Immigration Call-in Day — March 14, 2013

Tell Your Members of Congress You Support Compassionate and Inclusive Immigration Reform in 2013! Call 1-866-940-2439 on Thursday, March 14 to be connected with your members of Congress. As Episcopalians, we have pledged to lift up our voices in support of an immigration system that honors the dignity of every human being and protects our […]

A Roadmap for Continued US Leadership to End Global Hunger

  Executive Summary In the wake of the global food price crisis of 2008, a broad-based coalition of non-governmental organizations, advocacy groups, and faith-based organizations developed a document entitled the Roadmap to End Global Hunger that was endorsed by more than 40 organizations and became the basis for legislation introduced in the House of Representatives […]

Immigration Advocacy Newsletter Feb/Mar 2013

In this month’s edition, the 113th Congress kicks off the year with hearings on comprehensive immigration reform, the Presiding Bishop participates in an Ash Wednesday vigil at Ellis Island, the Uniting American Families Act is introduced with bipartisan support in both houses, leaked provisions of the White House Immigration bill, and Congress is headed your […]

Immgration Action Newsletter February/March 2013

EPPN Lenten Series: "Transforming Our Culture of Violence"

Today, as Christians observe Ash Wednesday and begin their Lenten journeys, the Episcopal Public Policy brings you, as it does every year, the first in a thematic series that will span the weeks of Lent. This year’s theme is “Transforming our Culture of Violence.” It is inspired by the emerging conversation in the United States, […]

EPPN Alert: Lent: – Violence Against Women

The season of Lent challenges Christians to repentance — a radical reordering of life — in order that we may more fully encounter God through worship and prayer; proclamation of the good news; and pursuit of justice, peace, and love toward our neighbors. Part of this process of repentance involves acknowledging our own habitual blindness […]

EPPN Alert:: Lent: – Border Violence

Before he became one of the thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children who left their homes last year to make the solitary journey across some of the world's most dangerous borders in search of safety, Mario was a high school student in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. San Pedro Sula is one of the most violent cities […]

Coalition Letter: Opposing Cuts to the FY2013 Refugee and Entrant Assistance (REA) Account

Dear Members of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, As faith leaders from across the country, we write to ask for your support during a challenging time for refugees in our communities. Specifically, we ask you to prevent proposed cuts to the Refugee and Entrant Assistance (REA) account in fiscal year 2013 (FY13). The United […]

Summary: Episcopal Church Policy on Immigration and Refugee Issues

Updated with 2018 General Convention resolutions. Endorse Fair Immigration Policy Urge all governments to keep their commitments and legal obligations to respect the rights and dignity of all people, including access to justice and social services, while recognizing the complexity of developing just immigration policies in any country, and the legitimate need to protect borders […]

EPPN Alert: The Holy Innocents — Newtown, Washington, and a Way Forward

One of the more striking contrasts on the Christian calendar is the commemoration of the Feast of the Holy Innocents on December 28, three days after the celebration of Christmas. In remembering the young children slaughtered by King Herod in Matthew's account of Jesus's birth, the Church jolts us from Christmas joy into a contemplation […]