Action Alerts

Action Alerts are actionable items that may change at any moment. We endeavor to share these with our readers and implore them to look deeper into these events and stories via our site, our Twitter account, and Facebook account.

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Orange Days: Say No — End Violence Against Women and Girls

August 25: Day of Action By W. Mark Koenig, Director, Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations   On August 25—and the 25th of each month—join people around the world in observing an Orange Day to work for an end to … Continue reading

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Response to the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin Shooting

  At 10:30 AM, Sunday morning, August 5, just as the members of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin were reading scripture and preparing food for their morning service and community meal, a gunman entered the gurdwara (temple) and opened fire, … Continue reading

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Dream, PC(USA)!

What is your dream for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Church Universal? By Emily Hope Morgan   I am convinced that the only real failure the church is experiencing today is a failure to dream. Have we become so … Continue reading

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Divesting from the Private Health Insurance Industry

Health Care Workers, Patients Lead Fight for Divestment from Private Health Insurance Industry: Presbyterian Church and TIAA-CREF Hear Their Call By Katie Robbins   In the midst of a fierce debate on the national level around the Supreme Court’s decision … Continue reading

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