Advocacy Opportunities During Lent
Photo Treat – photos (attached at bottom) of events that a few OSLC members participated in this month….well done! Melanie Reed – March 8 Women’s March – Old Town FC; Dave Leininger – March 22 – National “Protect Our Parks” rally at RMNP; “Fight Oligarchy” rally in Greeley March 21 – many from OSLC attended -photos by Becky Shelley.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Tuesday, April 1| 6-7pm | Zoom – Rocky Mountain SynodAdvocacy – discuss/discern RMS advocacy moving forward with our Bishop Aelabouni. Come with your questions and ideas. Here is theZoom Link Meeting ID: 494 372 9991 Passcode: Lutheran
April 2-6 ACT Human Rights Film Festival Purchase tickets by 3/25 for a discount Tickets more information: Information/
Saturday, April 5 – noon-2 pm: “Hands Off! Fort Collins Fights Back” Mobilization Rally, Civic Center Park– nationwide, nonviolent demonstration, protesting draconian cuts to Medicaid, USAID, Veterans benefits, and so much more. Register to Attend From Larimer League of Women Voters: Not surprisingly, the Fort Collins April 5 Hands Off! Rally is moving to a new location to accommodate more participants. It will now be held in the Civic Center Park 225 Laporte Ave.
Bring signs or props → Make your message visible! (Ideas: “HANDS OF MEDICAID!,” “HANDS OFF OUR DATA!”, “HANDS OFF DEMOCRACY!”, “HANDS OFF SCHOOLS!”) Recruit friends → The more people, the more power. Record everything → Post photos/videos with #HandsOff
We’re fighting for democracy. Let’s make them listen.
June 9-11, Washington, D.C. Bread for the World Advocacy Summit to End Hunger
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CURRENT CALLS FOR ADVOCACY & SUPPORT:
Lutheran Family Services: We had several (refugee) families arrive in December and January who rely on support from our office while they make the transition to form their new lives and begin working in the United States, who are now facing the loss of financial support for housing and basic needs. If you are interested in making a financial donation to our office, please do so by donating online HERE
The most effective way to contact your legislators is by phone. Search for “5 Calls: Contact Your Congress” in your app store and then download the app. When you set up the app, it will automatically connect you to your legislators, help you to find the issues you care about, and give you a sample script for your call.
Here are some current issues that are at the forefront:
- Stop the Dismantling of USAID Eighty-three percent of all U.S. aid contracts have been officially cancelled. Without lifesaving aid, tens of millions of people will be at risk of losing access to clean water, sanitation, nutrition assistance, and medicine. Children are especially vulnerable unless these programs are restored and protected. In-depth article in the NYT: Kristof Article
- Reject Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid The recent C.R. passed by both houses of Congress includes drastic cuts to Medicaid, the healthcare lifeline for more than 70 million Americans.
SHARES (from OSLC members)
DOGE inefficiency: https://wapo.
Trump’s “Second American Revolution”: Carnegie Endowment Analysis
How to resist autocracy: NY Times Article
Analysis of why Trump won: https://www.nytimes.com/
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