{"id":7085,"date":"2023-07-12T10:13:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T15:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/?p=7085"},"modified":"2023-07-12T10:13:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T15:13:43","slug":"june-july-updates-u-n-and-state-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/june-july-updates-u-n-and-state-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"June\/July 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=\"#MINNESOTA\">MINNESOTA<\/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 style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Lutheran Office for World Community(LOWC) hosted a delegation of Lutherans as they engaged in the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (UNPFPAD)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in its second session at the United Nations. This year the PFPAD was held at the UN Head Quarters in New York City from Monday, May 29<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> through Friday, June 2nd. A\u00a0delegation of ELCA staff attended these meetings. LOWC co-sponsored a side-event with the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) entitled: \u201cConfronting Anti-Blackness in Global Migration. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">LOWC Director Christine Mangale attended and supported pre-Assembly meetings of the Lutheran World Federation in the Africa Region. She also met with the General Secretaries of the National Council of Churches of Kenya, Religions for Peace, and the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">LOWC Staff supported the official Bishop visit to Norway offering a presentation of our joint and delineated advocacy portfolios as the ELCA\/LWF and in partnership with NCA and the Church of Norway (namely the Women\u2019s Human Rights Advocacy Training). These meetings have already led to several planning conversations for further collaboration at the UN.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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\">The 4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> annual Lutheran Lobby Day was a resounding success! 60 people gathered in Sacramento to advocate around the priority bills to over 30 legislative offices. Lobby Day also included a keynote address from Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and Advocacy 101. Thank you to everyone who attended or participated in some way, and we\u2019re looking forward to Lobby Day 2024. Thank you especially to Bishop Brenda Bos and the Southwest California Synod for underwriting costs of Lobby Day!<\/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\">Three of the four priority bills from Lobby Day, SB 4 (Wiener), AB 249 (Holden), and AB 660 (Irwin), made it out of their houses of origin and will move forward in the legislature this summer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7082\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.45.42-AM-300x133.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.45.42-AM-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.45.42-AM-1024x455.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.45.42-AM-768x341.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.45.42-AM-250x111.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.45.42-AM-700x311.png 700w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.45.42-AM.png 1062w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7083\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.45.49-AM-300x115.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.45.49-AM-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.45.49-AM-1024x393.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.45.49-AM-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.45.49-AM-250x96.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.45.49-AM-700x269.png 700w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.45.49-AM.png 1062w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/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<div id=\"attachment_7084\" style=\"width: 216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7084\" class=\"wp-image-7084 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.49.59-AM-300x258.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.49.59-AM-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.49.59-AM-250x215.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.49.59-AM-406x350.png 406w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.49.59-AM.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RMS Assembly participants visit the future home of Abara, a borderlands education organization, next to the border wall in El Paso.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ROCKY MOUNTAIN SYNOD ASSEMBLY: This year\u2019s RMS Assembly took place in El Paso, Texas, May 15-18. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">At this year&#8217;s Assembly, Bishop Jim Gonia pledged that voting members would be invited to participate in a coordinated advocacy action to build on their experience at the border. We are currently crafting the details of that action with our synod&#8217;s advocacy staff in Colorado, New Mexico and the Washington D.C. office. All people in the synod are invited to take part, not just voting members at synod assembly, so stay tuned!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">JUNETEENTH &amp; SLAVERY ABOLITION: The <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">End Slavery Colorado coalition was tabling &amp; engaging community members during Juneteenth weekend celebrations in Denver (Five Points) and Colorado Springs. We also supported a panel discussion, hosted by Together Colorado and End Slavery Colorado on Monday, June 19th, to learn more about &#8220;orange collar&#8221; (incarcerated) labor. The event took place at Shorter AME Church in Denver and featured academic, political, and other community leaders.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"MINNESOTA\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Minnesota<\/h4>\n<h4>Lutheran Advocacy \u2013 Minnesota (LA-MN) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacymn.org\">lutheranadvocacymn.org<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Tammy Walhof, Director<\/h4>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">End of Legislative Session:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> I\u2019m not sure there has ever been a year quite like this one. Usually, we\u2019re playing defense on several issues to prevent cuts, while proactively working on some broad items that can take years to get passed adequately. This year everything was happening at once, including new items related to our issues that came out of nowhere. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Clean Energy:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Following rapid passage in 2023 of a new Clean Energy Standard on which LA-MN worked for many years, our focus shifted. Concerted advocacy efforts with partners played meaningful roles in creating a State Competitiveness Fund ($190 million) for federal program matches, and final spending bill inclusion of state emission goal updates and a new Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority for clean energy economy energy transition ($45 million).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Affordable Housing:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> LA-MN worked closely with Settled and Joint Religious Legislative Coalition (JRLC) to pass Sacred Tiny Home Community legislation, changing zoning laws to allow faith-community hosting for people who have experienced chronic homelessness and \u201cGood Neighbor\u201d volunteers. Other Homes for All (H4A) agenda items over several years passed, including rental\/eviction reforms. With other H4A partners, we helped generate broad statewide grassroots support for significant housing investments &#8211; budget passage included more than $1 billion (much 1x spending from the surplus) for new housing construction, rehabilitation, and preservation; rental assistance; down-payment assistance for new low-income or BIPOC homebuyers; and $100 million for homeless shelter creation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">*Find our 2023 agenda and long Legislative Summary <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacymn.org\/current-legislative-agenda\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (Can you sense the magnitude of this year\u2019s accomplishments?).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\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<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7086 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.57.05-AM-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.57.05-AM-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.57.05-AM-250x166.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.57.05-AM-526x350.png 526w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.57.05-AM.png 764w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/> It\u2019s the busiest season of the year for Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania(LAMPa), with seven synod assemblies and a state budget deadline looming.\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=\"auto\">LAMPa Director Tracey DePasquale has been accompanying partners on legislative visits on budget priorities, including hunger and housing, in addition to work on climate policy, environmental justice and measures to address hate crime<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and end LGBTQ+ discrimination. LAMPa advocates are contacting lawmakers to share the dramatic increase in need that our ministries are witnessing<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/support.elca.org\/site\/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&amp;id=1640\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">, urging substantial increases in the state\u2019s support for anti-hunger programs<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> as well as passage of bipartisan legislation to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/support.elca.org\/site\/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&amp;id=1641\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">lift the funding cap on the state\u2019s housing trust fund<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\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=\"auto\">DePasquale also attended the inaugural meeting of the first statewide Food Policy Council, whose creation LAMPa and partners in the Pennsylvania Hunger Action Coalition had long advocated<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranadvocacypa.org\/pa-launches-statewide-food-policy-council\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Learn more.<\/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=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7087 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.57.20-AM-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.57.20-AM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.57.20-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.57.20-AM-250x251.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.57.20-AM-349x350.png 349w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.57.20-AM.png 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/>Staff or policy council members continued to represent LAMPa at synod assemblies.\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=\"auto\">In addition, DePasquale attended a colloquium with World Resources Institute at Georgetown University regarding science-based targets for faith-based organizations on behalf of the ELCA\u2019s sustainability initiative.\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=\"auto\">LAMPa has positions available for a full-time <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/recruiting.paylocity.com\/Recruiting\/Jobs\/Details\/1069457\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">communications and advocacy engagement manager<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> as well as a 2023-24 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/recruiting.paylocity.com\/Recruiting\/Jobs\/Details\/1700597\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hunger Advocacy Fellow<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/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=\"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<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We enjoyed two Spring Summits this month, with people from across the state joining online plus a room of advocates in person in Southwest Washington, to hear Faith Action Network (FAN) updates and connect across issues and regions in small groups. We are grateful to the 90 FAN advocates who joined our summits in May and June to engage with the issues that motivate us to take action. Their input and priorities will help inform our planning for the year ahead.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This Pride month, FAN marched and celebrated with other faith communities to share a message of love and belonging. In response to the current narrative spreading division and hate in some of our communities, we encourage everyone in our network and beyond to use this important <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fanwa.ourpowerbase.net\/civicrm\/mailing\/url?u=23554&amp;qid=3127540\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Protecting Pride<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> guide, recently released by the Western States Center, when planning or participating in Pride activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">FAN was also on site, supporting several Juneteenth that happened\u00a0in June. FAN was honored to co-sponsor, alongside\u00a0community partners, an incredible musical celebration of Juneteenth in Seattle, called <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Songs of Black Folk 2023: Music of Resistance &amp; Hope. You can watch last year\u2019s inspiring performance <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9QlYV_n0Mo0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> as well as learn about this year\u2019s <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songsofblackfolk.org\/#:~:text=SONGS%20OF%20BLACK%20FOLK%202023%20will%20once%20again%20present%20a,who%20fought%20to%20be%20free.\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">event<\/span><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7088 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.59.16-AM-300x97.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.59.16-AM-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.59.16-AM-1024x332.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.59.16-AM-768x249.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.59.16-AM-250x81.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.59.16-AM-700x227.png 700w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.59.16-AM.png 1056w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261261516 BCX4\">In <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261261516 BCX4\">Pride <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261261516 BCX4\">M<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261261516 BCX4\">onth <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261261516 BCX4\">we give thanks <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW261261516 BCX4\">for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261261516 BCX4\"> so many affirming faith communities who offer welcome to the LGBTQIA+ community,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261261516 BCX4\">even when their property has been attacked, like Edmonds Lutheran Church <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW261261516 BCX4\">readerboard<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261261516 BCX4\"> this month.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/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<div id=\"attachment_7089\" style=\"width: 149px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7089\" class=\"wp-image-7089\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-10.01.46-AM-224x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-10.01.46-AM-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-10.01.46-AM-250x335.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-10.01.46-AM-261x350.png 261w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-10.01.46-AM.png 516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LOPPW Sharing a table with ELCA World Hunger<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Synod assembly season just ended.\u00a0 The Lutheran Office of Public Policy in Wisconsin(LOPPW) had a presence at the Northern Great Lakes Synod(NGLS), East Central Synod of Wisconsin(ECSW), Greater Milwaukee Synod(GMS), and La Crosse Area Synod(LAS) \u00a0assemblies, but also at South-Central Synod of Wisconsin(SCSW) and Northwest Synod of Wisconsin(NWSW) synod events in throughout the spring.\u00a0<\/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><span data-contrast=\"none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7090 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-10.03.46-AM-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-10.03.46-AM-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-10.03.46-AM-250x166.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-10.03.46-AM-528x350.png 528w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-10.03.46-AM.png 582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/>GMS &#8211; Passed a resolution to support Raise the Age (returning 17-year-old youth to the juvenile justice system) and for LOPPW to assist the synod in its advocacy:\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.elca.org\/site\/R?i=4CJZjjpG7vQFpkZ_12w4S5Uen4sHIyniBrlcILEjTFzrkv4-Mc1jeg\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Resolution-2-Final-Resolution-in-Support-of-the-Raise-the-Age-Wisconsin-Campaign<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u202f Wisconsin is one of three states that automatically defaults 17-year-old youth into the adult justice system.\u00a0<\/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><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Raise the Age\u202fand\u202fExpanding Driver Licenses bills<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> were taken out of the budget, but there is bipartisan interest in re-introducing these items as a separate bills.\u202f\u202f<\/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\">On our interfaith advocacy day and beyond, we asked lawmakers to retain budget items related to\u202fPFAS, and if taken out to write separate bills.\u202f We are pleased the State Budget, at this time, has $125 million put aside to combat pollution from so-called forever chemicals.\u202f However,\u202ftesting for PFAS and funding needed positions were eliminated.<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Now, there is a separate bill\u202f-\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.elca.org\/site\/R?i=7b392wK8sscWzk6wUlc5aUq3h6xP12nq-kp_and4MVjDz44JTOMDGQ\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Senate Bill 312<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fthat includes grants to municipalities for testing and requirements for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). There is a continued bipartisan movement to take PFAS seriously and address the problem.\u202f However, parts of SB312 tie the hands of the DNR so we have not taken a position on the bill in its entirety yet.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&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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