2023 Ecumenical and Interfaith Advocacy Day

262 State Street,Albany NY 12210

27 February, 2023

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NEW YORK STATEWIDE ECUMENICAL AND INTERFAITH ADVOCACY DAYS - FEBRUARY 27 to 28, 2023 IN ALBANY ADDRESSING THE IMMIGRATION AND HOUSING CRISIS IN NEW YORK The Council of Churches is preparing its 2023 legislative ask to help congregations advocate for a wide variety of state legislation that will impact their members and the communities they serve. In developing our ask, we have been conducting public policy seminars which can be viewed at the links listed below. While all the issues are important, this year, the Council will highlight from our comprehensive legislative ask two issues, immigration and housing, which will form the basis for our legislative visits on Advocacy Day. We anticipate in 2023 that an enormous focus for the governor and the legislature will be on addressing the affordable housing crisis. Moreover, with the lifting of title 42 and the influx of immigrants across the state, the issue of immigration will be front and center on the political stage. EVENING PROGRAM AND RECEPTION - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 6:00 GATHERING, 6:30 PROGRAM BEGINS, 8:00 RECEPTION WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 262 STATE STREET, SANCTUARY AND FELLOWSHIP HALL (Some parking available at 85 Chestnut St. parking lot) Join us for a program and reception at the church the night before with participants and elected officials who may drop in. Guest Preacher - The Reverend Reginald Bacchus, Senior Pastor, Mt. Ollie Baptist Church, Brownsville, Brooklyn. Some will find the reception a good place to land if they are staying in Albany on Monday night so they don't have to travel on Tuesday morning. ADVOCACY DAY - TUESDAY, FEB. 28 AT WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND THE CAPITOL (Parking on the street or in the Empire State Plaza parking lot) ‍TENTATIVE SCHEDULE 9:00 Gathering 9:30 Immigration Policy Ask 10:15 Housing Policy Ask 11:30 Press Conference (Tentative) at the Capitol Bag Lunch and Lobby Conversation 1:00 To 4:30 Legislative Visits REGISTER NOW FOR THE RECEPTION AND ADVOCACY DAY The registration fee for Advocacy Days is $25.00 - This helps to cover the cost of food and materials provided, etc. ‍(Scholarships are available upon request, contact our office - [email protected] or 518 436-9319)