Update • March 7, 2023

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: LAMA-sponsored Arizona Anti-Hunger Alliance Advocacy Day at the Capitol is next Monday, March 13 @ 11:30 - 1:00 ~ come!

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ACTION ALERTS

EVENTS

AFN CHERISHING CREATION COLLABORATIVE

Thursday, March 9 @ 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

CCC is a group of individuals, faith communities, sustainability and justice-oriented organizations collaborating to more effectively cherish our shared earth and all creation. All are welcome to join these meetings. Arizona Faith Network.

CULTIVATING CLIMATE JUSTICE RETREAT

Friday - Sunday, March 10-12 @ Spirit in the Desert (map)

Explore the economic, cultural, political, and ecological contours of the systemic crisis we face, and grow in the knowledge, skills, spiritual strength, and community that are so vital to forging the paths toward climate justice.

ARIZONA ANTI-HUNGER ALLIANCE ADVOCACY DAY

Monday, March 13 @ 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM @ Wesley Bolin Plaza (map)

LAMA is co-sponsor of the Anti-Hunger Alliance Advocacy Day at the Capitol on March 13th, 2023, from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm at the Wesley Bolin Plaza. Complimentary lunch included. Please join us!

HUNGRY & THIRSTY: HOW CLEAN WATER CAN HELP END HUNGER

Thursday, March 16 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST / 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST

The number of people who are hungry or at risk of famine has skyrocketed in the last two years. Yet we know that solving this crisis will take more than food. Join us to learn how access to clean, safe water is an essential step toward the promise of a future when we will hunger – and thirst – no more.

AFN HUNGER & HOUSING COMMITTEE

Thursday, March 16 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Join people from diverse religions working together to help around Hunger and Housing. This interfaith group convened by Arizona Faith Network meets online the third Thursday of each month. All are welcome!

LAMA LIAISON ROUNDTABLE

Monday, March 20 @ 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

The LAMA Liaison Roundtable meets the third Monday of the month at 6:30p via Zoom. These conversations offer an opportunity to discuss a wide range of topics about congregational engagement in advocacy.

NEWS FROM OUR BLOG

This Week at LAMA HQ

Here’s what Solveig Muus and the LAMA team are up to 03/05 - 03/11:

• State Public Policy Office (SPPO) meeting

• Arizona Anti-Hunger Advocacy Day briefing for attendees

• Lenten Practicum: 40 Days of Caring for God’s Creation

• Vitalyst Q3 Learning Session

• Cultivating Climate Justice Retreat at Spirit in the Desert

• 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