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Marriage equality state by state
ReconcilingWorks’ leadership in organizing and training Lutherans across Minnesota to have faithful, grace-filled conversations about marriage equality made a difference for all families! Our staff and volunteers also actively participated in 2012 marriage equality campaigns in Washington, Maryland, Maine, and Rhode Island. Currently, we have Lutheran folks working on the campaign in Oregon and advising...Continue reading→
Global advocacy & accompaniment
ReconcilingWorks is developing and piloting a global strategy of organizing partnerships with faith-based advocacy groups, ELCA ministries, relief agencies, and LGBT and allied faith leaders across the globe to end oppression of LGBT people worldwide. Emily Eastwood, Kurt Neumann, and two ReconcilingWorks board members attended the European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups in Zug, Switzerland...Continue reading→
Ally-building across lines of oppression
In response to the Supreme Court’s on the Voting Rights Act, ReconcilingWorks worked in coalition with people of color at the recent ELCA Churchwide Assembly to introduce and adopt a resolution calling for advocacy to ensure the voting rights of all citizens. Our Allies Against Bullying curriculum extends our care for children and youth by engaging multi-generational Lutherans in...Continue reading→
