Tag: equality

Voting Information Websites Roundup – Midterms Edition

Election day is soon for Americans. Every election and every race are important. The midterm elections are especially important as they effect which party controls Congress. Each elected official matters.…

Oppression is Not Peace

Within the last few days there has been a great deal of information coming out of Iran about the state-sanctioned beating and murder of a woman named Jîna Amini. It…

The Wealth Gap Shown to Scale

We have written before about the unevenness in opportunities and quality of life across America and the world. Most recently in our post on Environmental Health Disparities. But this is…

Voting Information Websites Roundup

The 2020 US Election is especially important. From the presidential election all the way down to local races. One of the best things that we as citizens can do to…

Environmental Health Disparities

Peace is more than just the absence of war. Peace is about every person having an equal chance. Regardless of who they are and where they live. A word that…

Black American Women Pioneers for Suffrage

LPF Forgotten Heroine Series Alice McCain, August 7, 2020 <Sojourner Truth Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (c1893)> Sojourner Truth. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Mary Ann…

Black Lives Matter Resources

Image from Wikimedia Commons. At LPF we are committed to racial justice. But we recognize that we as an organization have a lot of shortcomings. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in…

Mabel Lee: Chinese American Pioneer for Suffrage

Mabel Lee: Chinese American Pioneer for Suffrage May 2020, Asian Pacific Heritage Month LPF Forgotten Heroines Series Since the 19th century in the U.S., persons of Asian heritage have often…

In Praise of Women: Champions of Change

Amid the pandemic of 2020, women are among the essential frontline workers who have risen to the forefront of our awareness. First responders, doctors, nurses, assistants, nonmedical staff…

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…