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:Today is National Voter Registration Day ~ there’s no time like the present!
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Today is National Voter Registration Day. Celebrate the day by registering to vote! Already registered? Text 3 friends a reminder that registering to vote online takes just a few minutes. #NationalVot
September Topic: Barriers to Voting. 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.
This network of the Grand Canyon Synod gathers once a month to learn and to share with the group about hunger-related topics in our congregations. All are welcome.
Join the Election Protection AZ team as a Poll Monitor, and play an integral part in holding your community in strength and compassion this General Election. You'll receive directions on how to get an assignment for Poll Monitoring on Election Day or during the early voting period.
Tuesday, September 27 @ 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM at Central UMC (map) - Hybrid
Join the Arizona Faith Network for a faithful dialogue and education series leading to the 2022 midterm elections. Learn how to serve as a Peacekeeper at the Polls to ensure peace and safety at the polls.
Hear from UMC Church and Society staff and ecumenical partners about the rise of Christian nationalism, why we should be concerned, and what we can do to protect religious freedom for all.
October 11 is the BIG CUTOFF DATE for registering to vote in Arizona general election. Check your registration status, check your friends and loved ones’ status, check, check, check!
Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton’s comments from 2020 on the work Lutherans are called to do around civic engagement and voting are still very relevant today.
Check the date your ballot was sent to you, the date the ballot was returned and received by the County Recorder, and whether your ballot was accepted and signature verified.
Here’s what Solveig Muus and the LAMA team are up to 09/18 - 09/24:
LAMA Liaison Roundtable
Synod Council Meeting
Video planning
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
