ELCA Advocacy provides some timely questions and talking points based upon ELCA Advocacy priorities of hunger, police reform, housing and homelessness, migration, international aid, and inequality.

Join Arizona Interfaith Network (AIN) statewide clergy and leaders and sign on to the letter calling on Arizona Senators to act immediately to keep Arizona families safe by supporting the full $600/wk federal supplemental unemployment insurance that expired July 31.

In order to avert the worst effects of climate change, it is vitally important to drastically cut greenhouse gases by stopping the extraction and burning of fossil fuels, and transition to 100% clean, renewable energy. The only way toward a clean, renewable energy future is to ban fracking and to stop all new fossil fuel development.

The author write, “As I listened to the debate happening on the floor of the UNHRC in Geneva condemning institutionalized racism, I thought about the institutions of which I am part in the United States and the ways in which racism and anti-blackness permeate and fester in all areas of society, even within our houses of worship.”

The Phoenix City Cou​ncil has developed a comprehensive “Strategies to Address Homelessness Plan” that focuses on service priorities and sustainable solutions for both those experiencing homelessness and the community impacted by encampments. ​​​The city needs your feedback on the proposed strategies and commitment to help make this plan a reality by August 28.

What is the next step as America confronts its racism? A broadcast spectacle, New York Times critic Wesley Morris writes, that could look like court, a telethon, therapy, an Oprah show — and more.

Rev. Sarah Stadler, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Phoenix, thoughtfully and candidly reflects on advocacy as a spiritual practice. Pr. Sarah will facilitate Advocacy 101, a 4-week virtual class beginning Thursday, August 6 at 6:30pm PT, as a part of the Phoenix Fusion collaborative.

Congress is considering a new supplemental package to address the economic impacts of COVID-19. An ELCA priority in this package is addressing hunger increasing in our communities as unemployment and financial hardships rise. Urge Congress to include a temporary increase in the maximum SNAP benefit by 15% during this emergency.

Systemic inequality makes BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities, citizens without adequate access to healthcare and nutritious food, and slaughterhouse and food chain workers especially vulnerable to COVID-19 and other threats. If we want to create a healthier and more just society, abusive attitudes and extractive industries need to be transformed — starting with our broken food system. Exceptionally well documented article.

For most of American history, the light-skinned Jesus conjured up by white congregations demanded the preservation of inequality as part of the divine order.

How you can voice your opinion on legislative initiatives from the comfort of your armchair by registering for Arizona’s user-friendly RTS System. LAMA will help you!

The disability civil rights movement has many distinct narratives, but the prevailing themes are of community, justice and equity.

Do you or someone you know have the drive to help build ELCA World Hunger capacity o end hunger by deepening and expanding Lutheran advocacy efforts in synods, coalitions and networks? Now accepting applications.

Today, 1% of the world is a barely livable hot zone. By 2070, that portion could go up to 19%. Billions of people call this land home. Where will they go?

The Great American Outdoors Act will fix crumbling national park infrastructure and permanently support the popular Land and Water Conservation Fund. Both Senators Cinema and McSally sponsored this bill. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) is chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee.

The Sierra Club is attempting to reckon with the racist views of its co-founder, legendary naturalist John Muir. The announcement is the most significant move by an environmental group to address systemic racism after the killings of George Floyd and other Black Americans sparked widespread protests across the country.

The ELCA Civic Engagement and Voter Education Guide is a resource guide to encourage, empower and equip voter education and other responsible civic participation shaped by faith values.

On July 22, members of Congress will take a critical vote to repeal the discriminatory immigration policies that have marred our country’s legacy of being a safe haven for those fleeing violence and persecution. The NO BAN Act will repeal the harmful Muslim and African bans and strengthens the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion and nationality.