Advocacy & Social Justice

PC(USA) ministries call for US to fund vaccine support

The PC(USA) Africa Mission Networks and the Office of Public Witness (OPW), located in Washington, D.C., are collaborating to advocate for the U.S. government to support vaccination access for low-income countries through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Specifically, there are two new malaria vaccinations that have been approved for use by the World Health Organization (WHO) that have proven successful after decades of research.

Cross-country prayer journey to save sacred land garners Presbyterian support

Apache Stronghold is making a cross-country trek to preserve sacred land in Arizona and is garnering continued support from Presbyterians and other allies along the way to the nation’s capital. The Native American-led community organization, based in San Carlos, Arizona, is making a prayer journey to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington D.C., in an attempt to preserve Oak Flat, a site in Tonto National Forest known to the Apache as Chi’chil Bildagoteel, from corporate destruction.

Second migration-focused webinar upcoming

The PC(USA)’s World Mission Office of the Middle East and Europe, in conjunction with several denomination partners, is sponsoring a webinar focused on the challenges faced by forced migration. “People on the Move” is scheduled for Monday, August 5 at noon Eastern Time.

Progressive prison initiative takes root in Malawi

The Republic of Malawi is a small, landlocked country in the fertile highlands of Southeastern Africa, boarded by Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique. Malawi is about the size of the state of Ohio, but with about double the population and rapidly growing.