We are grateful to all who attended the 2013 Legislative Seminar. It was a wonderful day, graciously hosted by St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Raleigh. From the powerful and prophetic speakers to the opportunity for 200 faithful advocates for social justice to be together, we appreciate your participation.
Over the next several weeks, we will be posting podcasts, videos, pictures and resources from the Legislative Seminar as many of you who took part had requested. May you continue to be reinvigorated by the messages of that day, and may all who couldn’t join us find inspiration and information, as well.
-George Reed, Executive Director
Podcasts
- Gene Nichol: “It’s Better Not to Be Poor in North Carolina“
- Rev. Joe Brown: “From the Church House to the State House“
- Rev. Fletcher Harper: “Communicating the Values We Believe” | Download slides
Podcasts
- Voting Rights (Bob Hall, Democracy NC)
- Implementing the Affordable Care Act (Rev. Linda Walling, Faithful Reform in Health Care)
- Tax Reform (Alexandra Forter Sirota & Cedric Johnson, NC Justice Center)
- Legislative Process & Advocacy (George Reed, NC Council of Churches)
- Agricultural Policy (Scott Marlow, RAFI-USA)
Workshop Leader Contact Info
- Tax Reform: Alexandra Forter Sirota, Director, NC Budget and Tax Center (alexandra@ncjustice.org | 919-861-1468) and Cedric Johnson, Policy Analyst, NC Budget and Tax Center (cedric@ncjustice.org | 919-856-3192)
- Energy Policy: Rev. Fletcher Harper, Executive Director, Greenfaith (revfharper@greenfaith.org | 732-565-7740)
- Immigration: Mauricio Castro, Community Organizer, NC Latino Coalition (919-423-6332)
- Public Education: Christopher Hill, Education and Law Project, NC Justice Center (chill@ncjustice.org | 919-856-2567)
- Affordable Housing and Consumer Finance: Susan Lupton, Senior Policy Associate, Center for Responsible Lending (susan.lupton@responsiblelending.org) and Rochelle Sparko, Staff Attorney, Consumer and Housing Project , NC Justice Center (rochelle.sparko@ncjustice.org | 919-863-2403)
- Grieving Legislative Losses: Rev Dr. Sally L Harbold, Director, St. Paul’s Center for Hope and Healing (sally.harbold@chhcary.org | 919-467-1477, ext. 12)
- Voting Rights: Bob Hall, Executive Director, Democracy NC (sprc@mindspring.com | 919-489-1931)
- Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles and Public Policy: Betsy Vetter, Director of Government Relations, American Heart Association, and Immediate Past Chair, NC Alliance for Health (betsy.vetter@heart.org | 919-463-8328)
- Agricultural Policy: Scott Marlow, Executive Director, RAFI-USA (smarlow@rafiusa.org | 919-542-1396, x210)
- Building Relationships at the Legislature: Susannah Tuttle, Director of NC Interfaith Power & Light (susannah@ncipl.org | 919-828-6501)
- Implementing the Affordable Care Act: Rev. Linda Walling, Executive Director, Faithful Reform in Health Care (1-888-863-8910) and Nicole Dozier, Assistant Project Director, NC Health Access Coalition (nicole@ncjustice.org | 919-856-2146)
- Farmworker Issues: Carol Brooke, Director, Workers Rights Project, NC Justice Center (carol@ncjustice.org | 919-856-2144)
- Gun Violence: Marcia Owen, Executive Director, Religious Coalition for a Nonviolent Durham (nonviolentdurham@gmail.com | 919-358-1113)
- Legislative Process and Advocacy: Rev. George Reed, Executive Director, North Carolina Council of Churches (george@nccouncilofchurches.org | 919-828-6501)
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