Episcopal Church statement on Texas Gov. Abbott’s decision to reject refugee resettlement
[…] serves refugees, asylees, individuals with Special Immigrant Visas, Cuban-Haitian entrants, Central American minors, survivors of human trafficking, and other vulnerable populations. In addition, RST and IMGH work to facilitate partnerships with […]
House of Bishops Daily Account for Friday, September 17, 2010
[…] He called Arizona “the epicenter of discussion in this country about immigration,” naming it the human rights issue of our time. Smith shared statistics: In 2020 one-third of the United […]
EPPN LENTEN SERIES: All are Created Equal
[…] gender-based violence. Violence against women and girls is one of the most pervasive and harmful human rights abuses in the world. It is estimated that one in three women worldwide will experience […]
Progress at UNCSW: Christopher Esposito-Bernard (Diocese of New York)
[…] of the solution. We need to reframe the discussion from a women’s issue to a human issue, where men and women, boys and girls can collaborate constructively to solve the […]
EPPNAlert : Senate preps for final S. 744 vote – Why The Episcopal Church supports the bill
[…] our southern border will continue see escalating levels of militarization, at great financial, environmental, and human cost. The cost of these compromises — to individuals seeking legal status, taxpayers, communities […]
Registration now open for 2017 New Community Clergy and Lay Conference
[…] the Standing Rock Reservation and the Dakota Access Pipeline, Black Lives Matter, mass incarceration and human trafficking, this conference is timely and pertinent. Sponsored by the Episcopal Church Ethnic Ministries Offices, […]
Presiding Bishop at Executive Council: opening remarks
[…] more immediate nature, including Navajoland, as well as responses to pressing issues of justice like human trafficking, peace in the Middle East, and environmental and climate concerns. Executive Council is going […]
God Is At The Heart Of All We Have Done: The Liverpool Virginia Youth Pilgrimage
[…] in workshops about a variety of topics including diversity and contemporary forms of slavery (e.g. human trafficking), visiting important historical sites, and walking the Richmond Slave Trail together. Walking the Richmond […]
Statement of The Episcopal Church on Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Decision to Reject Refugee Resettlement
[…] serves refugees, asylees, individuals with Special Immigrant Visas, Cuban-Haitian entrants, Central American minors, survivors of human trafficking, and other vulnerable populations. In addition, RST and IMGH work to facilitate partnerships with […]
Presiding Bishop meets with UN Secretary General and Archbishop of Canterbury
[…] of all people there, and most particularly the very disturbing stories that are emerging about human trafficking of children. The Episcopal Church has been in Haiti for 150 years working […]
First Sunday after Christmas
[…] the very youngest to those beginning to mature into adults. The birth of God in human flesh continues in our midst as the body of Christ is renewed. Toddlers take […]
Presiding Bishop addresses crisis of unaccompanied children at the U.S. border
[…] significantly in recent months, particularly as a result of gangs and trafficking in drugs and human beings. These people are literally fleeing for their lives. The United States has a […]
QUARTERLY ASIAMERICA MISSIONER UPDATE
[…] ASIAMERICA MISSION TO END MODERN SLAVERY: In 2014, the Missioner’s Office organized the annual “Summit against Human Trafficking” in Queens, New York. It gained popular support from many grassroots organization and paved […]
EPPN reflections to focus on the culture of violence
[…] week with testimony presented to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, which held a hearing on gun violence. “It is abundantly clear to me, […]
Episcopal Church, African primates, bishops issue communique: Transformation through Friendship
[…] resources (management and investment), health services, mining and related environmental issues, advocacy, migration and statelessness, human trafficking, religious freedom, and theological education. We made commitments to explore these opportunities for partnership […]
UN anti-violence campaign inspires Churches Beyond Borders 2021 devotional
[…] 25 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women; Dec. 10 is Human Rights Day. In 1991, the inaugural Women’s Global Leadership Institute started observing the intermediary […]
Get to Know OGR Week 1: The Basics
[…] both for our office & ELCA Advocacy, focusing on food & hunger, global health, trade, human trafficking & peacebuilding. Ms. Kisare’s previous work: Mennonite Central Committee U.S. & the UN International […]
40th Anniversary of the Ordination of Women Priests
[…] afoot everywhere, freeing her people from oppressors, and she enters all sorts and conditions of human beings bound for the glory of justice and peace. Together, we’re marching upward to […]
Episcopal Church domestic and global mission explored at special conference: Everyone Everywhere 2011
[…] Church and the Anglican Communion. Among the topics are: Asset-based Community Development; Communicating mission; Environment; Human trafficking; Immigration; Refugee resettlement/ministry; Young adults; Youth; and Models, Networking and Partnerships in Mission. On […]
UNCSW 2010: Episcopal young adults at UNCSW look to create a new Beijing
[…] woman and health, the rights of the girl child, violence against women, women in leadership, human rights of women, and women and education. Together with young adult delegations from the […]