This April-June, Episcopal City Mission is hosting our second annual Season of Advocacy over the 7 weeks from April 23-June 8 (Between Easter and Pentecost)! We are at the beginning of the 2-year MA Legislative Session and will focus on getting co-sponsors for our top bills. 

This year we are taking it to the next level! We’ll have drop-in office hours, short videos with representatives from each of the campaigns, and a webinar helping you set up follow-up meetings with your legislators if they don’t sign on as co-sponsors from the calls and emails. 

Last year we had 14 churches participate in the whole season - this year we think we can get 25!

Can you help us get there? To bring this to your parish, please register here!  

Everyone can participate as individuals without registering.

Each week we’ll have a toolkit focused on one policy goal, with materials that include:

• A promotional poster

• Background and instructions for that week

• Faith-based resources that tie each week’s theme to the Easter season

What will we be working on each week?

• April 23-29: An Act Enabling Cities and Towns to Stabilize Rents and Protect Tenants (S.1447/H.2328) 

• April 30-May 6: Corporate Fair Share/Care Not Cuts (S.2033/H.3110)

• May 7-13: Immigrant Justice Focus / Dignity not Deportations Act (S.1122/H.1588)

• May 14-20: Reparations Commission for Massachusetts (S.1181/H.1753)

• May 21-May 27: Follow-up on one (or more!) bill(s) of your choice 

• May 27-June 8: Zoom and in-person meeting with legislators if they have not yet co-sponsored

Please sign up your church to join us in these times when we need to do all we can at the state level to prevent the harms coming down from the federal government!  We need extra protections, as well as new sources of revenue to prevent deep cuts to the most important safety nets our state provides!

What are some ways I can bring this to my church?

Some ideas for how to involve your church:

• Host a table during coffee hour after the service for people to make calls or write letters right then and there

• Collect a list of interested parishioners and reach out to them each week with the new toolkit

• As part of a social justice/racial justice committee, take the time to make the calls or write letters together during your meeting

• Include the Season of Advocacy flyer in your church newsletter or bulletin

• Share at weekly announcements during the service

• Post the Season of Advocacy poster on a church bulletin board

• Have your church post the Season of Advocacy materials on their social media accounts

Will there be any zoom or live events for Season of Advocacy?

While the dates are TBD, there will be weekly “Office Hour” drop ins during the Season of Advocacy where anyone can join to ask questions and discuss their progress. Midway, we’ll host a webinar and working session on zoom focused on getting real responses from your legislators and setting up zoom or in-person meetings with them if you are not getting the response you are looking for. 

Season of Advocacy Toolkits will be posted on this page each week beginning on Apr 23, 2025