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Action Alert: Oppose HCR2060
Urge your state legislator to oppose this cruel immigration bill before it goes to a vote!
Request To Speak for the Week of 2/13
Read our second RTS alert for the 2024 Legislative Session. We are encouraging support for HB 2510 and opposition to HB 2502 and 2503.
Action Alert: Check Your Legislative District
Take a minute to prepare for the legislative session by double checking your new Legislative District.
Join Us for Lutheran Day at the Legislature in 2024!
Join us for a day of advocacy at the Arizona Capitol! Lutheran Day at the Legislature is Thursday, January 18, 2024 from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm.
New Advocacy 101 Tool Kit from LSS-SW
Explore Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest’s new Advocacy 101 Toolkit! If you feel called to engage in faith-based advocacy but don’t know how to begin, this tool kit is a great place to start!
2023 Farm Bill: Bills To Watch
2023 Farm Bill Primer: Information on bills we are watching and hoping to see in the upcoming Farm Bill! Read on to find out about proposed legislation and how you can advocate for those struggling with hunger.
Amanda Tyler & Christians Against Christian Nationalism
Read about guest speaker Amanda Tyler’s presentation on Christian Nationalism at our State Public Policy Office retreat! Learn more about what Christian nationalism is and find out what you can do to combat it.
August Recess Opportunities from ELCA Advocacy
August Recess is a congressional tradition that brings heightened opportunities to reach out to your federal lawmakers where you – and they – live. U.S. representatives traditionally return to their home districts in this month to engage with their constituents. Check out suggestions from ELCA Advocacy.
Advocacy Café
Check out the ELCA’s new virtual Advocacy Café! Hear from ELCA advocacy community leaders about timely topics. The 30-minute presentations will be offered twice on the same day.
Learn and Act: Voting Integrity Webinar
Whether you are a seasoned activist or taking your first steps into civic engagement, join LAMA, Phoenix Fusion, the Capital Conference and the Rev. Katie Sexton-Wood for an informative and energizing evening of learning and action.
On-Ramp to Advocacy Resource Now Available
New from ELCA Advocacy, a 2-page resource to get you started in advocacy!
#ELCAvotes: Movement Into Action
How you can participate in ELCAvotes this election year? PLAN AHEAD. Using resources that will be provided by the ELCA and partner organizations as part of the ELCAvotes initiative, here are some ways to participate in ELCAvotes.
ELCA Social Statement: The Church in Society
Church in Society: A Lutheran Perspective articulates the teaching of the ELCA on the church's relation to society and its public presence and responsibilities. The statement begins with the claim that the witness of the church in society flows from its identity as a community that lives from and for the gospel.
ELCA Social Message: Government and Civic Engagement in the U.S.
Discipleship in a Democracy. ELCA social teaching holds that all residents of the United States have a responsibility to make government function well—not to abandon our democracy but to engage it in a spirit of robust civic duty.
ELCA Advocacy: Tips for your engagement
This 3.5-minute video from ELCA Advocacy offers six tips to engage your elected officials through the ministry of advocacy. An excellent resource for beginners!
Get Involved!
One of the faith practices that Lutherans affirm in their Affirmation of Baptism is “to strive for justice and peace in all the earth”. One way to live out that baptismal covenant is through the ministry of advocacy.
Advocacy 101 Workshop
The recording of the Advocacy 101 training workshop sponsored by LAMA, Arizona Faith Network, and Bread for the World Southwest is now available online. Facilitated by Angie Burleson.
Advocacy 101 with LAMA and LSS-SW
Advocacy 101 teaches Arizona Lutherans the basics of policy advocacy along with effective methods for communicating with their legislators.