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Protect the Arctic Refuge

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This ⁠podcast⁠ from the church’s Office of Government Relations aims to help educate, equip, and inspire Episcopalians to weave public policy advocacy into their personal lives and church communities. 

In Season 4, Episode 5, policy advisor Susie Faria talks with host Alan Yarborough about the ecological and cultural importance of the Arctic Refuge, how wildlife and Indigenous rights are threatened, and legislation aimed at permanently protecting the region, among other topics.

Host: Alan Yarborough, Director of Government Relations and Global Partnerships 

Speaker: Susie Faria, Policy Advisor for the Office of Government Relations 

New episodes come out each Monday. Subscribe to EpiscoPols on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠Spotify⁠.⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Listen to the podcast and find shownotes and resources here,⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch the video on YouTube ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Partner Organization Links

  • The Gwich’in Steering Committee: https://gwichinsteering.org/ 
  • Alaska Wilderness League: https://alaskawild.org/
  • National Religious Partnership for the Environment: http://www.nrpe.org/

    • Resolution Links

    • 2015-C053: Support Subsistence Rights of Indigenous Cultures: https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2015-C053 
    • 1991-D125: Oppose Oil Development in the Arctic National Wildlife
      • Refuge: https://digitalarchives.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1991-D125 
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