What Can I Do?
Advocacy for Peace and Justice at Westminster
“Putting our faith into action with compassion to benefit all God’s people”
Westminster Presbyterian Church strives to offer opportunities for the congregation to share Jesus’ love and His call to seek justice by reaching out to make changes in public policies that impact the lives of all God’s people.
God calls on each of us to speak up for those who are hungry and oppressed, just as Moses spoke to the powers of his day. Jesus and his disciples, too, challenged both religious and political authorities to do the right thing. Since our faith calls us to seek justice, we take our concerns to those who have the power to implement justice on a large scale.
Maybe you are interested in issues of poverty, hunger and human needs, civil rights and religious liberties, health care or family issues. You can join an advocacy network on an issue you feel strongly about and make your voices heard!
“People are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you...”
Marian Wright Edelman.
Advocacy Links
Some suggestions for taking action for specific issues you care about:
| PCUSA Washington Office |
www.pcusa.org/washington |
| PCUSA UN Office | www.pcusa.org/peacemaking/un Learning more about important issues (such as racism and HIV/AIDS) and denomination advocates at the UN. |
| Hunger/Poverty | Bread for the World |
| The ONE Campaign | |
| World Vision | |
| The Hunger Site | |
| America's Second Harvest | |
| Children's Issues | Children's Defense Fund |
| Campaign for Children's Health Care | |
| Cover the Uninsured | |
| Human Rights | Amnesty International |
| Say No! to Torture | |
| Alternate Gift Giving | Heifer International |
| Alternative Gifts International |