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  LAMPa Highlights Newsletter                                                        September  2012
In This Issue
Voter ID
Death Penalty
Payday Loans
Hunger Action Month
UPCOMING LAMPa STAFF EVENTS 
 

The Courage to Connect: Tools for Making Change Happen in Our Community Summit

Philadelphia

September 17-19

   
Payday Lending Lobby Days, Harrisburg
September 24-25
 
LAMPa Policy Council Retreat, Bedford 
September 30 - Oct.1 
 
Hunger 101 Allegheny Synod Youth/Penn State Campus Ministry
State College 
October 4

United Methodist Poverty Summit
, Camp Hill
October 7-8
 
 
October 9

Power for Pennsylvania: Climate Change and Faith-Based Action
Harrisburg
October 14 

Northeastern PA Synod Justice Event, Leesport 
October 20 


LAMPa Links
 

Have You Taken the LAMPa Stakeholder Survey?
  survey
There is still time to give input to the issues, tactics and priorities for your ELCA advocacy ministry in Pennsylvania. To take the short, 8 question survey, click here.

 

 

Your Vote Counts - Voter ID Information
  vote
The state's new voter ID law goes before the Supreme Court on September 10.  The current ID requirements are available on the LAMPa website, here.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 6, 2012. You must register to vote by Tuesday, October 9, 2012.

 

 

PA Schedules Execution of Terrance Williams
  scales
 Pennsylvania's first non-volunteer execution in over 3 decades is scheduled for October 3. Read more about the case and action opportunities to request clemency from the Board of Pardons and appeal to Governor Corbett here.
What You Can Do Now to Stop Predatory Payday Lending Bill
  payday loans
In the remaining session days this fall, the Senate may take up  HB 2191  that would allow interest rates upward of 300%. See what you can do to stop the bill in this latest alert here and check out the stop Payday website here.

EVEN IF YOU HAVE TAKEN ACTION BEFORE - sign on to this faith community leader letter by September 14.
September is Hunger Action Month in PA
 
Get acquainted with Hunger Free PA,
a network for food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, charities and other hunger relief organizations operating in all 67 counties.
Mark Your Calendar for Lutheran Day at the Capitol 2013

Next year's Lutheran Day will take place on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Camp Hill PA. 
   
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