The latest news and updates from the PCOL Peace and Justice Committee can be found below:
Presbytery Advocacy Hour is a monthly online webinar series held on the fourth Wednesday of every month at noon Eastern Time. These sessions focus on faith-based advocacy, featuring spiritual grounding, policy analysis, and actionable tools for justice issues.
You can play back previous webinars and sign up for future webinars using the button below
February 25, 2026: Courage in the Face of Authoritarianism: Historical Roots and Modern Responses
March 25, 2026: Christian Nationalism
April 22, 2026 – Critical Minerals and Conflict
Several ways you can voice your concerns and let your conscience be heard by our local and national government:
- U.S. Senators: Go to www.senate.gov and use the “Find Your Senators” tool
- U.S. Representative: Visit www.house.gov/representatives/
find-your-representative - NJ legislators: Senators and Assemblymen/women visit: www.njleg.state.nj.us/
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You can also use organizations that have a list of action items. These may have more impact using many voices for each issue. Examples are:
- PC(USA) Action Alert online: www.votervoice.net/mobile/
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Uses our faith as a rationale and intends to be non-political. - The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. They empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels.
www.lwv.org & NJ LWV: www.lwvnj.org
Lists of actions www.lwv.org/take-action & www.lwvnj.org/home/take-action - Post Cards to Voters – postcardstovoters.org
- Post Cards to Swing States – turnoutpac.org
- www.5calls.org a non-profit tool for civic engagement, regarding specific, progressive-leaning issues via phone.
Let Gooitzen van der Wal know of other action organizations for conservative or progressive causes we can list.
