As we approach the one-year anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting in Squirrel Hill, the Pennsylvania Public Safety Agencies of Governor Wolf and the Anti-Defamation League will be hosting a Religious Security Summit on Thursday October 24, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at 140 Main Capitol Room (House Majority Caucus Room)– Pennsylvania Capitol.  Currently, representatives from the following agencies are being asked to attend and speak:

• Anti-Defamation League
• Pennsylvania State Police
• Pennsylvania Homeland Security
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Secret Service
• Pennsylvania Postal Service

This program is designed to educate religious leaders about the acts of hate directed toward faith communities and related institutions in Pennsylvania and our nation, and actions to protect congregations from acts of hate and violence.  This will be a free program for leaders of all faith traditions in South Central Pennsylvania.  After this event, there is a plan to move this program to other regions of the state.  (This is the first such program).  Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania invites you to RSVP to LAMPa@lutheranadvocacypa.org so they can assess the attendance and help organizers prepare.