sign in Pro or Con on bills and provide written testimony\u2014all positive outcomes of two years of online sessions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">FAN-supported gun responsibility bills were debated for many hours on the House floor before passage: One bill will require a comprehensive background check, safety training, and a 10-day waiting period to purchase a firearm in Washington. Another bill would ban the sale of assault weapons and prohibit the sale, manufacture, transport, and import (but not possession) of assault weapons.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">FAN Governing Board members were also involved in local leadership towards passage of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">an ordinance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/politics\/seattle-bans-caste-based-discrimination-becoming-first-u-s-city-to-do-so\/?utm_source=marketingcloud&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=BNA_022223004721%20BREAKING%20Seattle%20becomes%20first%20U.S.%20city%20to%20ban%20caste%20discrimination_2_21_2023&amp;utm_term=Registered%20User&amp;fbclid=IwAR34DFLNQPJsNxg_HoSP2kXGUWlY1Xk40y4r3gUl2D2esCnsIRy9tnWK9Io\">ban caste-based discrimination in the City of Seattle<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the first city in the nation to do so.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"WISCONSIN\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Wisconsin<\/h4>\n<h4>Lutheran Office for Public Policy \u2013 Wisconsin (LOPPW) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loppw.org\/\">loppw.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>The Rev. Cindy Crane, Director<\/h4>\n<p><b><\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.52.11-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6891 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.52.11-PM-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.52.11-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.52.11-PM-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.52.11-PM-250x141.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.52.11-PM-621x350.png 621w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-14-at-2.52.11-PM.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/live\/?ref=watch_permalink&amp;v=550353143572445\">Wednesday Noon Live<\/a><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0We interviewed\u00a0Julia Weibe, ELCA member and Bilingual FoodShare Outreach Specialist at Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Extra benefits for FoodShare ended on the day of our interview.\u00a0Hear about what this means, how public policies matter, and about Julia&#8217;s personal story and faith journey.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Advocacy, Training, and Preparations<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a0\u00a0We advocated on driver\u2019s licenses for undocumented Wisconsinites.\u00a0Wisconsin Representative James Sensenbrenner introduced the Real ID Act in 2005.\u00a0But it was a state law passed in 2007 that prevented undocumented people from obtaining licenses.\u00a0There is more movement now than in many years to restore licenses for our undocumented neighbors; farmers are among the most vocal advocates.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We spoke to legislators about returning 17 year old youth to the juvenile justice system.\u00a0Wisconsin is one of three states still defaulting 17-year-olds to the adult court system, and the other two, Georgia and Texas, have proposed legislation to change that in their legislative hoppers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In addition, we advocated on two anti-sex trafficking bills, and in the state budget, funding to support Focus on Energy and addressing the problem of PFAs in water.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">LOPPW led two workshops, one on why we advocate as people of faith and another on how to advocate at a Northwest Synod of Wisconsin Event.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We continued planning for our Day of Advocacy: Hunger, Climate &amp; Water with our partner, Faith in Place, and our Youth Advocacy Retreat with leaders from synods around Wisconsin and the UP.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following are updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network this month. 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