June 2020
2020 Pennsylvania Immigrant and Refugee Rights Convening
POSTPONED Registration is open for the fifth annual Pennsylvania Immigrant and Refugee Rights Convening. The event, set for June 6 - 8 at the Hilton in downtown Harrisburg, is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC). As we continue to face an extreme anti-immigrant agenda at the federal level, it is more important than ever to build local coalitions and partnerships to defend our communities and fight for the policies we need. This Convening will bring together members…
Find out more »Blessed Tomorrow Ambassadors’ Training
Through an ongoing partnership between the ELCA and ecoAmerica’s Blessed Tomorrow, a Creation Care Ambassador Training program will be offered via “Zoom” online Saturday, June 6 from 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET. Right now, many faith communities are growing more concerned about climate change. As we witness and experience impacts on our health, livelihoods, and communities, we are increasingly looking for guidance on solutions from leaders in our daily lives — health, faith, and community. Blessed Tomorrow’s work aims…
Find out more »Bread For the World: 2020 Virtual Advocacy Summit
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Bread for the World has decided to move this year’s Advocacy Summit completely online. If you yearn for a world without hunger and would like to join other like-minded people, register for Bread for the World’s 2020 Virtual Advocacy Summit on June 8 and 9. During the free online event, Bread members from around the country will gather virtually to participate in worship, advocacy-focused workshops, learn up-to-date legislative priorities, and virtually lobby Congress on hunger…
Find out more »August 2020
Rescheduled: American Climate Leadership Summit 2020
In the interest of our individual and collective health and wellbeing, ecoAmerica is rescheduling the American Climate Leadership Summit to August 26-27, 2020. Given current guidance on COVID-19, and the input from ACLS 2020 partners and speakers, we believe this reschedule is the most responsible and favored decision. Learn more. ecoAmerica is hosting the 9th annual American Climate Leadership Summit (ACLS 2020) on March 24-26, 2020, in Washington, DC. The year 2020 is a critical one for climate action in…
Find out more »September 2020
God’s Work. Our hands. Set for September 13
September 13 is the designated ELCA Churchwide Day of Service. Make it a day of God’s work. Our hands. Our voices! Want some ideas or help with projects you have in mind? From planting trees to weatherizing homes, stocking food pantries, picking up litter, making prayer shawls or volunteering with a social ministry organization, we can help you take your service to neighbor a step further toward justice through advocacy. Contact us and put “Sept. 13” in the subject line.…
Find out more »2020 PA Community Alliance Summit
The sixth annual PA Community Alliance Summit, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council is scheduled for September 16 & 17, 2020, at the Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey. The Summit provides an opportunity for networking, discovering alliances and collaboration building among diverse organizations throughout Pennsylvania led by and/or supporting underserved/unserved populations who experience marginalization and oppression. Save the date. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
Find out more »December 2020
Homes Within Reach Conference – Save the Date
The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania invites you to save the date for their next Homes Within Reach Conference. The conference is scheduled for December 2 - 4, 2020 at the Hershey Lodge. New location, new look, new days! Get ready for a conference renovation! More information will be posted as it becomes available.
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