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UN International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
September 26 is the UN International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. On this day, we ask all our Episcopal Public Policy Network members to ask Congress to […]
National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools
September 30th is the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools, a day to pause and reflect on those who attended Indigenous boarding schools and those who never returned […]
Congress is out for August!
This post is about recess! No, not the kind in the school yard with swings and jungle gyms, but the Congressional kind when Congress is not in session. Many members […]
Actions on Police Reform
We gather to pray for all whose lives have been forever altered by racial violence. Today, we remember your beloved child, Sonya Massey. We remember every other Black life lost […]
Advocating for Transparent Elections in Venezuela
The Episcopal Church stands in solidarity with the people of Venezuela following the presidential election. We believe that governments function best when they are responsive, participatory, and transparent, and ensure […]
Public Policy Resolutions of the 81st General Convention
In June, the Episcopal Church convened for its 81st General Convention (GC81) in Louisville, Kentucky. The General Convention, which serves as the governing body of The Episcopal Church, passed over […]
Addressing Political Violence
For many months, security experts have warned that there is a high threat of extremist violence surrounding the 2024 U.S. election. The assassination attempts on former President Trump are exactly […]
End Gun Violence
“We stand together in hope. We stand together in faith. We stand together in love. We stand individually as ambassadors of hope, vessels of faith, and sentinels of love. We […]
Episcopal Church Statement on Layan Nasir and Detained Palestinians
On April 6, Layan Nasir, a 23-year-old Anglican Palestinian woman, was taken from her home in the early morning hours at gunpoint by Israeli forces; since that time, she has […]
Changing Immigration Conversations
The U.S. immigration system is in desperate need of reform, and the politics of immigration in the United States are troubling: anti-immigrant and dehumanizing rhetoric is increasing; Congress is unable […]
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