Presbyterian Mission Agency for the people act Archives

Freedom to Vote Act gets push from PC(USA) Washington office

Posted September 29th, 2021

The Washington office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is drumming up support for the Freedom to Vote Act.

A voting rights call to action

Posted July 22nd, 2021

The Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns released the following letter on Wednesday:

‘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.

Women’s Moral Monday March on Washington set for July 19

Posted July 16th, 2021

At least 100 women will gather in the nation’s capital at 11 a.m. Eastern Time July 19 for the Women’s Moral Monday March on Washington to fight for democracy, voting rights and a living wage.

PC(USA) advocacy director joins in Poor People’s Campaign events; you can too

Posted July 9th, 2021

The Rev. Jimmie Hawkins, Associate Director of Advocacy in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), will be participating with the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival in four weeks of “Moral Monday” non-violent direct action events to call for voting rights and the $15 minimum wage.

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.

PC(USA) Washington office backs ballot access bill

Posted January 7th, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness is calling on people to support a democracy reform package that has just been reintroduced by the House of Representatives.