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Economic Justice
SojoAction: Economic Justice
Our economic justice work is focused on policy changes aimed at reforming government systems and economic institutions and principles to allow all people to have the foundation and stability to support their families, churches and communities, and live dignified, productive lives.
Our work seeks to address the root causes of injustices and address long-term needs through public and collective actions aimed at political and structural changes. It is much broader than typical individual acts of charity done by many individuals and churches because those only seek to address the effects of injustices and respond to immediate needs and, while important, fall far short of addressing the needs of the millions of Americans living in poverty.
Our Goals:
- Eradication of extreme poverty and hunger in the United States by 2030
- Increase the federal minimum wage
- Protect and strengthen critical safety net programs that are proven to reduce poverty and hunger such as SNAP, WIC, and low-income and affordable housing
- Support families through access to affordable child care, paid family medical leave, and parental leave
- Ensure financial and physical health of every American by strengthening and protecting the Affordable Care Act, closing the Medicaid coverage gap, and reduce prescription drug prices
Economic Justice
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The past year has been a time of isolation, change, and lament. For many of us, it may have even changed how we think about justice and loving our neighbors. Join us for 7 days and reflect on how the past year has changed us and how we think about community, faith, and how we can build a better world together.
Mutual aid in an age of estrangement. How do we build communities of care and concern?
When people move more often, Buy Nothing groups and other mutual aid can be helpful in getting to know people next door. Mutual aid can encompass sharing items, such as food or tools, or offering free services like transportation, health care, or translation.
Since 2011, church leaders from many families of U.S. Christianity have worked together to maintain a Circle of Protection around people struggling with hunger, poverty, and injustice.
Economic Justice
Latest Stories
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Sojourners is a founding partner in the Circle of Protection, a broad and diverse coalition of Christian leaders working together to protect the poor — and the programs that sustain them — in the budget debates. This year we asked all the presidential candidates — Democrat and Republican — to submit a brief video answering the question: “What would you do as president to offer help and opportunity to hungry and poor people in the United States and around the world?” So far the candidates below have responded with videos. Others, including Hillary Clinton, Lindsey Graham, Rand Paul, and Marco Rubio, have pledged to produce one soon.
Watch this space as we continue to post new videos when they arrive. They are listed in alphabetical order by last name. -
Admission requirements at Berea include being smart, being willing to work hard, and being poor.
Admission requirements at Berea include being smart, being willing to work hard, and being poor.
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Spend at least as much energy advancing the Kingdom as you do your candidate.
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