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Update • October 11, 2022
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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: It’s not too late to register! You can vote online until midnight tonight. Please share this information with your networks, encourage them to sign up for our newsletter and FOLLOW us on Facebook for even more articles and events.
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TODAY at midnight is the CUTOFF for registering to vote online in the Arizona general election. Check your registration status, check your friends and loved ones’ status, check, check, check! |
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WORLD FOOD DAY: LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND Sunday, October 16 World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year worldwide on October 16 to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945. They promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure healthy diets for all.
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ELCA WORLD FOOD DAY CELEBRATION Sunday, October 16 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Join ELCA World Hunger for a celebration of World Food Day, hosted by Rick Steves and special guest Mark Jansen, CEO of Blue Diamond Almonds. This special event will be streamed online so you can celebrate with ELCA World Hunger wherever you are!
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LAMA LIAISON ROUNDTABLE Monday, October 17 @ 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM The LAMA Liaison Roundtable meets monthly on the third Monday at 6:30p via Zoom. These conversations offer an opportunity to discuss a wide range of topics about congregational engagement in advocacy, and have all your questions answered.
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ADVOCACY CAFÉ: PUBLIC DISCOURSE Tuesday, October 25 @ 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM or 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM October Topic: Public Discourse. Drop by an Advocacy Café to hear from ELCA advocacy community leaders about timely topics. The 30-minute presentations will be offered twice on the same day.
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HUNGER AT THE CROSSROADS WEBINAR: CONFLICT & HUNGER Thursday, November 3 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Violent conflict is one of the most significant drivers of hunger around the world. From wars between nations to ethnic and tribal violence, conflicts affect farms, markets, jobs, housing, trade and more. In this webinar, ELCA staff will discuss the tragic and significant ways violent conflict impacts hunger.
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LAMA SUMMIT 2022 Saturday, November 5 @ 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Join keynote speaker Rev. Eugene Cho, president/CEO of Bread for the World, and Lutheran advocates and friends for the third annual LAMA Summit to learn and to share, as we voice our common needs in the public square, activating our faith in love.
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The Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger, and Health sponsored by the White House on September 28 became the second of its kind in over half a century. Tackling hunger, nutrition and health in Americ |
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REGISTER! The third annual LAMA Summit on Saturday, November 5 features keynote by Rev. Eugene Cho, president/CEO of Bread for the World. Join advocates and friends as we voice our common needs in the public square, activating our |
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If you’re interested in what’s going on in the Arizona legislature and in Arizona politics in general, consider adding The Gaggle to your podcast feed. |
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Today at the LAMA office, we’re eating a cupcake to celebrate our 100th newsletter. We are grateful to every reader who reads, or even scans, our hopeful little newsletter. |
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Here’s what Solveig Muus and the LAMA team are up to 10/09 - 10/015: LAMA Policy Council meeting Film Screening: Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight To Vote Arizona Anti-Hunger Alliance domain, website and ListServ LAMA newsletter, correspondence & social media
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We’d love to hear from you!
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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
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