ELCA Global Mission describes accompaniment as “walking together in a solidarity that practices interdependence and mutuality.” Filipinos, who were under Spanish rule for 300 years, call this concept pakikisama, “to…
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Allies Needed for Asian Americans Targeted for Violence
Just Mercy: A Call for Compassion and Justice
The images are riveting —TV newsclips about men released from prison after serving decades for crimes they did not commit. “I just want to get on with my life,” they…
Read MoreThe New Jim Crow
On April 4th we remember the tragic 51st anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. While Dr. King and other civil rights leaders largely succeeded in…
Read MoreStop Bullies at Work!
Learn More. Enact Legislation. Raise Awareness. Bullying is a terrible pain-inflicting reality. Schoolyard and teen bullying are major concerns. Yet workplace bullying of adults, by their bosses or coworkers, is…
Read MoreThe Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
A hopeful development happening right now is the Poor People’s Campaign, co-launched on May 14, 2018 by Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Rev. William J. Barber II, the architect of…
Read MoreBirthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and…
Read MoreMORAL MONDAY AND THE FORWARD TOGETHER MOVEMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA
The Wake County Chapter of LPF has actively participated in the Moral Monday and Forward Together Movement which began in North Carolina on April 29, 2013. They have attended the weekly…
Read MoreFerguson, Responding to the Continuing Tragedy
The grand jury has decided to not charge the police officer who shot and killed an unarmed teen in the Ferguson suburb of St. Louis three months ago. The decision…
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