June 2019
Home Matters Day 2019
Join the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 4 at the Capitol for a day of educating and advocating to state legislators about increasing state resources for affordable housing programs! Join the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania for their annual advocacy day. Housing Alliance members from all across the Commonwealth will join together to ask their state legislators to increase state resources for affordable housing starting with creating a State Housing Tax Credit. Click here to register.
Find out more »2019 PA Statewide Immigrant & Refugee Rights Convening
The fourth annual statewide Immigrant and Refugee Rights Convening is scheduled for June 9-10, 2019 at the Hilton Hotel in Harrisburg. 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. Join immigrant and refugee communities, grassroots organizations, advocates, and allies from across the state for workshops, networking sessions, and opportunities to meet with…
Find out more »“Bringing Light to Dark Times: Workshops on the Urgent Transition to 100% Clean Energy”
The Eco-Justice Collaborative invites of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting welcomes members of the community to join them on Saturday, June 15, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. to focus on “Bringing Light to Dark Times: Workshops on the Urgent Transition to 100% Clean Energy”. The event will be held in the Rufus Jones Room of the Friends Center in Philadelphia. Morning workshop sessions are scheduled from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Topics include: 100% Renewable Meetings to 100% Renewable…
Find out more »Healing Communities Training For Clergy and Congregations
The Healing Communities Training focuses on the restoration and healing for people affected by crime and the criminal justice system. Healing Communities are needed as one in 104 American adults are currently incarcerated and one in 33 are under criminal justice system control. The odds are EVERY congregation has members affected by crime and the criminal justice system, whether as crime victims, offenders, or families. The Healing Communities model equips congregations to become a “Station of Hope” by providing training…
Find out more »September 2019
“God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday
September 8 is the sixth annual 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 at LAMPa@lutheranadvocacypa.org and put “Sept. 9” in…
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