Words Matter When We Talk About Immigrants
By Becky Teiwes Whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, or praiseworthy – I’ve been mulling over these words found [...]
Mental Health, LGBTQ+ Forced Migrants, and People Helping Them
Helpful Resources Max Niedzwiecki, Ph.D. Rainbow Initiative, Episcopal Migration Ministries Special thanks to: Janet Day-Strehlow, European Institute of Christian Studies The Rev. [...]
RISA-NOLA: Portrait of a Rainbow Initiative Congregation, Part 5
This is the final installment in a series about RISA-NOLA, a Rainbow Initiative Community (RIC) associated with St. Anna’s Episcopal Church in New [...]
RISA-NOLA: Portrait of a Rainbow Initiative Congregation, Part 4
This is the fourth installment in a series about RISA-NOLA, a Rainbow Initiative Community (RIC) associated with St. Anna’s Episcopal Church in New [...]
RISA-NOLA: Portrait of a Rainbow Initiative Congregation, Part 3
This is the third installment in a series about RISA-NOLA, a Rainbow Initiative Community (RIC) associated with St. Anna’s Episcopal Church [...]
RISA-NOLA: Portrait of a Rainbow Initiative Congregation, Part 2
This is the second installment in a series about RISA-NOLA, a Rainbow Initiative Community (RIC) associated with St. Anna’s Episcopal Church [...]
RISA-NOLA: Portrait of a Rainbow Initiative Congregation, Part 1
In New Orleans, Louisiana, a group of people have been providing support for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers as they build new lives [...]
EMM’s Proud Summer
EMM’s Rainbow Initiative is finishing its second fiery – you could say “flaming” – summer. With our partners including 29 Rainbow Initiative [...]
An update on asylum in the U.S.
In May and June 2024, important changes to the process of seeking asylum in the U.S. were made. Here, we offer an [...]
From “invasion” to invitation: let’s use words of welcome
A contagion of “invasion” rhetoric is poisoning the atmosphere, as Republicans increasingly use this and similar words to stir up fears about [...]