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VOTE! The Arizona Primary Election is August 2
Arizona will hold its primary election Aug. 2, along with the states of Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington. ALL Arizona voters can vote in the primary, regardless of party affiliation.
Feeding Ministries Guide from ELCA World Hunger
If you are interested in starting a feeding ministry, this guide will provide tips and strategies for planning, sourcing food, engaging volunteers and much more. If you are part of an existing feeding ministry, you will find ideas for growing, expanding or reimagining the work you are already doing.
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.
2022 Legislative Bill Tracker: Civic Engagement and Voting Integrity Post-session Update
An update on the voter integrity bills we tracked through the 2022 legislative session. The bill tracker and analysis on civic engagement and voter integrity is courtesy of Arizona Faith Network and their team of legislative analysts.
Open Call to Faithful Arizonans: Be a Poll Worker in 2022
We are called to conversation and prayer around our role as U.S. residents and as people of faith in ensuring our election systems promote dignity and respect for all. We are called to act by speaking out as advocates and engaging in local efforts to guarantee the right to vote to all citizens.
Community Gardens How-To Guide
This Community Gardens How-To Guide is filled with wisdom harvested by congregations whose community gardens have become vital parts of their ministry. 28-pg guide includes practical tips on logistics, crafting a vision and incorporating your garden into the life of your congregation. ELCA World Hunger.
Key questions answered about Aug. 2 primary election
July 5 at 11:59 pm is the last day to register to vote in the AZ primary on Aug. 2. Arizona will hold its primary election Aug. 2, along with the states of Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington. Arizona’s general election is Nov. 8, at the same time as the rest of the nation.
August congressional recess opportunity
Plan ahead for August! ELCA Advocacy provides timely questions and talking points based upon ELCA Advocacy priorities of hunger, housing and homelessness, infrastructure and climate change, U.S. Asylum and Immigration Policy, Tribal/U.S. Government relations and more.
Arizona Hunger Policy Retreat Registration is Open
Are you interested in working to alleviate hunger in Arizona? Your voice matters! If you have experience or interest in working with hunger advocates to strategize for the 2023 legislative session in Arizona, now is the time to make a difference.
GCS Manna Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications
Apply by July 31, 2022! Manna Grants are intended to support new and continuing projects in the Grand Canyon Synod that work to alleviate hunger and address the root causes of hunger, and which demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion in leadership and decision-making.
LAMA Advocacy Update: June 2022
June 2022. ELCA Advocacy publishes monthly updates from Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (SPPOs) ~ LAMA included ~ in the ELCA Advocacy BLOG each month.
Tell Congress: Prioritize housing and homeless programs in the FY23 federal budget
By June 30, Faith-based Sign On Letter: Help stop cyclical homelessness by supporting Housing First, a strategic model that helps stop cyclical homelessness and keeps the most vulnerable stably housed. From ELCA Advocacy.
Wanted: Friends to collect signatures for ‘Arizonans for Fair Elections’ ballot initiative
Join Arizona Faith Network and partners from their Voting Rights Coalition across Arizona for their Summer Signature Kickoff to save Democracy. We bring the petitions and train you!
Democracy in Action: Four days in DC
Hunger advocates from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C. on June 6-7 for the 2022 Bread for the World Advocacy Summit. LAMA director Solveig Muus joined colleagues for the two days of worship, training, strategy, fellowship and advocacy on Capitol Hill. And signtseeing.
Arizona Hunger Policy Workgroup Awarded 2022 Vitalyst Foundation SPARK Grant
The Vitalyst Health Foundation announced on Friday that Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA) and its Arizona Hunger Policy Workgroup partners was awarded a 2022 SPARK Grant. The $20,000 grant was one of eleven SPARK Grants awarded by Vitalyst this year.
ELCA Social Message: Community Violence
ELCA Social Message “Community Violence” urges us to become more involved in countering the reality and fear of violence in our communities and our neighbors’ communities, pursuing justice and seeking peace no matter how long the journey or complex the challenge.
A 60-Day Journey Toward Justice in a Culture of Gun Violence
ELCA Resources on gun violence include “A 60-Day Journey Toward Justice in a Culture of Gun Violence,” as well as an easy-to-use guide and appendix noting key documents and actions and a gun violence litany.
PURPLE: America, We Need to Talk
PURPLE: America, We Need to Talk tells the story of everyday Americans with opposing viewpoints confronting their disagreements head-on and discovering the humanity and concerns that lie behind each other’s positions.