Advocacy Updates

Spiritual Resources for Earth Day and Creation Care Sunday Earth Day is Friday, and the Episcopal Church celebrates Creation Care this Sunday. The Diocese of San Diego offers an array … Read more

EPA webinar:  Interfaith Panel on Climate Change, April 20, 2 p.m. Speakers will connect their faith – including Catholicism, evangelical Christianity, and Islam – to the need to act on … Read more

Ecumenical Advocacy Days April 25-27 Also known as EAD, this is an annual gathering of Christian advocates and activists across different denominations.  This year’s will be virtual, and costs $75.  … Read more

Bypassing transparency, Ohio Redistricting Commission adopts slight revision of state district plan Ohio Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional In a late-night vote held March 28 over the objections of the minority, … Read more

Cincinnati launches update of Green Plan; Opportunity for churches The City of Cincinnati is inviting broad community input to develop its newest Green Plan, pledging to work even harder to … Read more

Congress passes Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Bill By an unanimous vote, the US Senate passed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which defines lynching, makes it a federal hate crime and establishes … Read more

Ohio’s redistricting battle intensifies The Ohio Redistricting Commission passed a new Congressional plan on March 2, using a map that was revealed to the public and the minority party members … Read more

Your church can take effective action now Don’t let government impasse over climate policy stop you The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report this week with … Read more

Today’s update includes calls to action on Ohio’s rapidly-moving Permitless Conceal Carry bill, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, Ohio’s redistricting battle, and webinars on stewardship of creation … Read more

Ohio Redistricting Commission must redraw all the maps, but has scheduled no public hearings As expected, the Ohio Legislature did no work on redrawing Congressional districts after the Ohio Supreme … Read more

Ohio Supreme Court rejects revised state district maps General Assembly unlikely to succeed in passing new Congressional maps this week In another 4-3 ruling, the majority of the Ohio Supreme … Read more

Redrawn Ohio district maps challenged in court, Ohio Legislature delaying work on Congressional maps Meeting almost entirely out of public view, the Ohio Redistricting Commission voted 5-2 on party lines … Read more