Blog Archives: advocacy

Image from Wikimedia Commons. At LPF we are committed to racial justice. But we recognize that we as an organization have a lot of shortcomings. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in…

Mabel Lee: Chinese American Pioneer for Suffrage May 2020, Asian Pacific Heritage Month  LPF Forgotten Heroines Series Since the 19th century in the U.S., persons of Asian heritage have often…

     Amid the pandemic of 2020, women are among the essential frontline workers who have risen to the forefront of our awareness.  First responders, doctors, nurses, assistants, nonmedical staff…

ELCA Global Mission describes accompaniment as “walking together in a solidarity that practices interdependence and mutuality.” Filipinos, who were under Spanish rule for 300 years, call this concept pakikisama, “to…

The images are riveting —TV newsclips about men released from prison after serving decades for crimes they did not commit. “I just want to get on with my life,” they…

Being devalued and discriminated against due to age is extremely common in the U.S. It can run the gamut from young adults not being taken seriously, to older adults being…

LPF members live out their faith in ways that challenge societal practices about violence and defense. Earlier this year, outgoing LPF Board member Bruce Radtke traveled to Creech Air Force…

How often do you celebrate the women in your life, to show your appreciation and to strengthen them? Imagine doing this and boosting women’s equality too! March 8 is International…

Learn More.  Enact Legislation.  Raise Awareness. Bullying is a terrible pain-inflicting reality.  Schoolyard and teen bullying are major concerns.  Yet workplace bullying of adults, by their bosses or coworkers, is…

World War I was called the “war to end all wars” when Armistice Day was first proclaimed on November 11, 1918. The U. S. Congress created Armistice Day to commemorate…