Advocacy Update

While it seems like we could write our legislators about something just about every day, our next 5th Sunday letter signing is June 29. If you would like to suggest a topic, please be in touch with New Journey’s Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona liaison, Kris Bartanen.

In the meantime, step into voicing your opinion via one or more of this week’s alerts:

• ELCA Lenten Action Alert: Support schools, universities and students — Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona

• ELCA Lenten Action Alert: Child Tax Credit — Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona

• ELCA Lenten Action Alert: Protect clean energy jobs and investments — Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona

• ELCA Lenten Action Alert: Oppose Mass Deportations — Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona

If you would like to receive information about issue alerts, here are some options:

• Learn about ELCA’s commitments as a publicly engaged church: Advocacy.

• ELCA Advocacy has a new podcast! Find "Here I Pod from ELCA Advocacy" wherever you get your podcasts, hosted by Regina Q. Banks. The first four (30-minute) episodes discuss housing and homelessness, climate care, Christian nationalism, and foreign assistance funding.

• Join Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona at lamaz.org for weekly updates and announcements.