Ecumenical Advocacy Days

Washington, DC, USA

 

This will be the fifth annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days conference, held in Washington DC, March 9-12, 2007. The theme, "and How are the Children?" will guide and inspire this gathering of over 1,000 religious advocates. Experts will train participants on advocacy and policy issues, and on Monday, the conference will conclude with lobby visits on Capitol Hill.

A complete schedule and registration information for Ecumenical Advocacy Days is available at http://advocacydays.org/index.php

According to the group's mission statement, "Ecumenical Advocacy Days is a movement of the ecumenical Christian community, and its recognized partners and allies, grounded in biblical witness and our shared traditions of justice, peace and the integrity of creation. Our goal, through worship, theological reflection and opportunities for learning and witness, is to strengthen our Christian voice and to mobilize for advocacy on a wide variety of U.S. domestic and international policy issues."

Sponsors include several USCWCC member churches and their agencies, including:

• American Friends Service Committee
• Brethren Witness/Washington Office
• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
• Decade to Overcome Violence
• Disciples Justice Action Network
• Episcopal Church USA
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• Friends Committee on National Legislation
• Global Ministries (UCC/DOC)
• Lutheran World Relief
• National Ministries- American Baptist Churches USA
• Presbyterian Church (USA)
• Progressive National Baptist Convention
• Reformed Church in America
• United Church of Christ
• United Methodist Church
• UMC - General Board of Church and Society
• UMC - General Board of Global Ministries Women's Division
• World Council of Churches

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