#ThursdaysInBlack : 'The world needs to see that these pains are real and bring suffering. Our arts tried to translate what the marks on the bodies seemed unable to do.''
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Lydia Funck from Bread for the World shared:

‘Gender-based violence is a horrific reality affecting countless lives worldwide. 🖤

#EndGenderBasedViolence #GenderJustice

Happy International Workers Day!

#VICPP #workers #allfaithsbelieveinjustice #VA #socialjustice

Gathering as “church together for the sake of the world God loves,” @LAMPA will hold an advocacy day May 9 to rally against hunger & climate change. More from our ELCA-affiliated state public policy offices in the April update:
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Let's stand together against gender-based violence! 💪🖤 At #WorkingTogether2024 , participants show their solidarity with #ThursdaysinBlack , advocating to #EndViolence . Your voice matters—join the movement for change. 🌍🕊️ #Solidarity #MakeADifference
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This week, we had a delegation of ELCA Advocacy visiting the communion office. They attended the UN Forum of people of African descent, discussing and networking with other organizations how the church can be safe and empowering for everyone. #racism #humanrights LWF Action for Justice

'Today we're here because homelessness is about humanity. If it's seen as an individual problem, criminalizing it seems logical. But it's bigger than one person. Housing is cheaper, improves public health, and aligns with our theological values.' - Pastor Matthew Best

Congressional members met with faith leaders including LutheransRestoring and ELCA advocacy staff on Capitol Hill for an Interfaith Earth Day Service of Celebration on Apr. 18 to reflect, celebrate and recommit ourselves to caring for our shared planet

Congressional members met with faith leaders including LutheransRestoring and ELCA advocacy staff on Capitol Hill for an Interfaith Earth Day Service of Celebration on Apr. 18 to reflect, celebrate and recommit ourselves to caring for our shared planet

🌍 H.H. Dr Rufus Ositelu, WCC President from Africa, shares the commitment of the Mothers' Union of the Church of the Lord, standing strong for 🖤 ThursdaysinBlack 🖤 at their recent Triennial Convention in Nigeria.

🤝🏻Join the movement 👉 ow.ly/HBOX50RiOQ3

As Congress deliberates on the #FarmBill , add your voice in advocacy for conservation measures and climate-smart policies that align with our faith values and address the urgent challenges of our time. New Action Alert from ELCA.org/advocacy/actio….

We are happy to host the LWF Youth delegation to the #ECOSOC Youth Forum 16-18 April 2024.

Join us on Thursday April 18, 2024 for our event ' Threads of Innovation: Investing in Youth-led Programs to Achieve the 2030 Agenda. 
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ELCA World Hunger's 'Health and Hunger' toolkit will help introduce you to the intersections between health and hunger. Through activities and conversation, explore these intersections and our appropriate responses.
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We are attending the 23rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues starting today April 15-26. The theme is “Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Self-determination…: Emphasizing the Voices of Indigenous Youth”

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With a series of fourteen videos, the youth desk of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong (ELCHK) aims to reach young people with the Gospel and strengthen their faith.

Look here: lutheranworld.org/news/hong-kong…

Lutheran Disaster Response works closely with AMMPARO, the migrant ministry of the ELCA. Learn more about it here: bit.ly/43V5TUA

Today and tomorrow, join faith partners urging Senate to vote for reducing child poverty & expanding the Child Tax Credit. Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or use our Action Alert to make your voice heard: support.elca.org/site/Advocacy?… #EndChildPoverty

ELCA Advocacy Twitter has a new #banner ! Find the full social statement:
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Come, Let Us Celebrate Together, a devotional guide by the Latin America and Caribbean youth network, is an invitation to worship and action on climate justice, gender justice, and migration.

Read more: lutheranworld.org/blog/devotion-…

LWFyouth #Genderjustice #climate #migration