office of public witness

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

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.

Keeping the least of these from losing their homes

The Washington office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is helping to make the public aware of billions of dollars in federal rental assistance intended to provide a safety net for struggling households, even after a national eviction moratorium is set to expire this weekend.

Advocacy offices publish letter of solidarity with Cuba’s churches and its people

Dear Cuban Siblings in Christ: We stand before God today in the Spirit of peace, dialogue, and as ones who have been called to the ministry of reconciliation. We express our solidarity to the Synod of the Presbyterian Reformed Church of Cuba, to your local congregations, presbyteries, and especially to each one of your members and their families. And we send our continued prayers and solidarity to the Cuban people. 

‘We have nothing to lose but our chains’

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) joins ecumenical call for reparations commission

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness participated in an ecumenical call on Tuesday to support a bill before the House of Representatives calling for a commission to study reparations for people who are Black following centuries of injustice.

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

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.