On March 8 we celebrate International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is #Choosetochallenge. The IWD website challenges people to create videos that celebrate women and their varied voices. We can…
Posted on February 26th, 2021 in advocacy, Asian Americans, Black Americans, democracy, discrimination, Forgotten Heroines Series, Gender Equality, human rights, International Women's Day, Latinx/HIspanic, leadership, Native Americans, Racial Justice, Voting, women, Women's Suffrage
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December 10 is Human Rights Day, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights begins “all human beings are born free and equal in…
Posted on December 1st, 2020 in advocacy, children, democracy, development aid, discrimination, Economic Justice, human rights, Injustice, peace education, peace resources, Racial Justice, United Nations, women
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The 2020 US Election is especially important. From the presidential election all the way down to local races. One of the best things that we as citizens can do to…
Posted on September 21st, 2020 in advocacy, democracy, Economic Justice, Gender Equality, human rights, Injustice, protest, Racial Justice, US policy, USA policy, Voting
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LPF Forgotten Heroine Series Alice McCain, August 7, 2020 <Sojourner Truth Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (c1893)> Sojourner Truth. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Mary Ann…
Posted on August 7th, 2020 in Black Americans, discrimination, Gender Equality, leadership, protest, Racial Justice, USA policy, women
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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…
Posted on June 21st, 2020 in advocacy, Black Americans, Black Lives Matter, discrimination, gun violence, human rights, Injustice, protest, Racial Justice, violence
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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…
Posted on June 1st, 2020 in advocacy, Asian Americans, democracy, discrimination, Forgotten Heroines Series, Gender Equality, human rights, Racial Justice, women
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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…
Posted on May 12th, 2020 in advocacy, equality, gender, Gender Equality, women
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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…
Posted on March 25th, 2020 in advocacy, Allies, Asian Americans, bullying, children, Church in the World, discrimination, human rights, Injustice, Nonviolence, Racial Justice, violence
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