ELCA Advocacy Action Center
Please select an Action Alert to take action on vital issues affecting our communities right now.
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COVID-19 Response Still Needed
Negotiations around policies and funding to address impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have resumed with President Biden and lawmakers.
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Peace Not Walls - February
Tell President Biden: Holding the government of Israel accountable for human rights abuses is not anti-Semitism.
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Reauthorize VAWA including Strong Provisions for Native Women
VAWA funds shelters and crisis centers, supports a national hotline for victims, and trains law enforcement to better investigate violence against women and offer support to survivors.
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Support EITC and CTC in COVID-19 relief
Congress is considering new legislation to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Included in that package is a proposal that would expand and improve the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) for low-wage workers and families
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Support Legislation to Keep Women and Girls Safe
A bipartisan group of legislators has recently introduced the Safe from the Start Act of 2021(H.R. 571), a bill to improve our capacity to prevent gender-based violence and provide early interventions in across the world.