Events
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LDR: The Intersections of Climate Justice and MMIW
Zoom1 hour | Online via Zoom Special Guest: Justice Nichols and Brenda Blackhawk Join special guest Justice Nichols, Program Coordinator for Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations for the ELCA, and Brenda Blackhawk, Director of Communications at Central Lutheran Church, for an overview of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, (MMIW) Sub-Task force, the work being
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LDR: Belonging without Othering
Zoom1 hours | Online via Zoom Facilitator: Sarah Loose The problem of “othering” is dividing our communities, thwarting disaster recovery efforts, and impeding efforts to build resilient communities for the future. In this Partner Spotlight, Sarah Loose from the Oregon Synod will introduce the framework of Belonging without Othering; share one story of how the
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Federal Immigration Litigation and You: Understanding the Court Process and Two Major Issues
ZoomRegister here. Program Description: You may have seen a flurry of headlines over the past few months discussing immigration cases making their way through the federal courts. But what do these cases mean for you? Why does it seem that the same issue results in different decisions from different courts? What is the law where
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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
