Community Justice Ministry ​of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island provides leadership, advocacy, consultation with congregations, and a pro-active public media witness about the following concerns, among others.

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Episcopal
Diocese of Long Island
COMMUNITY JUSTICE MINISTRY

The Rev. Marie A. Tatro
Vicar for Community Justice Ministry

mtatro@dioceseli.org

>> BIO - Mother Tatro

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QUICK LINKS

>  Creation Care

>  Gender Equity

>  2019 CJM Pride Archive

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>> Click here for June 16 Message from your Community Justice Vicar
​1) AG public hearing on police encounters, 2) LGBTQ Pride event from June 7th, 3) Juneteenth Prayerful Protest March in Mineola, and 4) some words from our Pro-Cathedral

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• ​​LGBTQ+ MINISTRY

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ZOOM VIDEO RECORDING

>>  2020 Pride Forum: June 7 Online Conversation with the Rev. Deon K. Johnson, Bishop-Elect of the Diocese of Missouri  ​(1 hour 18 minutes)

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> Click for 2019 CJM Pride Archive Pages
> 23-minuite video - "Stonewall 50 Years On"

> June 15, 2020 - npr WNYC
Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory To LGBTQ Employees

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>  March 26, 2020 News Article
Lesbian Priest Fights To Protect Homeless People In Atlanta Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

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>  JAN 11, 2020 - LGBTQ Working Group Retreat in Wantagh

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• CREATION CARE COMMUNITY (Climate Justice)

>> Regional Creation Care Conversations Online

>> Caring for Creation: Reflect, Renew, Respond July 15, 2020 Event

>>  VIDEO - Click here to watch "Baptism & Earth's Ecology" Earth Day Zoom Webinar Forum (on our Creation Care Community page)

• ​RACIAL JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION

> Bishop Provenzano issues Statement on White Supremacy

> ENS:  News Articles about the President's Washington Photo-Op in Front of a Church

> ENS:  ​Episcopal leaders step up opposition to racial injustice after George Floyd’s killing

> NPR: "America: Are we Ready: A National Call-in about Racism, Violence and our Future Together"

> Attorney General James Provides Direction for Law Enforcement n Unlawful Evictions During COVID-19 Pandemic

> VIDEO:  ML King Jr. and Absalom Jones 2020 Remembrances

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• 2020 U.S. CENSUS PARTICIPATION

> Go to our CJM and EMLI 2020 Census resources page

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• ​​​FARM WORKERS RIGHTS

>>  May 31 Caravans of Solidarity and Dignity - Statement from the People of Rural & Migrant Ministry

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• ANTI-SEMITISM

>  BHICA Response to Anti-Semitic Violence in our Region

>  Apr 10, 2020 Video  - Brokenness and Wholeness - A Passover and Easter Conversation with Mother Marie Tatro and Rabbi Hara Person 

>  Click here for Gender Equity Resources​

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• ​​​IMMIGRATION ISSUES

>  Mthr. Karen Campbell was asked by Newsday: "Should spiritual leaders conceal political leanings?

>  JAN 23 - Ravi Ragbir's ICE Check-in, 26 Federal Plaza

>  JAN 12 - On location reporting from Brownsville - Along The Texas Border - by the Rev. Karen Ann Campbell

>  MARCH 4 - online article about the border trip

>  Click here for advance post about the JAN 12 "Witness and Protest" trip

>  ​Statement of The Episcopal Church on Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Decision to Reject Refugee Resettlement

>  Dr. Scott Warren trial - VIDEO commentary

>  News links about Dr. Scott Warren's acquittal

>  Court Rules Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Illegal ICE Policies Will Proceed​

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• ​​​GENDER EQUITY

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• ​OPIOID EPIDEMIC

• ​​SOLITARY CONFINEMENT

• ​​GUN CONTROL

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The June 2019 web pages commemorating and celebrating Pride Month were produced by Community Justice Ministry in partnership with the diocesan Office of Communication Ministry.

JUNE 2019 web CREDITS and SOURCES
​The Rev. J. Christopher Ballard
Mr. Eugene Brennan
The Rev. Canon John E. Denaro
The Rev. Marie A. Tatro

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