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What needs to happen?

Petition Letter: A Call for Justice and Righteousness

To: [Decision Maker's]

From: Women Are Chosen

June 13, 2025

Subject: Urgent Action Needed- Justice for Our Most Vulnerable Citizens

Dear [Decision Maker's]

We write to you today with hearts that hunger and thirst for righteousness, compelled by the injustices we witness daily in our communities. As women who understand our calling to protect and advocate, we cannot remain silent when our most vulnerable neighbors the elderly with disabilities, our children, and people of all cultures face systemic barriers and discrimination.

Why is it important?

Why should other people join you in your campaign for change?

The Foundation of any society rests on how we treat those who cannot always advocate for themselves. When we fail to protect the elderly with disabilities, we abandon those who built our communities. When we neglect our children's needs, we sacrifice our future. When we allow cultural discrimination to persist, we deny the rich tapestry that makes our society strong.

Our Urgent Requests

We petition you to take immediate action in the following areas:

For the Elderly with Disabilities:

• Ensure accessible healthcare and housing options

• Provide adequate funding for disability services and support programs

• Implement stronger protections against elder abuse and neglect

• Create pathways for meaningful community participation

For Our Children:

• Guarantee equal access to quality education regardless of background

• Expand mental and health and social services in schools

• Protect children from all forms of violence and exploitation

• Ensure adequate nutrition and healthcare for all children

For People of All Cultures:

• Enact and enforce anti-discrimination policies in housing, employment, and public services

• Provide culturally competent services and translation resources

• Support community programs that celebrate diversity and promote understanding

• Address systemic inequalities in criminal justice and social services

The Moral Imperative

This is not merely a political issue it is a moral imperative. When we witness injustice and remain silent, we become complicit in the suffering of others. Our faith, our values, and our humanity call us to action. We cannot claim to be a just society while allowing our most vulnerable citizens to suffer in silence.

What We’re Asking

1. Commit to concrete within the next 90 days on at least one initiative from each category above

2. Meet with our coalition to discuss specific policy proposals and community needs

3. Allocate necessary resources to support these vulnerable populations

4. Champion legislation that protects and empowers those who have been marginalized

Our Promise

We pledge to work alongside you as partners in this effort. We will support policies that protect the vulnerable. hold our leaders accountable, and continue advocating until justice becomes reality for all.

The time for half-measures and empty promises has passed. Our hearts break for justice, and we will not rest until that justice is achieved.

Join Us

We invite you to join us in this righteous cause. History will judge us not by our words, but by our actions in defense of those who needed us most.

Together, we can build a community where every elderly person with disabilities lives with dignity, where every child has the opportunity to thrive, and where people of all cultures are valued and protected.

Respectfully

submitted,

Women Are Chosen

Coalition

[Pamela Knight], M.A., B. S.

Human Services Counselor & Christian Counselor

Author & Mental Health Advocate

Leadership Graduate, Lakewood Church (2024)