The latest news from
the PC (USA) Office of Public Witness Includes:
Lift Your Voice in Prophetic Witness at EAD 2016
By Catherine Gordon
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Office of Public Witness invites you to participate in Compassion Peace and
Justice Training Day and Ecumenical Advocacy Days April 15‐18
2016.
Office of Public Witness Director Responds to President
Obama’s Executive Order to Curb Gun Violence
The scriptures remind us of God’s
desire for abundant living: “The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy; I came
that they may have life, and have it abundantly." (John 10:10). Abundant
living is difficult to achieve in a society where headlines are driven by the
slogan “If it bleeds, it leads.” In 2010, the 219th General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approved a policy statement calling for a
reduction in gun violence entitled “Gun
Violence and Gospel Values: Mobilizing in Response to God’s Call". Since then, the PC(USA) Office of Public
Witness has vigorously advocated for Congress to act.
A Photo Essay from Reverend Nelson’s Visit to the
Philippines
Reverend Nelson recently returned
from the Mission Personnel Regional Gathering in the Philippines entitled
“Toward 200 Years of PC(USA) Global Mission: Shapes, Contours and Implications
of Mission in Asia.”
An Update on the Trans Pacific Partnership
Historically, the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.) has opposed the current trade model that put the rights of corporations
above the rights of citizens and governments to determine policy. One major
example of this is in Peru. A provision of free trade agreements called the
State-Investor clause has left developing countries at a significant
disadvantage. This clause grants corporations the right to sue a host country
for activities or regulation that result in loss of profit for the corporation,
considering it a breach of the agreement.
Reverend Nelson’s response to the 2016 State of the Union
The Office of Public Witness
welcomed President Obama’s call to renew our civic responsibilities and live
into the ideal of a government created “of the people” in his eighth and final
State of The Union address.
An Update from the Senate Workers Struggle for Fifteen and a
Union
In December, Senate and other
federal contract workers got a hard‐won raise just in time to
bring Christmas cheer.
