Rev. Kent at Ecumenical Advocacy Days

Rev. Kent is in Washington DC attending Ecumenical Advocacy Days, for which he was awarded a grant from the Carson-Meyer’s foundation for Kentucky church leaders  representative of Kentucky clergy. Update — Rev. Kent will meet with Mitch McConnell today.

Ecumenical Advocacy Days is a movement of the ecumenical Christian community, and its recognized partners and allies, grounded in biblical witness and our shared traditions of justice, peace and the integrity of creation. Our goal, through worship, theological reflection and opportunities for learning and witness, is to strengthen our Christian voice and to mobilize for advocacy on a wide variety of U.S. domestic and international policy issues.

Troubling the Waters for the Healing of the World

We urge Congress to strengthen the voices of all Americans in our democracy, and the voices of human rights defenders around the world by working to eliminate violent conflict and all threats to civic engagement and human dignity.

As people of faith we believe every human has the God given right to self-determination.  This right is threatened by the suppression of voting rights, barriers to voting and infiltration of big money in campaign finance.  We urge Congress to pass to pass:

• Expand and modernize voter registration,
• Ensure polling places are accessible for all,
• Establish election day as a National Holiday,
• Implement fair redistricting and end partisan gerrymandering,
• Improve voter oversight,
• Restore voting rights for returning citizens,
• Reform campaign finance structure; and
• Restore the Voting Rights Amendment.

Learn more at https://advocacydays.org/2019-troubling-the-waters/lobby-day-ask/)