Civic Participation
Events
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PA Citizen Climate Action Virtual Lobby Day
ZoomJoin LAMPa, PennEnvironment and hundreds of concerned Pennsylvanians on Thursday, June 5 for Pennsylvania’s largest annual citizen lobby day for climate action — virtually! You’ll join like-minded Pennsylvanians from every corner of the state who want our elected officials to implement climate solutions. With the attacks on our environment taking place in Washington, D.C., it’s
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Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, a time to gather in community and commemorate the official, announced end of slavery in the U.S., even if the history of oppression, racism, and anti-Black violence that characterized it are still part of our story in church and in the United States. As ELCA Lutherans set free in
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Commemoration of the Emanuel 9
As part of the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, voting members adopted a resolution designating June 17 as a commemoration of the martyrdom of the Emanuel 9—the nine people shot and killed on June 17, 2015, during a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. The resources referenced below are provided to help synods
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WEBINAR: Protecting Homeowners in Manufactured Home Communities
ZoomRegister Today Manufactured home communities (MHCs) are one of the few opportunities for affordable living in many rural communities. But in recent years, that affordability has been threatened by the growing trend of acquisitions by private equity firms and other institutional investors who prioritize quick profit over habitability. Come learn about a coalition of MHC
