Developers and corporate landlords have lobbied for years. They have loosen zoning restrictions and fast-track luxury builds while opposing meaningful renter protections. The result? Billions in public subsidies go toward “attainable” units priced far out of reach for working families.
Meanwhile, low-income Nevadans, especially Black, brown, and formerly incarcerated residents, face skyrocketing rents, evictions, and homelessness.
Enough. Our communities deserve housing that is safe, stable, and truly affordable.
Learn how you can organize with us to shift the system.
Bishop Leila M. Ortiz has added her voice to an interfaith letter that challenges the fear-based governance we are witnessing in Washington, D.C. She has also written a letter inviting the Metro D.C. Synod to join her in three days of prayer and fasting beginning this Sunday through Tuesday. Her call is inspired by the example of Queen Esther, who taught us that confronting principalities and powers requires both spiritual preparation and courageous action. Read her full letter outlining this urgent spiritual work. Let us pray… with God’s help and in Jesus’ name. Amen.
As members of the ELCA Homeless and Justice Network, we firmly oppose this administration’s executive order “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” which falsely conflates homelessness with criminality, mental illness and addiction.
Our faith compels us to reject the scapegoating of our vulnerable neighbors. We remember the words of the prophet Isaiah: “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, … to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house?” (Isaiah 58:6-7).
Homelessness is not a crime. It is a complex social and economic condition that demands justice-driven public policy, not fear-based executive action.
Urge your members of Congress to conduct essential oversight over ICE detention facilities and demand humane conditions.
The number of people in immigration detention has increased to more than 58,000 people, many of whom have no criminal charges against them. As existing detention centers are stretched to capacity limits and private corporations accept contracts to build new facilities and tent camps, it is urgent that we speak out against the mass detention of individuals and families, and for humane conditions and the right to legal counsel and religious expression for all those detained.
The ELCA social policy resolution, “Toward Compassionate, Just, and Wise Immigration Reform,” expresses support for “more humane, less costly, and more effective alternatives to detention, such as supervised release programs,” adding that, “When detention is necessary, compliance with humane standards and access to vital services must be ensured at every facility housing detainees.”
In their oversight role, members of Congress can draw attention to harsh conditions in detention centers and call on the administration to respect the rights and human dignity of all.
Customize your message to urge your members of Congress to visit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities in their district or otherwise demand humane conditions and rights for those detained.
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