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: Familiarize yourself with the Arizonans for Fair Elections Act.
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The Arizona Fair Elections Act will take down barriers to voting for all Arizona citizens, make the vote-by-mail list permanent again, reduce the influence of money on our elections and bar legislator
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.
Connect with hunger advocates in Arizona and get legislative updates through monthly advocacy calls. Facilitated by Arizona Food Systems Network and Arizona Food Bank Network.
In this virtual event, Christians Against Christian Nationalism hosts Samuel Perry and Philip Gorski for a discussion about their new book The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy.
Tuesday, May 17 @ 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM ~ First New Life Church (map)
This Townhall will introduce the Arizona Fair Elections Act, discuss concerns threatening our cherished right to vote, and provide an outlook on the upcoming midterm elections. Arizona Faith Network
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.
The ELCA’s social statement entitled Abortion is grounded in the conviction that “Christians are united in Christ through faith with both the freedom and obligation to engage in serious moral delibera
Last spring, "Like many, my plans had been derailed, and the way forward seemed especially unclear," says ELCA World Hunger Fellow from Lutherans Engaging in Advocacy Ministry NJ. "It was during this
The ELCA Social Statement on Civic Engagement is underway. Let your voice be heard! What issues should be included in the ELCA’s next Social Statement on Church, State, and Civic Participation? What
Here’s what Solveig Muus and the LAMA team are up to 05/10 - 05/16:
LAMA Policy Council meeting
Hunger Grant applications
Anti-Hunger and Food Systems Advocacy call
The Flag and the Cross book study
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
