The document summarizes advocacy efforts by LCUSA from 2019-2020. It discusses: - LCUSA members serving on behalf of AIC International at the United Nations to raise awareness on issues like education, poverty, women's and children's rights, and climate change. - The LCUSA National Advocacy Committee and encouraging regional and national discussions on social issues. - Providing links to aid local advocacy work on issues like immigration, slavery/trafficking, and homelessness.

1. LCUSA Advocacy
2019 - 2020

2. Advocacy :
• Is active
• Describes the way we effect
change
• Extends beyond serving the
immediate needs of the poor

3. International Advocacy
Members of LCUSA in New York serve on behalf of
AIC International at the United Nations

4. International Advocacy:
The Vincentian Family at the United Nations
At the UN, the AIC works in collaboration with other Vincentian Family
members to continue to raise the awareness of nations on the issues
important to the Family: education, poverty eradication, women’s and
children’s rights, homelessness, effects of climate change and the
protection of the environment, among others.

5. National Advocacy: The LCUSA Committee

6. Regional Advocacy

7. Encouraging Regional and National Discussions
on LCUSA Facebook and website pages*
*With much thanks to
Monica Watson

8. Respecting all opinions, we ask you to please
contact your US Senators and urge them to move
these topics onto the calendar for frank and open
discussion:
Environment
DACA
Gun Control
Healthcare
Immigration
Remind them that: We Serve and We VOTE

9. Links to aid you in your local advocacy work
1. General Advocacy
https://togoforth.org
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/index.cfm
2. Immigration
http://www.usccb.org/about/migration-policy/justice-for-immigrants.cfm
https://justiceforimmigrants.org/
3. Slavery/Trafficking
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/fact-check-how-many-people-are-enslaved-in-
the-world-today/
4. Homelessness
https://www.ighomelessness.org/
http://nationalhomeless.org/about-homelessness/
https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homelessness-statistics/state-of-
homelessness-report/

10. We want you!!
The national committee is recruiting regional liaisons
to serve on our national committee. Please see a
committee member if you are interested.
Please visit our display table and talk with us.

11. The Ladies of Charity - USA have the membership
and organization to positively effect change.
We are compelled by our Vincentian spirituality
and the Church’s Social Teaching to strive to make
our country and, yes, the world, places of peace,
built on charity, justice and human rights for all.
Thank you and
Thank You, Ladies of Utah and the
Western Region!!!