January 2020
PA IPL Schedules Engaging Active Hope Virtual Workshop Series
Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light invites you to join them for their Engaging Active Hope Virtual Workshop Series to be held on Tuesdays, January 14, 28; February 11, 25; March 10, 24, from 7:00 - 8:15 p.m. EST. The Engaging Active Hope virtual workshop series explores practical ways to address climate change. The series draws on the work of the eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, and is about finding and offering our best response to the crisis of sustainability unfolding in our…
Find out more »March 2020
National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference
Registration is open for the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference (AHPC) scheduled for March 1 - 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The conference will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Register before January 8 to receive the $375 Early Bird Rate. Learn more and register. Conference attendees have the opportunity to meet on Tuesday, March 3, with their Members of Congress and staff on policy priorities outlined throughout the conference. 2020's interactive and thought-provoking sessions are designed to help you…
Find out more »FREE Citizenship Workshop – Southampton
Join Philadelphia-based Welcoming the Stranger and HIAS PA for a free Citizenship Workshop on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at the Southampton Friends Meeting, Southampton, PA. The workshop will begin at 10 a.m. Learn about naturalization eligibility, testing, and citizenship rights and responsibilities. HIAS presenters visiting the classes will explain the naturalization process and offer a question and answer session. HIAS will present free resources available to immigrants seeking citizenship, including access to legal services and referrals. The Info Sessions will…
Find out more »Interfaith Philadelphia Presents: Hosting Across Difference
Interfaith Philadelphia invites you to join them on Thursday, March 12 from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. for a free training on Hosting Across Difference. The training will be held at the Bok Building, Philadelphia. How do we welcome in the stranger? Many faith traditions and cultural practices honor the practice of hospitality but it can be both exciting and intimidating to welcome guests from near and far into our community or religious spaces. Rooted in Interfaith Philadelphia's 15 years of…
Find out more »Join Us in the Capitol for the Rally Against Hate
LAMPa recently joined more than a dozen Pennsylvania non-profit organizations and a bi-partisan group of PA legislators in forming the PA Coalition Against Hate. The Coalition is sponsoring a day of action on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The day includes a Rally Against Hate in the Capitol Rotunda at 11 a.m. that includes a news conference. Everyone is invited to participate. The new normal is anything but normal. Increasingly, people in vulnerable groups are being attacked and harassed for who…
Find out more »SAVE THE DATE: American Climate Leadership Summit 2020
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 America, and it is going to take a broader and more inclusive movement to get the just, equitable and effective solutions we seek. The realities of climate change are being felt intensely in communities across the country, and the 2020 elections are poised to impact these realities. Advocacy is increasing,…
Find out more »Civil Conversations Training
Interfaith Philadelphia is offering a series of Civil Conversations trainings this year that will give participants the skills to organize Civil Conversations in their congregations, workplaces, and communities. These sessions offer community leaders and "bridge people" techniques for grassroots civil conversations that support a thriving religiously diverse democracy. The training offered on Tuesday, March 24 from noon to 1:30 p.m. will be a virtual training offered via Zoom technology. The fee is $30 (a limited number of half scholarships are…
Find out more »Embracing the Full Household of God: How to know, serve, and love the refugees and immigrants in our communities
Embracing the Full Household of God is an all-day event designed to help participants reach out in love to immigrants and refugees in their communities. Learn real-life examples of what people who come into this country experience. Explore what scripture says about offering welcome and how the Church has done so throughout history. Understand the unique needs of immigrants and refugees in our communities and hear from others who have successfully developed meaningful relationships and effective programs. Speakers include: Teresa…
Find out more »Immigration Law Training Offered
The Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), in collaboration with World Relief, is offering an intensive five-day Immigration Law training March 30 (all day) through April 3 (all day), 2020. The training is being held at the MCC Welcoming Place, Akron, PA. The training will be conducted using the curriculum of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC). This course will help to provide the necessary training component for individuals who wish to apply for accreditation from the Department of Justice (DOJ -…
Find out more »April 2020
Get Ready for Faith Climate Action Week
Faith Climate Action Week (previously know as the Preach-In on Global Warming) is scheduled for April 17 - 26, 2020. Interfaith Power & Light’s campaign for climate healing and action is a whole week of activities in celebration around Earth Day. Now in its tenth year, and with the help of people like you, the Faith Climate Action Week has reached close to 2-million people with more than 5,000 climate and Earth stewardship sermons and talks nationwide. This year Lutherans…
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