Podcast by Elizabeth Grady-Harper & Ivy Long
26 March 2025
In this episode, we talk with Cristina Rathbone. Cristina, author and congregational coordinator at the Mass Council of Churches, recounts her transformative time at the US-Mexico border. Her book, “The Asylum Seekers: A Chronicle of Life, Death, and Community at the Border”, born from these experiences, invites us to reconsider what our faith has to say about injustice and see the humanity in those we might be inclined to “other”. We also discuss her new role at the Mass Council of Churches, where she's bridging the gap between faith communities and vital support for refugees and migrants. A conversation that challenges and inspires.
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10 March 2025
Tune into this episode for a casual conversation between the Let's Talk Faith & Justice Podcast hosts, Elizabeth and Ivy, to hear about some exciting new updates and a high level overview of what God has in store for 2025!
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05 February 2025
We are kicking off Season 3 of the Let’s Talk Faith & Justice Podcast with special guest Aimee Mitchell, the CEO of Places to Thrive, an organization focused on collaboration and leadership development with a particular emphasis on people experiencing displacement. Our conversation focused on her journey to her current role, her passion for helping people and how she has learned from and with vulnerable communities in some really hard situations. Aimee has an unshakeable belief in what people can do in community and her current project - HomeShare is an innovative program launching soon to serve families in MA experiencing homelessness. Aimee shared about how she sees the faith community playing a role in this program and how this is a way we can live out our values. This is an episode you do not want to miss!
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20 November 2024
Fran Graveson is the Migrant Project Coordinator for the Worcester Area Mission Society (WAMS), an organization that helps churches engage with immigrant neighbors through direct helping opportunities (food collections, diaper donations, etc.), advocacy and education. WAMS works with existing organizations - connecting congregants with their work, so that they can participate in the ways they are equipped and called.
Our immigration system is a complicated one and as people navigate it there are many opportunities to come alongside and work to dismantle biases. Tune into this special episode to hear more!
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06 November 2024
Tune in to this episode with our guest, Christa Lee-Chuvala! Christa reflects upon her faith and vocational journey, and the theme that she recognizes - being troubled by economic injustice in the United States and across the globe. Sharing also how she views intentionality and connectedness as integral components to how she generously gives and engages with justice issues. Additionally, Christa shares a little about B corps and how to support good business while also journeying toward more simple living.
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06 November 2024
Policies are a symptom of the deeper illness within the US. We need to learn from our history - at every pivot point we could have made better choices as a nation, but we didn’t. This means we could choose rightly now. The future can be different!
Tune into this podcast episode with guest, Joel Edward Goza, author of Rebirth of a Nation: Reparations and Remaking America!
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