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SUMMARY:In God's Image Network Zoom Call
DESCRIPTION:Gathering of LAMPa advocates committed to LGBTQ+ inclusion\, racial justice\, and civil rights as we begin a new legislative session. Special Guests include Ryan Matthews and Drew Medvid from Human Rights Campaign in PA. \nRegister here! \nSpecial Guests: \n \nRyan Matthews joined HRC as Pennsylvania State Director in October 2019 after 14 years managing statewide and local campaigns and field programs in Pennsylvania and 14 other states. He is a Delaware County native and a crossword puzzle enthusiast. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/in-gods-image-network-zoom-call/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Homepage Event,LGBTQ+,Racial Justice,Social Justice
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SUMMARY:Wandering Watersheds: Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Join PA IPL for a series that invites you to wander through Pennsylvania’s watersheds – their problems\, their people\, and how we can protect them. We’ll hear from experts at each session including grassroots leaders and organizers\, academics\, riverkeepers\, protection agencies\, and congregations. Together\, let’s get inspired to practice faith-based stewardship of the waters that flow through the Keystone state! \n“What’s a watershed?” you might ask. Watersheds are “areas or ridges of land that separate waters flowing to different rivers\, basins\, or seas”. We have six of them here in Pennsylvania\, and everybody lives in one! This seminar series is designed to be an introduction to watersheds so don’t be intimidated if you don’t know much (yet!)\, but people with watershed literacy are also welcome and encouraged to join! There will be interactive pieces of the seminar series and the more cross-learning we can share with each other\, the better. \nIn conjunction with the seminar series\, we are launching our inaugural Watershed Circle. The program is designed as a supportive cohort for leaders seeking to explore watershed project opportunities on congregation and community land. This 6 month program will begin in January 2025 and is facilitated by the PA IPL team with support from watershed experts! Our first cohort is limited to just 15 congregations/community groups so we encourage you to begin planning and preparing now! Applications will open in November. \nDates: October 29\, November 19\, December 10\, January 14 7PM.  \n1 hour program with optional regional breakout sessions afterwards. \nSession 1 – October 29\, 2024\nTitle: Watershed Stewardship  \nDescription: \nWhat is a watershed? What is watershed stewardship? As our climate is changing\, we are seeing impacts to these vital ecosystems. Congregations\, community groups\, and people of faith and conscience have an important role to play in caring for and stewarding our watersheds. Join us for a launch conversation with experts who will share more about how we define watersheds\, the climate impacts we are witnessing in our Pennsylvania watersheds\, who these impacts are affecting most\, and how people of faith and conscience are rising to the call to steward our shared waters. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nRobin Lewis\, Director of Climate Equity for DMV Interfaith Power & Light \nDoug Miller\, Retired Geography Professor\, Penn State University \nGreg Williams\, volunteer & visionary for PA Plants Native! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028300964867?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 2 – November 19\, 2024\nTitle: Watersheds and their Problems \nDescription: \nIn this session of our Wandering Watersheds seminar series\, we are hosting an interactive conversation with some of Pennsylvania’s waterkeepers! Waterkeepers are a crucial part of keeping Pennsylvania waters safe and healthy for all of us. The work of waterkeepers varies as much as our watersheds do! Our waterkeepers will share more about their work and the biggest problems facing Pennsylvania’s waterways. Ever wondered what the most common types of water pollutants are? Wonder no longer as we hear from the experts who spend their time intimately acquainted with the beautiful and the ugly of our waterways. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nTed Evgeniadis\, Executive Director\, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper \nMORE COMING SOON! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028626699147?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 3 – December 10\, 2024\nTitle: Watersheds and their Protection \nDescription: \nIn our third seminar\, we will hear from folks who hold responsibility to protect and regulate Pennsylvania’s waterways. A representative from the PA Department of Environmental Protection as well as the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 will join us on this call to share about the water work their offices are engaged in. We will additionally hear from experts in water policy and conservation about some of the ways they are working on the ground and in the halls of power to enact positive change for our waterways. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nAmani Reid\, Office of Environmental Justice\, PA Department of Environmental Protection  \nMichael Mehrazar\, Advocacy Manager\, PennFuture \nLindsey Walker\, Senior Manager Education & Community Conservation\, National Wildlife Federation \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028629838537?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 4 – January 14\, 2025\nTitle: Watersheds and their People  \nDescription: \nIn our final session in this series\, we will learn from the experience of communities who have embarked on watershed stewardship journeys. We will hear the stories of four congregations\, each will share about a watershed project they undertook\, what inspired them to do it\, and what impacts this has had on their community. We will also hear from Monte Garber at Stroud Water Research Center about some small and big steps that congregations can take to begin stewarding waters in their local community. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nMonte Garber\, Watershed Restoration Coordinator\, Stroud Water Research Center \nRepresentative from Akron Mennonite\, Akron PA \nMORE COMING SOON! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028648193437?aff=oddtdtcreator 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/wandering-watersheds-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Climate,Environment,Homepage Event,Water Justice
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ORGANIZER;CN="PA Interfaith Power and Light":MAILTO:nextgenconference@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Welcoming Communities Network Call
DESCRIPTION:For advocates in PA interested in immigration policy and tools and best practices for standing in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors. Featuring Mary Campbell from ELCA AMMPARO and other guests.\n\nRegister here!
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/welcoming-communities-network-call/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Homepage Event,Immigration,Racial Justice,Refugees
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SUMMARY:LDR: Eastern Region Community of Practice Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Special Guest: Christine Moffett\, Program Director\, Environment and Energy Policy\nThis is a recurring\, quarterly online gathering \nJoin Lutheran Disaster Response’s Eastern Region Community of Practice Discussion to network with peers and colleagues. Our special guest in January will be Christine Moffett from Witness and Society\, who will share a briefing about her advocacy work in Washington\, D.C.\, and an opportunity to ask questions and share your thoughts\, successes\, and concerns around Federal disaster policy initiatives and how the ELCA can best advocate for your work. \nRegister online through LDR’s education portal. \nFind more of LDR’s Winter Education opportunities here.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/ldr-eastern-region-community-of-practice-discussion/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Climate,Disaster Response,Environment,Homepage Event
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SUMMARY:MLK Day in SEPA Synod
DESCRIPTION:Join Lutheran Disaster Response – Eastern PA for MLK Day to help disaster survivors near and far! \nAssemble and collect disaster kits and hygiene kits. \nJoin us on Saturday\, January 18\, 2025 \n10AM-12PM \nMt. Airy Campus of United Lutheran Seminary\, 7301 Germantown Ave\, Philadelphia. \nBuckets will be used wherever they are needed first! They may be used in response to local disasters and community groups\, or shipped to areas that need them! \nALL AGES WELCOME! \nPlease REGISTER to volunteer by emailing\, Heidi Shilanskas at:\nhshilanskas@gmail.com \nMore information. \n 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/mlk-day-in-sepa-synod/
LOCATION:United Lutheran Seminary: Philadelphia Campus\, 7301 Germantown Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19119\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civic Participation,Disaster Response
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SUMMARY:MLK Day of Prayer and Service in NEPA Synod
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by the Synod Racial Justice Team\, the Synod LGBTQ Task Force\, and the Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley\, this event will bring people together to honor the legacy of the great civil rights leader. We will begin at 10:00am in the sanctuary for worship\, hosted by MCC and led by Brian Jones\, Minister for Music & Worship. This will be followed by opportunities to participate in various service projects\, and conclude with lunch together. For additional questions please contact Racial Justice Team co-convenor\, Pastor Samantha Drennan at samantha@nepsynod.org.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/mlk-day-of-prayer-and-service-in-nepa-synod/
LOCATION:The Lutheran Center – NEPA\, 2354 Grove Road\, Allentown\, PA\, 18109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civic Participation,Homepage Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T210000
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CREATED:20250106T161218Z
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SUMMARY:Our Kairos Moment: The Future of Farming
DESCRIPTION:In June 2024\, the ELCA released “Our Kairos Moment: A Study Guide on Earth’s Climate Crisis.” Over the next four months\, Lutherans Restoring Creation will facilitate a study group on this guide during our connections call time\, each hour focusing on one part (of four) of the study guide. We hope that by going through the guide ourselves\, that participants will gain familiarity and confidence with the study guide and will be able to implement it in their own congregations and communities. \nDuring Part Three\, our theme is “The Future of Farming.” We will think about our connection to our food and how sustainability can be a guiding principle in our food and agriculture. We will address how climate change manifests generationally\, with fewer and older farmers\, but also climate anxiety in younger generations. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/our-kairos-moment-the-future-of-farming/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Climate,Homepage Event,Hunger,Sustainable Agriculture,Water Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T120000
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CREATED:20241219T145305Z
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SUMMARY:Hunger Network Call
DESCRIPTION:For advocates in PA interested in preventing and ending hunger in PA and beyond. Especially welcome are those who have hunger and feeding ministries in their congregations! \n\nRegister here!
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/hunger-network-call/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Homepage Event,Hunger,Sustainable Agriculture
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UID:13855-1738234800-1738242000@www.lutheranadvocacypa.org
SUMMARY:LDR: Preparedness for Faith-Based Organizations
DESCRIPTION:2-hour Training via Zoom\nFacilitator: Sean Coffman\, Lutheran Disaster Response \nPreparedness for Faith-Based Organizations is a 2-hour course designed to precisely define organizational preparedness\, and expand on what it entails\, the six attributes of a prepared organization\, and common challenges that organizations face in becoming prepared. \nRegister through LDR’s online portal.  \nSuggested pre-requisites: Introduction to Disaster or just in time: disaster RESPONSE. These and other educational opportunities from LDR can be found here. 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/ldr-preparedness-for-faith-based-organizations/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Civic Participation,Disaster Response,Environment,Homepage Event
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