Presbyterian Mission Agency filibuster Archives

Presbyterians asked to solidify congressional support for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Posted August 2nd, 2022

Monday’s Action Alert from the Office of Public Witness asks Presbyterians to contact their U.S. senator to urge support for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ahead of the Senate recess scheduled to begin Aug. 8.

Presbyterian pastor joins hunger strike for voting rights

Posted January 13th, 2022

The pastor of a Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona, has joined a hunger strike by an interfaith coalition that wants Congress to pass voting rights legislation by Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 17.

‘We have nothing to lose but our chains’

Posted July 20th, 2021

Singing freedom songs and fighting for voting rights and a living wage on Monday, women from around the country converged on Washington, D.C., for a march and season of action by the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC) and its supporters.

PC(USA) Advocacy Director joins call to end filibuster

Posted April 6th, 2021

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Associate Director of Advocacy the Rev. Jimmie Hawkins participated in a Poor People’s Campaign event Monday, calling for the end of the filibuster in the United States Senate.