Hunger, Immigration, Voting Rights: LAMA Highlights Key Advocacy Opportunities
Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA) has released its latest weekly newsletter, featuring advocacy opportunities, upcoming events, and news impacting communities across Arizona and beyond.
This week’s featured action alert from ELCA Witness in Society urges Lutherans to contact Congress in support of essential hunger and agriculture funding, including programs such as Women, Infants & Children (WIC). Proposed federal budget cuts could significantly impact families already struggling with food insecurity.
The newsletter also highlights several upcoming opportunities for engagement, including the AFN Faithful Voter AZ Committee meeting on Thursday, May 14, an Anti-Hunger & Food Systems Advocacy Call on Friday, May 15, and a LAMA visit to Sierra Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Vista on Sunday, May 17.
Additional featured articles include:
LAMA joining faith leaders in conversations with Senator Ruben Gallego regarding immigration and ICE policies.
An ELCA appeal urging clemency for Arizona inmate Leroy McGill.
Information on Arizona’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program, with applications due June 12.
Domestic Hunger Grants from ELCA World Hunger, with letters of inquiry due July 1.
As an advocacy ministry of the Grand Canyon Synod, LAMA continues to equip Lutherans and congregations for faithful public witness grounded in justice, mercy, and accompaniment of vulnerable neighbors.
We encourage readers across the synod to explore the full newsletter, participate in upcoming events, and stay connected with ongoing advocacy efforts throughout Arizona.
