Monthly Archives: April 2016

WASHINGTON – April 20, 2016 – Nearly 1,000 Christian and other faith-based advocates raised their voices for justice this past weekend, in the midst of a critical election year, with a focus on pending voting rights legislation and a trade agreement pending in Congress. The 14th Annual National Gathering of Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD)...

Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2016 – “Lift Every Voice! Racism, Class and Power” – culminated with Lobby Day on Monday, April 18. This year EAD participants called on their members of Congress to “restore the voice of all Americans in our democratic process and to help create a global economy of...

The National Gathering portion of Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2016 – “Lift Every Voice! Racism, Class and Power” – concluded on Sunday, April 17 with an interdenominational worship, the “People Power Around the World” plenary, state break-outs, and issue and advocacy skills training workshops – all capped by a closing celebratory banquet....

Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2016 – “Lift Every Voice! Racism, Class and Power” – continued on Saturday, April 16 with a morning policy plenary, focusing on legislative issues related to EAD’s 2016 Congressional Advocacy Day ask, a lunchtime plenary featuring noted children’s advocate Marian Wright Edelman discussing “The Cradle to Prison Pipeline,” issue...

Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2016 – “Lift Every Voice: Racism, Class & Power” – kicked off Friday, April 15 with a series of pre-events, orientations and other welcome activities, followed by an opening celebration spotlighted by a rousing keynote from Rev. Dr. William Barber. The program also included global songs for peace...

April 11, 2016 WASHINGTON – Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice (EAD) is pleased to announce that, as part of its upcoming National Gathering which begins this Friday in Washington, D.C., advocates will be encouraged to support both a D.C.-based area voter registration effort and an international faith-based...

WASHINGTON — April 1, 2016 — Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice (EAD) announced today the 2016 Congressional Lobby Day “ask” that participants of EAD’s National Gathering will take to Capitol Hill. The gathering will take place on April 15-18 and is titled, “Lift Every Voice! Racism, Class...