action alert Archives

PC(USA) urges Biden to back broader global vaccine distribution

Posted August 9th, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness is renewing its call for the administration of President Joe Biden to support waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments to address the surge of cases around the world.

Presbyterians urged to speak out for millions of undocumented people

Posted July 26th, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness is asking people to contact their senators on behalf of millions of people living in the United States without immigration status.

PC(USA) advocacy offices urge end to Cuba embargo

Posted June 23rd, 2021

Prior to a meeting with the U.S. State Department, Catherine Gordon of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness was part of a group that met with partners working in Cuba to get a sense of current conditions in the island nation.

Presbyterians urged to contact Congress, President Biden to prevent further suffering in Israel-Palestine

Posted June 17th, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Office of Public Witness issued an Action Alert Thursday urging Presbyterians to contact their elected officials — including President Joe Biden — to prevent further suffering in Palestine and Israel.

Presbyterians urged to support Violence Against Women Act

Posted June 4th, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness (OPW) in Washington is calling on the United States Senate to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.

PC(USA)’s Washington office signs letter backing reparations legislation

Posted May 4th, 2021

The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness is among nearly 200 faith-based organizations, faith leaders, and advocates that have signed a letter urging Congressional leaders to support legislation to study reparations for African Americans.

Presbyterian Office of Public Witness supports minimum-wage hike

Posted March 16th, 2021

The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness is calling on Congress to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour to help lift low-wage workers out of poverty.

Washington office rallying support for democracy reform package

Posted March 2nd, 2021

The Washington Office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is once again rallying support for a democracy reform package known as the For the People Act to expand Americans’ access to the ballot box.

OPW advocates for United States to restore humanitarian aid for Palestinian refugees

Posted February 9th, 2021

The Washington Office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is encouraging the American people to rally behind Palestinian refugees by advocating for the restoration of U.S. funding to a vital humanitarian organization.

A sharper focus on Presbyterian advocacy

Posted January 21st, 2021

The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations in New York and Office of Public Witness (OPW) on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., have been natural collaborators for years.