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July 2014
Good Jobs Nation Action
Please join us for an interfaith breaking of the bread, Tuesday July 29th, at Columbus Circle, Union Station. Faith leaders will be coming out to stand in support of low-wage federal contract workers who are calling on the President to create Good Jobs Nation. We will break bread together to symbolically declare there is enough abundance among us that all people can partake of the fruits of Creation.
Find out more »August 2014
Moral Week of Action
The Moral Week of Action is an expansion of the Moral Mondays movement that started in North Carolina. This week, people in states across the U.S. will march on their state capitals to demand voting rights, Medicaid expansion, labor rights, and environmental justice. A full list of states participating as well as the contact information for each state organizer is listed after the video explaining the need for a moral week of action: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUA-nDeJ8-o?rel=0] State Contacts for the Moral…
Find out more »October 2014
Nuns on the Bus
Our partners at Network, a Catholic Social Justice Lobby, are on the road from now until Election Day! Check out their schedule to see when they'll be near you!
Find out more »November 2014
Looking Ahead: What do the elections mean for those in poverty?
Please join us on Nov. 20th from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST for a conference call analyzing the impact of the midterm elections. Details can be found here. Please register at: www.rac.org/calls
Find out more »June 2015
Children’s Budget Summit 2015
Please join us June 24th for our annual First Focus Children's Budget Summit. Attendees will be the first to receive a copy of Children's Budget 2015, a detailed look at the over 200 federal investments in children and families. Featuring: Patrick McCarthy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Annie E. Casey Foundation Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) Other agenda highlights include a panel discussion on the federal budget as well as how investments in asset building and financial security can help kids and their…
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September 2015
Labor Sabbath on The State of Things Public Radio
Join EPI's executive director Sekinah Hamlin on The State of Things Public Radio today at noon: http://wunc.org/programs/state-things#stream/0
Find out more »March 2016
Standing with Women and Families Forum
This forum brings together women of faith, organizations and stakeholders who organize, represent or advocate for women and their families. Together, we will strategize about increasing our collective power in order to advance fairness, opportunity and self-determination for all women.
Find out more »April 2016
Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice — Lift Every Voice! Racism, Power & Class
Join hundreds of Christian advocates from across the country in the nation’s capital for Ecumenical Advocacy Days. The theme this year is Lift Every Voice! – Racism, Power & Class. EAD will feature dynamic speakers, enriching skill-building workshops and inspiring corporate worship. Rev. Dr. William Barber, president of the North Carolina NAACP and the convener of the Forward Together Moral Movement; Marian Wright-Edelman, founder and president, Children’s Defense Fund; and, Rev. Amy Gopp, vice president of external relations for IMA…
Find out more »April 2018
Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace w/ Justice Annual Conference
"A World Uprooted: Responding to Migrants, Refugees and Displaced People" Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2018 will focus on the uprootedness of our world. We will analyze current policy and envision ways to more fully and justly respond to the global and local needs of displaced communities. Through prayer, worship, advocacy training, and networking, we will seek policy changes that advance hope and overcome the devastating impacts of conflict, climate change and corruption on God’s people. Join us in the nation’s capital…
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