by Joshua Houston | Dec 16, 2022 | Blog, Economic Justice, Health, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Race & Gender
This week, as millions of Texans prepare to celebrate the birth of a healthy baby to an unwed teen mother of color, the Texas Department of State Health Services finally released their 2022 biennial report from the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review...
by Joshua Houston | Dec 9, 2022 | Civic Engagement, Faith Leader Statements, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Religious Freedom
[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, in an Oct. 26 seminar at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., reiterated The Episcopal Church’s position that white Christian nationalism is a gross perversion of Christianity, and that Christians must...
by Bee Moorhead | Nov 13, 2022 | Civic Engagement, Climate Justice, COP27, Global Climate Policy, Human Rights, Religious Freedom
While representatives of national governments are parsing diplomatic language in meeting rooms at the climate negotiations, outside the rooms advocates from “civil society” use every strategy they can think of to advance their issues and get negotiators’ attention....
by Bobby Watson | Nov 10, 2022 | Climate Justice, COP27, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Global Climate Policy, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
With another day at COP done, I can feel myself orienting to the space and rhythm of the conference. Don’t get me wrong, COP is still chaotic and overwhelming, however, knowing where all of the bathrooms and coffee stops are really improves morale. I’ve arrived back...
by Bobby Watson | Nov 7, 2022 | Climate Justice, COP27, Global Climate Policy, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
After over 48 hours of plane, cars and so much sitting in airports, I finally arrived in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt early Saturday morning, greasy, sleep deprived and ready to be thrown into the hectic world that is COP27. Though climate policy has...
by Joshua Houston | Jul 28, 2022 | Health, Latest Posts, Race & Gender, Religious Freedom
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that substantially alters the landscape of reproductive health in the United States. As most observers expected, the ruling eliminates the U.S. Constitutional right to an abortion, and allows state legislatures complete...
