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Advocacy and Actions

We have made common the phrase, "Pray and Act for Peace." Below are the ways we suggest you act for peace and link are prayers for peace.

Why Mennonites do advocacy
Biblical Basis for advocacy
Contacting our Governing Authorities

Warning: Neither you or your congregation can advocate for all of these issues. Choose one or two that tug your heartstrings to invest with your time. Keep current on a few more. Pray for people affected by others. Live with "the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other." (Karl Barth)

Current actions:

	August 20, 2008 Exercising our voice : speaking about just immigration policies and practices to 2008 candidates.
	June 2008 Native American Apology Resolution (end of June 2008: Native American Health Care bill is before the Senate)

Primary Issues

Mennonite Church USA delegates and Executive Board determine the issues which congregations are encouraged to advocate for. Because Mennonites expect congregations to take action on statements and resolutions, we limit the number passed and provide congregational resources on them.

Immigration
Native American Apology Resolution
Iraq
Palestine/Israel
Congo: Because Mennonite Church USA has a special relationship with the Mennonite Church in DRC, we pray and advocate for them.

Issues we can't ignore

Although Mennonite Church USA has not passed recent resolutions on these topics, we are compelled to address them.

Iran
War Taxes
Prayer for Zimbabwe
Mennonites in Vietnam
Colombia
Abortion
Death Penalty
Call to Justice: A Response to New York Shootings
Jubilee: debt cancellation
Response to September 11

Issues others cover

Health care access

Creation Care

Updates

We trust updates on specific issues from these groups:

MCC Washington Office
MCC Washington Office blog
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Recent sign-ons

Based on delegate and Executive Board actions and specific concerns of Mennonites, Mennonite Church USA signed these letters.

June 2008 Reauthorizing the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Letting H.R. 1328 move forward for House consideration
April 2008 Declaration of Principles for a Presidential Executive Order on Prisoner Treatment, Torture and Cruelty

Peace Advocate staff includes
Susan Mark Landis, 1/2 time Peace Advocate Contact
Krista Martin, 5 hours a week, secretary Contact