In this workshop, we will: explore the role of advocacy in the Gospel call to be people of justice and reconciliation; reflect on what it means to engage in advocacy from the grounding of our faith; and share practical ways to engage in advocacy in each of our local contexts.
Facilitators: Gail Bindley-Taylor serves as Co-Warden at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Norwalk and is a member of the Racial Justice, Healing, & Reconciliation Ministry Network Core Team. A member of the core team, her area of focus is the on the Network’s work in supporting and encouraging advocacy among parishes of ECCT. At St. Paul’s, Gail has launched the Justice Ministry team, organized the parish’s initial Black History Month and Juneteenth celebrations, and she is the team leader of the parish’s history project team which has recently completed the research first third of the parish’s 287- year history. In the wider community, Gail has previously been active as a sexual assault advocate with the Centre for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling in Stamford and as a mentor with Family ReEntry in Bridgeport. More recently, she has served as member of the KAIROS Prison Ministry team, and as a part of the school-based Norwalk Mentoring Program. In her professional life, Gail has had a long career in broadcast media and communication including decades of service in the Public Information Offices of the United Nations.
The Reverend Canon D Littlepage serves on the staff of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut as the Canon for Mission Advocacy, Racial Justice & Reconciliation. Prior to becoming a Canon for ECCT, Reverend D served as Rector of Trinity Church, Hartford. While at Trinity, D was an active member of the Greater Hartford Interfaith Action Alliance (GHIAA) Clergy Caucus, the Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association, and the ECCT Title IV Taskforce, among other endeavors. Before serving at Trinity, they served as the Director of Roxbury-Dorchester Power in Community, a collective founded by four Episcopal parishes and the Diocese of Massachusetts. Throughout their ministry, D has served with a clear sense of God’s call to celebrate the holiness of God in the margins and to equip and support communities in living the Gospel of God’s love in the world around them.
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Session Two (11:30 AM-12:45 PM)–2025
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Wednesday, 4/2
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