Update • October 18, 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: Urge Senators Sinema and Kelly to help fight global hunger by co-sponsoring the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act.

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ACTION ALERTS

EVENTS

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.

GCS HUNGER LEADERS NETWORK

Tuesday, October 25 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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.

HOPE IN A TROUBLED WORLD: AN INTERFAITH GATHERING

Wednesday, October 25 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Is your heart heavy with all the things that are going on? Experience “Hope in a Troubled World” in this virtual community, bringing people of different perspectives together to share stories of hope and inspiration. Northeast Valley Consortium.

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.

LAMA SUMMIT 2022

Saturday, November 5 @ 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (map)

• Google Calendar ICS

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.

NEWS FROM OUR BLOG

This Week at LAMA HQ

Here’s what Solveig Muus and the LAMA team are up to 10/16 - 10/22:

• World Food Day Celebration online

• LAMA Liaison Roundtable

• Arizona Anti-Hunger Alliance website

• 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