EpiscoPols

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

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

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

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

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.