EpiscoPols

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Tune in to this public policy podcast to explore critical issues in federal legislation and policy, best practices for advocacy, and more, all aimed at equipping you for action through the Episcopal Public Policy Network.

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  1. EPISODE 1

    How We Can Address Homelessness

    Join host Alan Yarborough, director of government relations and global partnerships for The Episcopal Church, for Season 4 discussions about recent “action alerts” from the Episcopal Public Policy Network. This episode, featuring policy advisor Lindsey Delks, looks at the rise in homelessness; how housing intersects with health care, food access, and education; what Episcopal parishes are doing to help unhoused people; how you can take action to advocate for better programs; and more. New episodes come out each Monday. Host: Alan Yarborough, Director of Government Relations and Global Partnerships Speaker: Lindsey Delks, Policy Advisor for the Office of Government Relations Relevant links Action alert direct link: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ministries/office-government-relations/action-alerts/ Partner organizations links Habitat for Humanity: https://www.habitat.org/ National Low Income Housing Coalition https://nlihc.org/ Resolution links 2024-D057: Advocate for Housing Solutions: https://digitalarchives.episcopalarch... 2018-C041: Advocate for Policies Supporting Nutrition, Healthcare, Housing as Human Rights: https://digitalarchives.episcopalarch...

    11 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Ending Gun Violence

    This podcast from The Episcopal Church's Office of Government Relations aims to help educate, equip, and inspire Episcopalians to weave public policy advocacy into their personal lives and church communities. New episodes come out each Monday. Listen to the podcast and find shownotes and resources here, or watch the video on YouTube here. Relevant Links Action alert direct link: https://www.votervoice.net/EPISCOPAL/Campaigns/129092/Respond Partner Organizations Links Find Your Local Brady Chapter: https://www.bradyunited.org/take-action/join-movement/brady-chapters Find Your Local Moms Demand Action Chapter: https://momsdemandaction.org/about/chapters/ Find Your Local NAACP Chapter: https://naacp.org/take-action/become-member Rawtools: https://rawtools.org/swords-to-plowshares/ Be SMART: https://besmartforkids.org/secure-gun-storage/ Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/ Mental Health First Aid: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/population-focused-modules/adults/ Resolution Links You can find a link to our listing of resolutions dealing with gun violence here.

    11 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Say No to Expanding Immigration Detention

    This podcast from the church’s Office of Government Relations aims to help educate, equip, and inspire Episcopalians to weave public policy advocacy into their personal lives and church communities. In Season 4, Episode 3, policy advisor Troy Collazo talks with host Alan Yarborough about the current state of immigration detention in the U.S. and how public support has shifted since the 2024 election, among other topics. New episodes come out each Monday. Subscribe to EpiscoPols on Apple Podcasts, Spotify. ⁠Listen to the podcast and find shownotes and resources here,⁠ or watch the video on YouTube ⁠here⁠. Coming Oct. 20: ‘Support global nuclear disarmament’ Partner Organizations and Community Engagement The episode highlights collaboration with groups like Church World Service and the National Immigration Law Center, and encourages ecumenical partnerships to support immigrants and refugees at the local level.  Resolution Links 2022-D031: Advocate to End Immigrant Detention and Surveillance: https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2022-D031   2018-A178: Denounce Inhumane Immigration Policies and Advocate on Behalf of Migrants: https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2018-A178  2018-D029: Condemn Prolonged Solitary Confinement as a Form of Torture: https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2018-D029  2009-B006: Advocate for Immigration Reform: https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2009-B006

    12 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Support Global Nuclear Disarmament

    This podcast from the church’s Office of Government Relations aims to help educate, equip, and inspire Episcopalians to weave public policy advocacy into their personal lives and church communities. In Season 4, Episode 4, policy advisor Susie Faria talks with host Alan Yarborough about the human and environmental impacts of nuclear exposure and testing and how the church advocates for disarmament. Host: Alan Yarborough, Director of Government Relations and Global Partnerships  Speaker: Susie Faria, Policy Advisor for the Office of Government Relations  New episodes come out each Monday. Subscribe to EpiscoPols on Apple Podcasts, Spotify.⁠ Listen to the podcast and find shownotes and resources here,⁠ or watch the video on YouTube ⁠here⁠. Coming Oct. 27: 'Protect the Arctic refuge' Next Steps Learn more: iam.ec/OGR  Take Action: https://www.votervoice.net/EPISCOPAL/Campaigns/129387/Respond  Register for the Office of Government Relations Weekly Network Call - Every Thursday 1:00-1:30p.m. ET: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkcemtrz0jHNMX0okGlkW1lTiNDUIysNLQ#/registration  Register for the Episcopal Church Immigration Updates - Every Tuesday 1:00-1:30p.m. ET: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlfu6qqjIpHdav-xm_G83OMLdkNV7YKZas#/registration  Partner Organization Links Back from the Brink: https://preventnuclearwar.org/  Episcopal Peace Fellowship - https://www.episcopalpeacefellowship.net/ Resolution Links 2022-C027: Endorse "Back from the Brink: A Call to Prevent Nuclear War” - https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2022-C027 2009-D060: Dismantle US Nuclear Weapons and Explore a Nuclear Arms Moratorium - https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2009-D060 1997-D022: Support the Goal of Total Nuclear Disarmament - https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1997-D022

    13 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    Protect the Arctic Refuge

    This ⁠podcast⁠ from the church’s Office of Government Relations aims to help educate, equip, and inspire Episcopalians to weave public policy advocacy into their personal lives and church communities.  In Season 4, Episode 5, policy advisor Susie Faria talks with host Alan Yarborough about the ecological and cultural importance of the Arctic Refuge, how wildlife and Indigenous rights are threatened, and legislation aimed at permanently protecting the region, among other topics. Host: Alan Yarborough, Director of Government Relations and Global Partnerships  Speaker: Susie Faria, Policy Advisor for the Office of Government Relations  New episodes come out each Monday. Subscribe to EpiscoPols on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠Spotify⁠.⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Listen to the podcast and find shownotes and resources here,⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch the video on YouTube ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Coming Nov. 3: ‘Support the American Dream and Promise Act’  Partner Organization Links The Gwich’in Steering Committee: https://gwichinsteering.org/  Alaska Wilderness League: https://alaskawild.org/ National Religious Partnership for the Environment: http://www.nrpe.org/ Resolution Links 2015-C053: Support Subsistence Rights of Indigenous Cultures: https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2015-C053  1991-D125: Oppose Oil Development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1991-D125

    15 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    Support the American Dream and Promise Act

    This ⁠podcast⁠ from the church’s Office of Government Relations aims to help educate, equip, and inspire Episcopalians to weave public policy advocacy into their personal lives and church communities.  In Season 4, Episode 6, policy advisor Troy Collazo talks with host Alan Yarborough about ways to support proposed legislation that offers a pathway to citizenship for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients and “Dreamers.”    Host: Alan Yarborough, Director of Government Relations and Global Partnerships  Speaker: Troy Collazo, Policy Advisor for the Office of Government Relations    New episodes come out each Monday. Subscribe to EpiscoPols on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠Spotify⁠.⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Listen to the podcast and find shownotes and resources here,⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch the video on YouTube ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.   Next Steps Take action: https://www.votervoice.net/EPISCOPAL/Campaigns/123317/Respond Register for the Episcopal Church Immigration Updates - Every Tuesday 1:00-1:30p.m. ET: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlfu6qqjIpHdav-xm_G83OMLdkNV7YKZas#/registration  Register for the Office of Government Relations Weekly Network Call - Every Thursday 1:00-1:30p.m. ET: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkcemtrz0jHNMX0okGlkW1lTiNDUIysNLQ#/registration  Learn more: iam.ec/OGR   Resolution Links 2024-C031: Migration with Dignity https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2024-C031 2018-D009: Set Forth Christian Principles to Guide Responses to Human Migration https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2018-D009 2015-D079: Urge Church-Wide Assistance to Undocumented Persons https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2015-D079 2012-D067: Support the DREAM Act https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2012-D067 2009-B006: Advocate for Immigration Reform https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2009-B006 1985-D113: Request Congress to Reform Immigration Legislation https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1985-D113

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Tune in to this public policy podcast to explore critical issues in federal legislation and policy, best practices for advocacy, and more, all aimed at equipping you for action through the Episcopal Public Policy Network.

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    The Episcopal Church
  • Episodes
    26
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    4
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