Lutheran Advocacy Day at the Arizona Legislature 2022 photos and wrap-up
More than 80 Lutherans, hunger advocacy coalition partners and friends from 23 districts across Arizona gathered at the Arizona Capitol Rose Garden, “joining with the most vulnerable of our society to voice our common needs in the public square, activating our faith in love.”
Coordinated by Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA), 80 Lutherans from Phoenix and Tucson metro areas, Sedona, Dewey and beyond representing 23 of Arizona’s 30 legislative districts made contact with over 20 lawmakers at the bipartisan Lutheran Day at the Legislature on 2/1/2022.
LAMA Director Solveig Muus also announced a new statewide hunger task force to consolidate hunger advocacy efforts in Arizona. The partnership includes:
Speakers included Bishop Deborah Hutterer, Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers, Rep. Jennifer Longdon, Connie Phillips of Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest, Ashley St. Thomas of Arizona Food Bank Network, and LAMA reps Solveig Muus and Mark Engel. View great photos from David Hoye below.