Guess Who’s Coming to Advocacy Days?
Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2010 in Mamie
Okay, so it is probably not going to get made into a movie with Sidney Poitier, but it is still sure to be worth your time….
Our partners in the IPC are calling on us increasingly to be faithful advocates for them in the political arena, and this year’s EAD theme on immigrants, refugees, and displaced persons touches precisely on one of the issues closest to our accompaniment program. Ecumenical Advocacy Days is a great place to learn about these issues and how to engage effectively in political advocacy. If you’re like me and feel any hesitancy or uncertainty about how to be an advocate and contact your Congressional delegation, Advocacy Days provides tools and support to help you overcome those fears and get involved in making your voice heard.
Ecumenical Advocacy Days March 19-22 Washington DC
A Place to Call Home: Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Peoples
www.advocacydays.org
Richard and I are planning on returning and attending the conference as well as going to the Hill on Monday, so we hope you can join us! Consider this a very tangible way that you too can accompany the church here without taking quite such a long trip. We hope someone from the Iglesia Presbiteriana will be able to come and share as well, so you will be able to meet some of the folks we work with first hand. Hope to see you in Washington!
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Hi Mamie – Don’t know if you remember me but I was on the mission trip in Guastatoya in April 2000 (the one from Dallas who was afraid of heights but climbed that hill every day anyway to help build a house at the top!). I now live in Alexandria, VA and Jane Els sent me your link. I will plan to attend the Advocacy Days and hopefully we can meet up at some point!! Wonderful to read your blog!