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Ecumenical Advocacy Days Spring Summit attendees hold a prayer vigil at the Pentagon

Posted May 22nd, 2024

Walking north from their conference center to the Pentagon during a heavy rainfall on Saturday, Ecumenical Advocacy Days Spring Summit attendees held a prayer vigil seeking God’s help bringing peace to people and places across the world that need it the most.

Webinar hosted by a PC(USA) partner explores reimagining Independence Day

Posted July 4th, 2023

The Philadelphia-based American Friends Service Committee, which partners with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on issues including immigration, invited those attending a webinar last week to reimagine Independence Day with help from four panelists, many of them immigrants.

Drone warfare the subject of an informative webinar hosted by a PC(USA) partner

Posted January 4th, 2023

Last month’s webinar “Drone War, Tech Assassinations and the Future of Conflict” provided viewers with a thoughtful examination of policies, the law and the theology around the deadly use of drones and included ways Presbyterians and others can learn more and make their beliefs known to lawmakers and the Biden administration.

The work of caring for immigrants is spreading north of the border, PC(USA)-sponsored webinar reports

Posted December 15th, 2022

A more humane immigration system will aid not only communities along the U.S.-Mexico border ministering to asylum seekers, but also organizations in the interior portions of the country increasingly called upon to help endangered and harassed people who are fleeing for their life.

BIPOC leaders talk climate justice

Posted March 3rd, 2022

A diverse group of panelists concerned about how vulnerable communities are being impacted locally and globally by climate change and climate justice issues was featured in a webinar this week by the Washington office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and some of its partners.

Thursday’s peace webinar to shed light on U.S.-Iran relations

Posted February 12th, 2020

Tension between Iran and the United States will be the focus of a webinar Thursday by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness (OPW), the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and various other partners for peace.