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2008 News
News & Alerts Archive
Action Alerts, Updates, and Newsletters
Send an Urgent Message to President-elect Obama from the Holy Land
Newsletter: Election Statement and More
National AIDS Awareness Month
19 Days to go - it's time to vote!
Emergency for Congo Church after Recent Violence
Take the Pledge on National Child Health Day
END POVERTY 2015: Praying to Make it Happen -- ACTION
Tell Lawmakers to Renew Commitment to MDGs
Celebrate Citizenship Day
NEW Staff at EPPN/Office of Government Relations
Katrina Remembrance Sunday Resources
Home Stretch – 20 Days left in Membership Drive Contest
Help Our Teenagers Make Responsible and Informed Decisions
Legislative Update, Lambeth News, and More
Take Action on Cluster Bombs Now
Pass the Jubilee Act NOW!
"March" with the Bishops at Lambeth
Voting is a Civic Sacrament
Tell Senate to Pass Bipartisan Global Aids Bill Now!
Newsletter and Pentecost Contest Update
Loaded Concealed Weapons In National Parks?
Pass Effective Climate Change Legislation
Fourth Annual Membership Drive Contest – New Prizes, More Ways to Win
Help Protect Human Rights and Fight Deadly Global Poverty
Send Message of Peace to Bush for Middle East
Quick Legislative Update
An Earth Day Message from John Johnson
Support the Jubilee Act
Tell Congress the SAVE Act Doesn't "SAVE" Anyone
"For the Beauty of the Earth": Green Stories
“For the Beauty of the Earth”: Interdependence of Our Health and Climate Change
For the Beauty of the Earth: The Climate is Affected by How We Do Business
"For the Beauty of the Earth": Everyday Emissions and Climate Change
"For the Beauty of the Earth": Climate Change and Water
Calls Needed NOW for Native American Health Care
"For the Beauty of the Earth": Climate Change and Global Poverty
For the Beauty of the Earth: Climate Change Affecting Our Surroundings
For the Beauty of the Earth: EPPN Lenten Series
Newsletter: Updates, Lent, and More
Improving Health Care for Native Americans

Domestic News
National Press Club Address - Religion in the Public Square
PROVINCE VIII: Energy Oscars recognize environmental action of California congregations
Episcopal, Lutheran leaders call for balanced approach to Detroit bailout
A Pastoral Letter from Michigan's Episcopal and ELCA Lutheran Bishops
A Faithful Vision for Action: National Council of Churches Priorities for the New Administration
NCC Eco-Justice Working Group Transition Memo to President-Elect Obama
DHN Memo on the Transition to President-Elect Obama
Church Hospitality on Election Day
EPPN pledges to work with new administration to build a just world
COMMENTARY: Preparing for the morning after
Eternal verities
'Day of Repentance' sermon is featured in November 9 bulletin inserts
A theology for political participation
Summary of resolutions passed by the Episcopal Church's Executive Council during its October 20-23 meeting in Helena, Montana
Presiding Bishop calls voting an act of stewardship in November 2 bulletin inserts
Schut named environmental officer
Peacemaking, voting are topics of two-week set of bulletin inserts
Immigration and refugee advocate is focus of October 12 bulletin inserts
Prayers, tears and song mark Episcopal repentance for slavery
Episcopalians gather to apologize for slavery
NRCAT Coalition Letter: Access to Detainees
DHN Coalition Letter to Congress: Domestic Priorities
Promote Citizenship in Your Community!
Presiding Bishop, other Episcopalians join interfaith call for justice in Gulf Coast
California bishops call for defeat of proposition that would ban same-sex marriage
Episcopal priest gave invocation at Republican National Convention
Louisiana team brings Gulf Coast recovery issues to national stage
IOWA/LEXINGTON: Reading camps help lift kids out of poverty
OHIO: How many light bulbs does it take?
MORE INFORMATION: The REAL Act & The Episcopal Church
New Orleans 'Horns for Guns' collection set for August 17
Episcopal Church to hold 'Day of Repentance' to apologize for participation in slavery
NGO Statement: Addressing the Iraqi Humanitarian Challenge
Coalition Letter to Congressman Serrano: Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act of 2008
Not obsolete
Coalition Letter: Support the Global Security Priorities Resolution
Let Justice Roll Calls for $10 in 2010
CALIFORNIA: Grace Cathedral set to become solar powered
Coalition Letter: Standards in ICE Detention Policies
Presiding Bishop challenges Episcopal youth to act for justice
Grieves urges Episcopalians to join Public Policy Network, become 'a full-bodied chorus in Washington'
Coalition Ltr to House: Reauthorizing the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
Coalition Ltr to House: Support the Child Citizen Protection Act
Coalition Letter to House: Immigration Principles to Support
Coalition Ltr to Senate: Strong Climate Change Legislation
Remarks- Andrew Genszler, ELCA: Climate Security Act- Press Conference
Episcopal congregations join anti-torture effort
LOUISIANA: Diocese joins call for FEMA to ensure permanent affordable housing for hurricane victims
EPPN urges action on climate legislation
Domestic poverty work focus of Presiding Bishop's Summit
California Supreme Court legalizes same-gender marriage; Integrity hails decision
NEW YORK: Bronx rally against gun violence draws hundreds
Presiding Bishop urges Farm Bill defeat
Presiding Bishop Urges Congressional Defeat, Presidential Veto, Of Farm Bill
EPPN Coalition Ltr to Sen. Levin: Oppose RRW Program
Coalition Letter to Sen. Dorgan: Oppose RRW Program
Coalition Letter: Pass the ADA Restoration Act
Presiding Bishop to House: Oppose H.R. 4088
San Joaquin diocese, responses to domestic poverty and Iraq war featured in April's 'Episcopal Life Focus'
Coalition Letter: Oppose Military Build-up in FY'09 Budget
Virginia Seminary Celebrates Earth Day with Kreitler Environmental Lecture
Earth-honoring, Earth-healing are topics of ecumenical meeting on climate change
OHIO, SOUTHERN OHIO: Bishops support legislation protecting civil rights of gay and lesbian persons
ARIZONA: Bishop, faith leaders urge end to crime sweeps targeting illegal immigrants
Coalition Letter Stop the Reliable Replacement Warhead
Faithful Democracy offers resources for participation in political process
April 20 bulletin inserts focus on eco-justice, offer resources for Earth Day
Green education: Episcopal schools move toward sustainability
MORE INFORMATION: HR 4088, SAVE Act - Shuler-Tancredo Bill
Presiding Bishop to Senate: America's Climate Security Act
Make climate change legislation a priority, Presiding Bishop urges Senate
NCC Eco-Justice Program challenges congregations to address climate change
DHN Letter to House on Budget
DHN Letter to Senate on Budget
Coalition Letter: Refugees on the 5th Anniversary of Iraq
Healthcare re-formed
Benefit Bank: Cincinnati parishes help working poor close the income gap
ALABAMA: Environmental stewardship focus of diocesan convention
CHICAGO: National Workshop on Christian Unity set for April
CALIFORNIA: Solar power installation a success story for Walnut Creek parish
From riots to rebirth
Eco-Palm Project makes environmental, social justice part of Palm Sunday celebrations
Legislative Update - January 2008
Coalition Letter to Senate: Support IHCIA

International News
CMEP Letter to Pres. Bush on the Gaza Crisis
Religious leaders call for urgent U.S. leadership for Israeli/Palestinian peace
Make Israel-Palestinian peace a priority, Christian leaders tell President-elect Obama
RCUSA to Sect. Chertoff RE: Hatian TPA
Presiding Bishop issues letter for World AIDS Day 2008
A Window of Hope for the Peace of Jerusalem
AFRICA: Bishops, church leaders call for peace in Congo and Great Lakes region
In Congo, ERD responds to civil unrest
CONGO: Anglicans arrive in Bunia after two-day trek through Equatorial forest
MIDDLE EAST: Arab conference empowers women, says Anglican group
Threat of rebel attacks leaves Congolese Anglicans stranded following synod meeting
'Beijing Circles' gathering discusses female empowerment
Bulletin inserts report on Episcopal/Anglican recommitment to MDGs
Archbishop of York calls all to be 'agents of moral, social and economic transformation'
U.N. declares MDG event 'exceeded our most optimistic expectations'
BURUNDI: Church celebrates eight years of Mothers' Union Literacy and Development program
U.N. members hear call for MDG action
U.N. General Assembly to call for recommitment to MDGs
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Bishops vow to continue working for justice, reconciliation
IOWA: Mission team to deliver clean-water units to Swaziland
Bulletin inserts for September 21 outline activities for UN's MDG summit
ENGLAND: Archbishop of Canterbury meets with Chief Rabbis of Israel
Beijing Circles Conference to welcome Ambassador Swanee Hunt as keynote speaker
Episcopal Church official joins call for 'interest section' in Tehran
MIDDLE EAST: Jordan to host conference for women's empowerment, leadership
Letter to Pres. Candidates RE: Tehran Interest Section
Letter to Pres. Bush RE: Tehran Interest Section
MORE INFORMATION: Cluster Bombs
Debt Cancellation Frequently Asked Questions -- Update 07/24/2008
Bishops to 'walk in witness' to church commitment to social justice
Episcopalians can join bishops' Walk of Witness -- virtually
Coalition Ltr to Senate: PEPFAR Travel Ban
Letter to Negroponte RE: Iraqi Refugees
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Archbishop calls for end to Zimbabwe's political violence
MIDDLE EAST: Human rights group warns of 'grave' water shortage in West Bank
Coalition Ltr to House: Support the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act
Coalition Ltr to Senate: Support the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act
Ignited by MDGs
MORE INFORMATION: The Global AIDS Bill – Important Facts
ITALY: Religious leaders call on U.N. to act now on food crisis
ENGLAND: Religious leaders call for cooperation to combat poverty
MIDDLE EAST: Tutu says only Gaza solution is for both sides to sit down and talk
Zimbabwe's oppressed Anglicans embody hope and courage, Massachusetts bishop says
After visit to Zimbabwe's Anglicans, Massachusetts bishop calls for increased international action
Sudan needs prayer and action, Episcopal, Lutheran presiding bishops urge in joint statement
Philippine human rights concerns raised by Presiding Bishop in Manila
Joint Statement of Episcopal and ELCA Presiding Bishops: "Prayer and Action for the People of the Sudan"
Coalition Letter: Support Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008
American Friends of Sudan hear challenge to act for peace, basic human needs
Bishops' London walk to underscore commitment to MDGs
Harare bishop condemns continued persecution of Zimbabwe's Anglicans
EUROPE: 'Faith and health go together,' Tutu tells U.N. in Geneva
Coalition Ltr to Congress: Diplomacy for a Stable Iraq
MORE INFORMATION: How IVAWA Will Combat Violence Against Women Around the World
Send Middle East peace message to President Bush, EPPN urges
KENYA: Anglican, Catholic leaders want more than talk on displaced
Lainya diocese, ERD partner to support Sudan's returning refugees
'Mama' to many
JAPAN: Anglican activist hails judge's ruling on country's Iraq involvement
In Sudan, ecumenical group reviews peace process, builds Church partnerships
KENYA: HIV-positive cleric more convinced AIDS-free world is possible
Episcopal Relief and Development commemorates World Malaria Day 2008
Zimbabwe crisis prompts Anglican leaders to call for arms embargo, day of prayer
SOUTH AFRICA: Makgoba calls for UN arms embargo on Zimbabwe
Sudanese bishops, primate urge deeper commitment from international partners
SOUTH AFRICA: Archbishop Njongo Ndungane is honored with national award
Ecumenical conference in Washington D.C. seeks path to 'peace in Jerusalem'
BURUNDI: Rebels, goverment forces battle in nation's continuing 'nightmare,' bishop reports
Book of prayers by Anglican women and girls to focus on MDGs
Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation launches Give It 4 Good campaign
CALIFORNIA: Andrus, Tutu join advocacy for Tibet
Iraq Action Days to advocate for victims of forcible displacement
Presiding Bishop endorses debt cancellation legislation in letter to House of Representatives
Episcopal Relief and Development commemorates World Health Day 2008
DEBT CANCELLATION Frequently Asked Questions
Presiding Bishop to House: PEPFAR Reauthorization
Presiding Bishop calls for House of Representatives to pass global health legislation
HONG KONG: Migrant workers to form international alliance
Holy Land's 'suffering servants' need advocacy, solidarity, Presiding Bishop urges
NILI Coalition Letter to Sect. Rice
In Gaza, Presiding Bishop sees humanitarian crisis causing hardship among Palestinians
Five years into Iraq war, Episcopal Church ministers on many fronts
In Ramallah, diocesan institutions bring hope to Palestinians
Anglican delegation to UNCSW issues statement
CANADA: Women confront funding challenges
ENGLAND: Church reaffirms its opposition to forced marriage
MORE INFORMATION: GROWTH Act
Financing for gender equity explored by Anglican leaders, scholars
CMEP Coalition Letter to Secretary Rice
MINNESOTA: Minneapolis Cathedral builds partnership with Cuba's Episcopal Church
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA: Annual Council continues support of MDGs, welcomes Northwestern Pennsylvania bishop
Glimpses of Hope
ALABAMA: Diocesan medical team arrives in Haiti
Religious leaders back President's Israeli-Palestinian peace pledge
BURUNDI: Former Mozambique leader heads church peace mission
SRI LANKA: Peace, aid groups deplore being portrayed as rebel agents
KENYA: Calls mount for truth and reconciliation commission
Legislative Update - January 2008
MIDDLE EAST: Holy Land church leaders denounce Israel's blockade as 'immoral'
Coalition Letter to House: Suport bipartisan “New Diplomatic Offensive for Iraq Act.”
KENYA: Church leaders, U.N. officials, fear violent impact on children
INDIA: Churches say they can't get access to Orissa violence victims
KENYA: WCC head urges politicians to negotiate for peace