Compassion Peace and Justice
Puerto Rico Travel Study Seminar
March 13 – March 20, 2023 Puerto Rico Travel Study Seminar: In the Aftermath of Catastrophe – The Political, Social and Racial Dynamics Revealed by Multiple Catastrophes and How the Church Is Responding to Them
Hunger Action Congregations Meet-up
There will be three virtual events: April 11, 2023 @ Noon (eastern) August 23, 2023 @ Noon (eastern) November 7, 2023 @ Noon (eastern)
Immigrant Community Forum Webinar
This is a 2-hour Zoom discussion, created in collaboration with Presbyterian Committee on Self Development of People www.pcusa.org/sdop and Louisville Metro Office for Immigrant Affairs https://louisvilleky.gov/government/office-immigrant-affairs. The event is for local community partners, volunteers, organizations, faith-based entities, and anyone interested in the work of engaging with others on issues of community organizing, social change, community... Read more »
Native Lands of the Southwest Travel Study Seminar
April 28 – May 7, 2023: Native Lands of the Southwest Travel Study Seminar: The Doctrine of Discovery and its Legacy Today
Struggle is Real webinar
This event is for congregations, mission/social justice committees, mid councils, local community partners, volunteers, community-based organizations, and anyone interested in the work of advocating for social justice issues and/or creating equity. Our purpose is to create an awareness around the intersectionality of poverty and other economic and social justice issues. We also want to provide... Read more »
Connecting the Dots: Shining the light in the shadows – Militarism in our daily life
This webinar will explore why our society is investing so heavily in military spending when we are confronted daily by urgent problems like poverty, broken infrastructure and environmental catastrophes. We'll examine the powers and forces within our society that are at play and what work needs to be done to repair our world. Registration Link:... Read more »
World Refugee Day Virtual Faith Vigil
Rev. Sunny Kang, PCUSA pastor, senior pastor at United University Church in LA (Pacific Presbytery) has agreed to speak as part of the World Refugee Day Vigil, hosted by the Interfaith Immigration Coalition. Join us in lifting up the voices of refugees and asylum seekers, offering prayers, and mobilizing our faith communities. · Share testimonies... Read more »
Matthew 25 eradicating systemic poverty workshop on measuring impact
We know the shifts we need to make personally, corporately and systematically in order to end poverty. How do we know if our work to end poverty does in fact contribute towards the systemic and structural changes needed to truly do so? What are the critical elements of measuring our impact that help us to... Read more »
Hunger Action Congregations Meet-up
There will be three virtual events: April 11, 2023 @ Noon (eastern) August 23, 2023 @ Noon (eastern) November 7, 2023 @ Noon (eastern)
Matthew 25 eradicating systemic poverty workshop on community organizing and advocacy
This online workshop will cover concepts of community organizing, movement building, and public policy/corporate policy advocacy as vital models for tackling root causes of poverty. We will have a speaker from a local Congregation Based Community Organization (CBCO) on community organizing, someone from the Office of Public Witness to address policy advocacy, and we hope... Read more »