Advocacy Updates

Resources for spiritual strength and ministry:  This post provides links to meetings and resources provided by interfaith and ecumenical nonprofits that are working to protect human rights and safety in the … Read more

In this last Advocacy Update before Election Day, we share advice from Episcopal leaders on calming voters’ fears and alienation, law enforcement briefings on public safety, and Atlanta bishop, the … Read more

The Diocese of Southern Ohio and Ohio Council of Churches endorse Issue 1 Don’t let misleading ballot summary confuse you The 2024 Ohio Pulse Poll, just released by Baldwin Wallace University, … Read more

by Ariel Miller Bear witness for fair districts: ask fellow Ohioans to vote Yes on Issue 1! The Diocese of Southern Ohio has endorsed Ohio Issue 1, the “Citizens Not Politicians” constitutional … Read more

by Ariel Miller ‘Vote Faithfully’ webinar with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Sept. 18 Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Episcopal panelists from across the church will provide a theological perspective that … Read more

by Ariel Miller Episcopal and community resources to support voter access The spiritual basis for supporting voter access: Our Baptismal vows (Book of Common Prayer, p. 304) include commitments to seek … Read more

Ohio ballot board approves ballot summary that grossly misrepresents Citizens Not Politicians On Friday, Aug. 16, the Ohio ballot board approved ballot language which describes the citizen-sponsored anti-gerrymandering proposal as … Read more

Ohio Ballot Board Aug 16 meeting will set language on Citizens Not Politicians The Ohio Ballot board will give the redistricting reform amendment Citizens Not Politicians an Issue number and … Read more

Citizens Not Politicians seminar offered as part of Cincinnati Festival of Faiths August 26 A forum to outline the citizen-led, nonpartisan constitutional amendment campaign to end Ohio’s extreme partisan gerrymandering … Read more

Citizens Not Politicians amendment qualifies for Ohio ballot On July 23, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that the citizen-sponsored campaign to end gerrymandering submitted far more than the required … Read more