Our first annual lobby day at the California State Capitol! We are grateful to all who attended to lift up the voices of the marginalized.

In response to COVID-19, we are hosting live advocacy updates on Wednesdays at noon. During the call, we will answer questions about our state and federal legislative processes and direct quick advocacy activity. Topic: Advocacy in Quarantine Time: Mar 25, 2020 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)         Every 7 days,…

Please sign up for a conversation with Rev. Roger Willer on the ELCA’s Draft Social Message on Government and Civic Engagement: Discipleship in a Democracy. A link for the virtual meeting will be sent prior to the event for all who register. Prior to the hearing, please read the draft social message. Social messages are…

In response to COVID-19, we are hosting live advocacy updates on Wednesdays at noon. During the call, we will answer questions about our state and federal legislative processes and direct quick advocacy activity. Topic: Advocacy in Quarantine Time: Mar 25, 2020 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)         Every 7 days,…

@ 12pm via Zoom - sign up here for the link! 25 minutes of legislative updates, 5 minutes of action. *This event is in lieu of Lobby Day, 2020, which has been canceled due to COVID-19.

A NATIONWIDE VIGIL FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE Faith leaders host nationwide candlelight vigil in solidarity with detained undocumented immigrants leading hunger strike and other actions to protest inhumane and unsafe conditions in ICE detention facilities The Lutheran Office of Public Policy – California along with faith-based policy organizations across the country condemn deplorable conditions in ICE…

What your white church can do to support Black liberation A policy analysis and discussion on Proposition 16: Ending the Ban on Affirmative Action. For pastors and lay leaders. In 1996, CA voters passed Prop 209 which banned affirmative action in California's public institutions. Twenty-four years have passed, and California voters will decide in November…

WHOHigh schoolers, young adults, youth leaders, and anyone who cares about civic engagement. WHATA forum/policy discussion on the upcoming November ballot measure, Prop 18, which will allow some 17-year olds to vote some of the time. WHEN4:30PM on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 WHEREHosted on ZOOM by the Lutheran Office of Public Policy - California LEARN…

Sign up link here!!! California is a vast state filled with people that celebrate God's diversity; sadly our state hasn't done enough to live into this joy. We are voting YES on Proposition 16 this November so that we can continue the fight for the beautiful wholeness of our Church, so we can work alongside…