Advocacy Tips & Tools
The Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin seeks to share tips, tools, and other resources to support advocacy for policies that promote peace, justice, and care for creation.
We invite you to explore the resources below, which are organized by topic or theme. If you are interested in additional resources or a workshop or training session for your group, congregation, or event, please contact Kacy Kostiuk ([email protected]).
Advocacy Guides
What Can You Do?
From writing or calling your representatives to voting, this one-page flyer from LOPPW shares recommendations about what you can do.
LOPPW Advocacy Guide
This short advocacy guide from the Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin shares tips and a letter template.
Our Church, Our World: Partnering with God’s Mission
This guide from LOPPW provides steps to building your congregation and its voice in our communities.
Advocacy Guide for the Faith Community
This guidebook from the Hunger Network in Ohio provides recommendations and ideas for state-level advocacy.
Devotions, Activities, and Study Guides
Gods Story + Our Story: A Call to Advocacy
This brief interactive exercise enables groups and individuals connect with their call to advocacy and determine how to tell the story of their advocacy.
Called into the World: Devotions on the ELCA Social Statements
This guide developed by LOPPW shares devotionals related to the ELCA social statements on education, justice, the death penalty, and other topics.
Guides & Information on Issues
Youth Justice in Wisconsin: A Clear Perspective
This detailed guide from LOPPW shares background information about the youth justice system in Wisconsin.
Youth Justice System in Wisconsin: One Pager
This one-page memo explains issues with and efforts to improve the youth justice system in Wisconsin.
