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Welcome to our Website! |
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Support our Advocacy Ministry Support for the Council’s Advocacy Ministry is always welcome! Go to our online support page and enter “Advocacy Ministry Support” under “Comments.” |
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Take Action! Visit our “Take Action” page for current Council alerts and other important actions. Actions: Support Adequate & Equitable Education Funding for PA |
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Recent News ACES Climate Change Bill Passes U.S. House on June 26—Learn more... Please visit our weblog for the latest news and information, and check out our periodic news summaries (see “Subscribe” box to the left) Subscribe to our weblog via RSS (What is RSS?) or e-mail.
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Priority Issues The Council has adopted the following top two priorities for the 2009-2010 legislative session: · Human Needs, which includes housing, food, energy, and health care—those things needed to create a decent life · Public Education, seeking comprehensive, fair, adequate, and cost effective public education for all children and youth For a full list of the Council’s advocacy issues, Principles for Public Advocacy, and policy papers, click here. |
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Resources Visit our “Resources” page for a comprehensive listing of resources and links to where they can be found by issue. Featured Resources · A Faith-Inspired Vision of Health Care, including: · Newsletter articles · Bulletin inserts · Newsletter/bulletin blurbs Scroll down to “Educate Your Congregation…” · Ending U.S.-Sponsored Torture Forever: A Study Resource for People of Faith |
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Partners The Pennsylvania Council of Churches Advocacy Ministry works in partnership and coalition with many organizations at the state and national levels. Some important partners include: Pennsylvania · PennFuture (environment) · Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty National · Faithful Reform in Health Care |
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Join People of Faith Everywhere... Opportunities to join with persons from many faith traditions for worship and advocacy: · Common Good, Common Wealth: A Call to Renew the Holy Experiment of Pennsylvania |
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CONNECT with other advocates via our Facebook group— Pennsylvania Council of Churches Advocates Follow us on Twitter |
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Through the Public Advocacy Ministry of the Pennsylvania Council of Churches we... · empower people of faith, through education and skill-building, to make a difference for the common good in the public square; · advocate on behalf of the Council's member church bodies before Pennsylvania's legislative and administrative branches of government. Please join us in helping to build a more just society! Public Advocacy is one of several ministries of the Pennsylvania Council of Churches. To learn more about the Council, visit the main website at www.pachurches.org. |
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Featured Video
The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. |
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Events Visit our “Calendar” page for an event calendar and complete listings of events. Important Events · National Single Payer Health Care Rally—Washington, DC, July 30 · Labor in the Pulpits—Labor Day Weekend 2009 |
