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The Kitchen Table Activist Podcast

The Kitchen Table Activist

Mom. Advocate. Loving Grandmother.

Hello! I'm Karen England, a former homeschooling mother and now a proud grandmother. As the President of the Capital Resource Institute, I've spent over 27 years advocating for parental rights, religious freedom, and the sanctity of life. My mission is to empower parents and families to make a difference at the local level. Check out my toolkit and resources to learn how you can get involved and create positive change in your community.

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THE KITCHEN TABLE ACTIVIST PODCAST
Karen England, Executive Director of Capitol Resource Institute, shares her trials and triumphs to educate, empower and equip citizens from all walks of life to get involved and create change in their local, state, and federal government.

It all starts at the kitchen table! Each week on the KTA Podcast, you’ll get:

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  • Thought-provoking questions

  • An action plan to take into the week

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Are you READY to be an ACTIVIST right from your KITCHEN TABLE?

You have been alone on the road less traveled for some time. Now, we're at a point where we need each other’s support more than ever. Link arms with other Kitchen Table Activists within your local community and across the nation as we all learn from the trials and triumphs of Karen England. Never again underestimate the influence you can have right from your kitchen table!

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Book Check | ALA Promoting "Banned Books Week"
Book Check | ALA Promoting "Banned Books Week"

Is Your School Library Proudly Displaying Obscenity? 

We are in the middle of a week-long national public school “celebration” called Banned Books Week, and high school libraries across the country are taking advantage of the call to display and promote their collection of obscene, warped books, videos and graphic novels.

Book Check | The Lovely Bones
Book Check | The Lovely Bones

Book Check | The Lovely Bones

Karen England, the Kitchen Table Activist is on a mission to expose obscene materials across the nation and TAKE BACK THE CLASSROOM. The Lovely Bones is just one example of those materials that need to be challenged and removed from public school libraries. Inside you will find just some of the book quotes behind the outrage.

Book Check | This Book is Gay
Book Check | This Book is Gay

Book Check | This Book is Gay

Karen England, the Kitchen Table Activist is on a mission to expose obscene materials across the nation and TAKE BACK THE CLASSROOM. This Book is Gay is just one example of those materials that need to be challenged and removed from public school libraries. Inside you will find just some of the book quotes behind the outrage.

Episode 8 | The Do’s and Don’ts of Starting a Parent Group!
Episode 8 | The Do’s and Don’ts of Starting a Parent Group!

Karen guides you through her experience with parent groups so you can navigate your own activist groups with ease, knowing you have Karen’s 27 years of activist wisdom at your fingertips.

Episode 7 | School Boards 101
Episode 7 | School Boards 101

Karen shares everything she has gleaned concerning school boards along her own personal Kitchen Table Activist journey.

Episode 6 | What is a FOIA?
Episode 6 | What is a FOIA?

Karen provides us with a rundown on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and how this is one of the key resources in the Kitchen Table Activist’s toolkit to aide in taking back our republic!

Episode 5 | Obscenity Laws and Porn in Schools
Episode 5 | Obscenity Laws and Porn in Schools

Join Karen on this weeks episode of The Kitchen Table Activist and discover how Obscenity Laws have affected the materials your children come across on their school computers and in their libraries.

Episode 4 | How a Bill Becomes a Law
Episode 4 | How a Bill Becomes a Law

Today, Karen helps us to break down how a bill becomes a law. Join us at thekitchentableactivist.com for a link to your legislative information and find out how a bill becomes a law specifically in your state.