Update • April 5, 2022

Thank you for reading Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA)’s newsletter, featuring excerpts and highlights from our website at LAMAz.org. LAMA is an advocacy ministry of the Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA. This week’s Action Alert: Consider hosting a letter-writing campaign to end hunger in your congregation. Timeframe: April - May, 2022.

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ACTION ALERTS

EVENTS

2023 DOMESTIC HUNGER GRANTS WEBINAR

Wednesday, April 6 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

ELCA World Hunger will host a Zoom webinar April 6 to review granting priorities and cover the basics of applying for a Domestic Hunger Grant.

THINKING PERSON’S GUIDE TO FAITH: THE JAMES FACTOR

Wednesday, April 6 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

LAMA director Solveig Muus joins Pr. Timothy Wright of Community of Grace in Peoria for a livestreamed conversation on a wide range of topics including LAMA, ELCA advocacy, justice, civic engagement, democracy and faith, food insecurity and the root causes of hunger, and more.

AFN SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION

Thursday, April 7 @ 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

The Social Justice Commission is the branch of Arizona Faith Network (AFN) that engages in justice and advocacy work. All are welcome to join this group!

AFN FAITHFUL VOTER AZ (VOTING RIGHTS) COMMITTEE

Thursday, April 7 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Arizona Faith Network is working hard to protect our cherished right to vote on the state and federal level. Join this working committee to stay up to date with voting advocacy in AZ and beyond.

AFN CHERISHING CREATION COLLABORATIVE MONTHLY ZOOM

Thursday, April 14 @ 8:30 AM 9:30 AM

Cherishing creation work needs to be done at all levels from our fellowship community to our neighborhood, city, state, national government, and the global community. Together we can elevate and disseminate faithful actions that cherish creation. AFN-affiliate communities are invited to consider “How is my community already actively cherishing creation?”

FIERCE URGENCY: ADVANCING CIVIL & HUMAN RIGHTS VIRTUAL EVENT

Monday - Wednesday, April 25-27

Ecumenical Advocacy Day (EAD) 2022 calls us into solidarity to restore, protect, and expand voting rights in the United States and to realize human rights around the world.

NEWS FROM OUR BLOG

This Week at LAMA HQ

Here’s what Solveig Muus and the LAMA team are up to 04/05 - 04/11:

• State Public Policy Office (SPPO) monthly meeting

• Thinking Person’s Guide to Faith interview at Community of Grace, Peoria

• AFN Faithful Voters AZ monthly meeting

• Voter registration strategy meeting with Capital Conference

• LAMA newsletter, correspondence & social media

We’d love to hear from you!

Thank you for being partners in advocacy ministry in Arizona. We’re glad you’re here! Please contact LAMA if we can help you or your church, including:

• Speak to your congregation or meet with your social justice team

• Connect you with advocacy volunteer opportunities

• Advocate on behalf of community programs you care about

• Help you set up a AZ Legislature Right to Speak (RTS) account