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What does lobbying look like from a faith community perspective? What are the issues driving various groups, particularly minority faith groups? What are their goals and strategies for influencing policy and lawmakers? How do faith-based organizations find collaborators across ideological and political spectra?

Featuring: Ziba Murat, a Uyghur American human rights advocate, Rogiers from Black Nonbelievers DC, Rev. Mitchell Hescox from Evangelical Environmental Network, and Anthony Vance of the Office of Public Affairs of the Baha'is of the US.

Recorded at the 2020 Religion News Association virtual conference.

Learn more:

Ziba's Washington Post Op-Ed https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/10/my-mother-may-be-victim-chinas-concentration-camps-disneys-mulan-is-whitewash/

Campaign for Uyghurs https://campaignforuyghurs.org/

US Baha'i Office of Public Affairs https://www.bahai.us/public-affairs/

Black Nonbelievers DC https://www.facebook.com/BNofDC/

Evangelical Environmental Network https://creationcare.org/

Religion News Association https://www.rna.org/

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Artist Makoto Fujimura and the Ven. Yishan Qian explore trauma, healing, and the power of art.

Mako, a committed Christian, discusses his "theology of making" and how he's using the art of kintsugi to help communities process trauma.

Yishan, an ordained Buddhist nun in the Chinese Mahayana tradition (called a 'bhikkhuni'), shares how she's found her calling in her role helping students as a "spiritual friend" on campus at Georgetown University.

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Makoto Fujimura & 'Art+Faith: A Theology of Making' https://makotofujimura.com/about

Georgetown Campus Ministry https://campusministry.georgetown.edu/ourstaff/residential-ministry/

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This week we are at an interfaith intersection: with Passover, Holi and Holy Week, which culminates in Easter.

My guests are Jonathan Lewis, assistant secretary for pastoral ministry and social concerns for the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, and Pundit Naveen Krishna Das, a religious teacher with ISKCON DC,

We discuss the power of meditation, community life during COVID, and mantras in the Hindu, Catholic, and Baha'i traditions.

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Archdiocese of Washington https://adw.org/

ISKCON DC http://iskcondc.org/

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How will inter-religious engagement stay relevant to Gen Z and beyond? What are the traps to avoid? How do we strike a balance between grassroots organizing and institutional engagement?

Two leaders reflect on challenges and victories they’ve experienced in the interfaith movement. Tahil Sharma, based in Los Angeles, is regional coordinator with the United Religions Initiative, an international organization promoting grassroots interfaith efforts around the world. And Dr. Wolfgang Reinbold is an interfaith organizer with the Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church of Hannover, Germany, and one of the minds behind the House of Religions, an interfaith cultural center in the city.

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United Religions Initiative uri.org

The House of Religions in Hannover Germany haus-der-religionen.de

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Hoodoo practitioner Juju Bae and musician Osa Obaseki dive into a deep exchange about defining the divine feminine, finding liberation through cross-cultural practices, and the guidance they are each receiving from their ancestors in this moment.

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Juju Bae https://www.itsjujubae.com/

Osa The Healer https://www.instagram.com/osathehealer/

Rites of Passage http://thehealinglodge.org/legacy-project-open-house

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This week, we're breaking not one but TWO social taboos by talking about religion and money!

My guests for the conversation are Rasul Sha'ir, who is Muslim and serves as a Small Business Advisor for the Washington Area Community Investment Fund; and Ari Weisbard, who is Jewish and works as a managing partner with the DC firm Values Added Financial.

Together, we explore ethics in business, new ways to think about community investment during the pandemic, and the connection between personal wealth management and social impact.

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Washington Area Community Investment Fund https://wacif.org

Values Added Financial http://valuesaddedfinancial.com/

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On Inauguration Day, we discuss a renewed commitment to religious pluralism under the Biden-Harris administration; how the surge of South Asian voters in Georgia helped deliver victories to Senators Warnock and Ossoff; and why this is a moment to reclaim progressive Christianity.

Featuring:

Anjali Enjeti, co-founder of the Georgia chapter of They See Blue

Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, fellow at the Center for American Progress

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Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons https://www.americanprogress.org/person/graves-fitzsimmons-guthrie/

Anjali Enjeti https://anjalienjeti.com/about/

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Voting rights, ending hunger, and supporting Black and Brown businesses in the nation's capital.

Featuring David Street, deputy director of grassroots organizing at Bread for the World, and Ibrahim Mumin, board member of Masjid Muhammad.

Note: this episode was recorded the morning of Wednesday June 6th, before the attack on the Capitol building.

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Masjid Muhammad https://thenationsmosque.org/

Bread for the World https://bread.org/information-for-activists

I Love DC Campaign https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPL8XRn_hPKE6WQqzdgGoVw/videos

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Stories from around the country about how 2020 has challenged and inspired us.

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Ally Henny / Combing the Roots https://allyhenny.com/podcast/

Marshall Davis / Tao of Christ https://www.youtube.com/user/revmdavis

Yael Trusch / Jewish Latin Princess https://jewishlatinprincess.com/

Mat McDermott / Hindu American Foundation https://www.hinduamerican.org/thats-so-hindu-podcast

Josh Patterson / (Re)Thinking Faith https://rethinkingfaith.podbean.com/

Robert Hunt https://www.smu.edu/Perkins/FacultyAcademics/FacultyListingA-Z/Hunt

Angelo John Lewis / Sacred Inclusion Network https://sacredinclusion.com

Kat Banakis http://katbanakis.com/

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Sue, Miranda and Jack reflect on interfaith stories of the year, play music from past guests, share their favorite conversations from the show, and celebrate WOWD & U Week at Takoma Radio.

In honor of our 75th episode of Interfaith-ish, we put out a call to ask for 75 friends to step up and contribute to Takoma Radio and the response has been amazing! So much love, so many texts and emails, encouraging us to keep up the good work. Thank you for helping us reach our goal!

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