{"id":1021,"date":"2015-12-22T00:32:53","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T08:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/?page_id=1021"},"modified":"2025-08-25T08:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T16:02:54","slug":"walk-the-talk-a-quest-for-equality-chapter-1-excerpt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/1st-21st-century-church\/god-creation-and-restoring-the-balance\/publications\/walk-the-talk-a-quest-for-equality-chapter-1-excerpt\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk the Talk: A Quest for Equality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The &#8220;Walk the Talk&#8221; ministry, spearheaded by Helene de Boissiere-Swanson\u2019s 10,000-kilometer pilgrimage across the United States in 2014 to advocate for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), directly contributed to three additional states\u2014Nevada, Illinois, and Virginia\u2014ratifying the ERA, paving the way for efforts to retroactively remove its ratification deadline. Chronicled in the book <em>Walk the Talk: A Quest for Equality<\/em>, the campaign reflects Rev. Katrina Swanson\u2019s legacy as a pioneering Episcopal priest committed to action-driven faith and social justice. Helene\u2019s journey engaged communities nationwide, sparking dialogue and advocacy for gender equality, while the book captures her spiritual and political reflections, embodying Katrina\u2019s Dream\u2019s mission to foster equity through impactful action and storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>To download a draft excerpt of the first chapter titled &#8220;White Ants&#8221; of her book Walk the Talk: A Quest for Equality please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/WALK-the-TALK.docx\">Click Here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Book-Walk-the-Talk-Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1024 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Book-Walk-the-Talk-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"Book - Walk the Talk Cover\" width=\"428\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Book-Walk-the-Talk-Cover.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Book-Walk-the-Talk-Cover-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Walk the Talk&#8221; ministry, spearheaded by Helene de Boissiere-Swanson\u2019s 10,000-kilometer pilgrimage across the United States in 2014 to advocate for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), directly contributed to three additional states\u2014Nevada, Illinois, and Virginia\u2014ratifying the ERA, paving the way for efforts to retroactively remove its ratification deadline. Chronicled in the book Walk the Talk:&#8230;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/1st-21st-century-church\/god-creation-and-restoring-the-balance\/publications\/walk-the-talk-a-quest-for-equality-chapter-1-excerpt\/\">Read more <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1949,"parent":1051,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1021","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1021"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2386,"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1021\/revisions\/2386"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}