Faith Leaders to Call for Poverty Consideration at the Polls
b'More than 1,100 members of Wisconsin faith communities have added their names to a "Faithful Citizenship" statement in the last few months. The statement calls on people of faith to consider issues of poverty in their decisions at the voting booth this November.\\nThe signers come from more than 100 Wisconsin zip codes and from more than 20 different faith traditions.\\nThe statement, and the list of people who have asked to be counted as supporters, will be delivered to the gubernatorial candidates, Congressional candidates and the leadership of the Wisconsin state legislature.\\nLeaders from the Wisconsin Council of Churches, the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Citizen Action of Wisconsin Action Fund and WISDOM will hold a conference call on Thursday, October 23 at 9:30 am to discuss the statement and its implications for the election.\\nMembers of the media with questions contact david.liners1@gmail.com.'