Posts Tagged: office of public witness

COP28 Unveiled: Uniting, Acting, and Delivering in Dubai

by Christina Cosby, Domestic Policy Representative in the Presbyterian Church (USA) Office of Public Witness The mantra “Unite. Act. Deliver.” grounds UN Parties and Observers alike as COP28 kicks off in the heart of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dubai’s Expo City. Today marked the beginning of our COP28 experience. in line to retrieve our… Read more »

Week One in Review at COP27

Heavenly Cathedral at COP27 The PC(USA) Delegation to COP27 split attendance between the two weeks of the event.  This weekend marked the midway point of the conference.  Overview During the first week Sharm el-Sheikh proved a challenging and confounding venue for the COP27 climate talks, with traffic jams and water shortages being among the major complaints. As the week… Read more »

Learn about Trade Reform

New Webpage from the Presbyterian Hunger Program The Presbyterian Hunger Program has created a new webpage with resources related to trade reform.  Trade issues and eco-justice are inextricably intertwined, and this page has great resources for Presbyterians to learn what our reformed tradition has to say about just trade.  Explore this new webpage at www.pcusa.org/trade,… Read more »

Support Human Rights in Colombia

Yesterday the PC(USA) Office of Public Witness sent the following action alert asking Presbyterians to ask Congress to vote NO on the Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Click here to call your member of Congress and ask him or her to vote NO on the Colombia Free Trade Agreement.   The human rights situation in Colombia has… Read more »

Call President Obama TODAY to say NO to the Colombia Free Trade Agreement

The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness sent the following action alert.  Take action today to say NO to the Colombia Free Trade Agreement to protect God’s people and all of creation.   Click here To call President Obama (202-456-1414) and ask him to say NO to the Colombia Free Trade Agreement.   The human rights situation in… Read more »