Tag: Racial Justice
Juneteenth
Today, June 19th, marks the very first time that Juneteenth has been a federal holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the day that the last enslaved Americans finally learned that they were…
Read MoreCelebrating Women-Many Voices Striving for Equality
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…
Read MoreHuman Rights Day – December 10
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…
Read MoreBlack American Women Pioneers for Suffrage
LPF Forgotten Heroine Series Alice McCain, August 7, 2020 <Sojourner Truth Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (c1893)> Sojourner Truth. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Mary Ann…
Read MoreMabel Lee: Chinese American Pioneer for Suffrage
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…
Read MoreAllies Needed for Asian Americans Targeted for Violence
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…
Read MoreThe New Jim Crow
On April 4th we remember the tragic 51st anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. While Dr. King and other civil rights leaders largely succeeded in…
Read MoreBirthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and…
Read MoreAugust 6 – Hiroshima Day
On this day we remember the anniversary of the atomic the bombing of Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. We invite Christians to pray for peace. From the LPF Archives For People…
Read MoreAugust 6 – Hiroshima Day
On this day we remember the anniversary of the atomic the bombing of Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. We invite Christians to pray for peace. From the LPF Archives For People…
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