Category Archives: Becky's Activism
Earth Week Kickoff – Flamingo Wash Clean-Up
This morning I helped kick-off Earth Week in Las Vegas by volunteeringn for a few hours with the Flamingo Wash clean up. The event was organized by the Sierra Club and the local chapter of the Laborers International Union, and about … Continue reading
Posted in Becky's Activism, Green Living, Las Vegas
Tagged activism, community service, Earth Day, environment, Las Vegas, pollution
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Tax Day Special – Two Minute Activism
Today I was invited to talk about Bread for the World, an organization I have been involved with for about two years, at a potluck for seniors at my church. Yes, all the essential ingredients of a church potluck were there. … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, Bread for the World, hunger, poverty, taxes
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Global Mission Lenten Soup Supper
Every year during Lent my home church, Good Samaritan Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, hosts Wednesday evening simple soup suppers followed by a short service. For the past four years, my church’s global mission team, of which I am a part, … Continue reading
A Few of My Favorite Charities
Here are some of my favorite organizations to give my money to – some well known, some lesser known: African Women’s Development Fund: I dislike the fact that most development aid is donor driven, and oftentimes does not lead to projects … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, Africa, charities, development organizations, ending poverty
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Immersion Experience to Central City Lutheran Mission
I have just returned from a 5-day immersion experience to Central City Lutheran Mission (CCLM) in San Bernardino, California. This trip I helped to organize with an organization I work with on a part-time basis, the Lutheran AIDS Network. With so … Continue reading
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Tagged HIV and AIDS, homelessness, immigration, Lutheran outreach ministries
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Becky A. Johnson 