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Get to Know OGR Week 1: The Basics
In case you missed it, here is a review of week 1 of our campaign to Get to Know…
Protect Social Safety Net Programs for All Persons: Reject Changes to the Public Charge Determination
This week the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed a new rule that would expand the categories of public benefits that…
Action Alert: Voting Disparity
This week, the Presiding Bishop is visiting Guam, and last week was National Voter Registration Day. In recognition of…
Let's Talk Faith and Climate Webinar
Be an Episcopal Christian witness to the experiences and impacts of climate change on health, livelihoods, and communities, as…
Furthering International Commitments to Protect Refugees
This week, the United Nations General Assembly will adopt the Global Compact on Refugees, which lays out a path…
Fall 2018 Newsletter
As summer comes to a close, we want to thank you for your ongoing support of the Office of…
Get Involved with Criminal Justice Reform
You may have heard about the ongoing, three-week prison strike organized by prisoners across the country in part to raise awareness…
Take Action to Combat Human Trafficking
Background: This June, the State Department released its annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP), which ranks countries on their efforts…
Tell Congress: Urge the Administration to Resume Humanitarian Aid to Palestinians
The people living in the West Bank and Gaza are facing a humanitarian crisis. The Trump Administration’s recent freeze…
Family Separation Update
In recent months under the Trump Administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy, more than 2,000 immigrant children, including 103 children under the…
EPPN Heads to General Convention
This week, the Office of Government Relations team heads to Austin for the 29th General Convention of The Episcopal Church….
Asylum and the Caravan
In recent weeks, you may have heard reports of a “migrant caravan” traveling through Mexico on the way to…
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