News from EAD
You can learn more about the work and the latest news of Ecumenical Advocacy Days from these stories and review activities related to upcoming and previous National Gatherings. If you have questions about any of the items or are a member of the media and would like to interview anyone mentioned in these news items or follow up with EAD leadership, please contact us
EAD Announces 2024 Spring Summit – ‘Faith in Action: Advancing Human Rights and Peace for All’
February 20, 2024
The Leadership Team of EAD has chosen a two-part path forward and we are excited to invite you to support and walk with us. Those two components of our work throughout 2024 will include focusing our attention on a strategic planning process to envision EAD’s bold future while also organizing a smaller, focused EAD “summit” May 17-19 to keep EAD…
Announcing the #EAD2023 Opening Preacher
March 13, 2023
Ecumenical Advocacy Days is glad to welcome Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie as our opening worship preacher for the 2023 conference. Bishop McKenzie is currently the Interim President and General Secretary at the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA. She will preach on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Bishop McKenzie was elected and consecrated as the 117th bishop of…
EAD Seeking Conference Coordinator for April 2022 Virtual Advocacy Days Event
July 21, 2021
Ecumenical Advocacy Days Conference Coordinator Job Description Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice is seeking a Conference Coordinator for its April 2022 Virtual Advocacy Days event. The Conference Coordinator will build on the dynamic tradition established by previous annual meetings and be committed to facilitating an ongoing exploration of ways to make the 2022 event and future conferences…
From #EAD2020 Sponsors: Ways to Engage During the Quarantine
May 14, 2020
Many #EAD2020 sponsors are offering webinars and new resources designed to help you stay connected and engaged in advocacy during the quarantine. Please see the list below: Acting for Justice while Sheltering in Place Restless and eager to do something for the world? Beginning today, Thursday, May 14, #EAD2020 Sponsor JustFaith Ministries will be hosting a free event every two…
Help Shape the Future of Ecumenical Advocacy Days – Complete the EAD Visioning Survey
May 12, 2020
Friends: In this time of isolation and gathering restrictions, we are taking some time to vision what the future of EAD might look like in 2022 and beyond. To that end, we are collecting some data from those who have attended EAD in the past or who were hoping to attend EAD for the first time this year. We are…
Watch a Recording of the April 27 EAD Webinar and Take Action
April 27, 2020
EAD 2020 just finished presenting our Lobby Day webinar, the recording of which is available below and our Facebook page. Ecumenical Advocacy Days’ 2020 conference theme is “Imagine! God’s Earth and People Restored!” As the COVID-19 pandemic lays bare the deeply rooted systemic injustice and institutionalized racism that traps communities of color in cycles of poverty and poor health outcomes,…
Register for the April 27 Virtual Ecumenical Advocacy Days Webinar
April 17, 2020
Join Virtual Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2020 for a ZOOM webinar that will prepare us to take online action with members of Congress on what would have been our Lobby Day, Monday, April 27, 2020, 1 pm EDT / 10 am PDT. Event completed Our theme for the 2020 conference now seems almost prescient in light of the global pandemic we…
Ecumenical Advocacy Days Needs Your Help!
April 6, 2020
Were you planning to attend EAD? Did you book a hotel room at the Doubletree? Were you planning to travel to DC to lift your voice with other people of faith? Will you help us keep going now? Cancelling the 2020 conference means we need your help to cover our fixed expenses and keep EAD’s ongoing movement strong. We already…
#EAD2020 National Gathering and Lobby Day Cancelled
March 17, 2020
Dear EAD Community: It is with great regret that I announce the cancellation of the #EAD2020 in-person gathering, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please keep in mind that cancelling the in-person event does not mean that our hearts and minds will not gather together in an ongoing ecumenical movement for global peace with justice. A team of #EAD2020 planners are…
#EAD20 Registration Suspended Due to COVID-19
March 13, 2020
#EAD2020 is facing a complex and rapidly changing situation with COVID-19, both in our local community and around the world. In recent days, the District of Columbia and the state of Virginia declared states of emergency and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak to be a pandemic. Based on new information, and in the best interests of our…