November 2012

Palestine’s bid to the UN

November 28, 2012

As many of you know, Palestine is submitting a bid at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, 11/29/2012 to become an observer member state in the UN. The presiding bishop of the ELCA, Rev Mark Hanson, is in support of Palestine’s bid and has sent a letter to president Barack Obama asking that the US support Palestine’s bid to upgrade [...]

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We Belong Together!

November 15, 2012

Come join us in an opportunity for children and youth of all ages to engage in advocacy about immigration issues.  According to the most recent executive orders regarding deportation of undocumented immigrants, those who are not criminals and who have family ties in the United States are not supposed to be targeted for deportation.  However, [...]

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Congratulation Social Justice Winners!

November 8, 2012

We have had many wonderful, deserving organizations in the running for the Social Justice awards and the following three were elected in the annual voting process: Lutheran Volunteers Corp  Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC) unites full-time stipended Volunteers with financial supporters, non-profit organizations and ministries to work for peace with justice across the nation. In addition [...]

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