2018 Monthly PA Legislative Advocacy Reports

December 2018 Advocacy November 2018 Advocacy October 2018 Advocacy IJC statement on Tree of Life shooting Federal Government Resources for Protecting Houses of Worship August 2018 Advocacy July 2018 Advocacy June 2018 Advocacy May 2018 Report April 2018 Advocacy Report March …

2017 Monthly PA Legislative Advocacy Reports

December 2017 Advocacy Report November 2017 Advocacy Report October 2017 Advocacy Report September 2017 Advocacy Report August 2017 Advocacy Report July 2017 Advocacy Report June 2017 Advocacy Report SB554 “Human Trafficking” Letter May 2017 Advocacy Report April 2017 Advocacy Report …

CONAM forum to explore Native American mascots, Nov. 8 on Zoom

After decades of losses in their fight against the misuse of Native American culture for sports team mascots, advocates gained a rare major victory this past summer. That’s when the NFL’s Washington Football Team adopted that temporary identity after suddenly …

People of color to seek insights, remedies to racial trauma

The Rev. R. Dandridge Collins, Ph.D., will help people of color from the Eastern PA Conference unveil the often hidden trauma experienced from racism and seek paths to transformational healing during a dialogue on Zoom on Saturday, October 17, from …

DACA Dreamers to share their stories, Oct. 31

Meet and learn about DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) immigrants, known as Dreamers, through a virtual encounter with several of them on Saturday, Oct. 31, 10 to 11:30 AM, on Zoom. That’s when several of these young, lifelong U.S. residents who are …

Latino Commission continues lay training classes on Zoom

The Eastern PA Conference Latino Commission has moved its lay theological education program online since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the end of in-person classes. Its popular classes resume this Saturday, Oct. 10, with a half-day session on Preaching II, taught …

Seminar to help churches respond to domestic violence in families

By John W. Coleman October is annually National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time when attention to the ongoing crisis in domestic and intimate-partner violence increases thanks to the media and planned educational events. The Eastern PA Conference’s Domestic Violence …