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There Is Still Time to Reserve Your Seat at EPEC
There Is Still Time to Reserve Your Seat at EPEC
Dear Friend,
There is still time to join us for the Equipping Parents and Educators Conference (EPEC) in Anaheim, but now is the time to reserve your seat.
Parents, educators, and community leaders are facing difficult questions about parental authority, student rights, school policies, and how to protect children in an increasingly challenging educational environment.
You do not have to navigate these issues unprepared.
Advocates for Faith & Freedom is honored to partner with EPEC, where our President and Chief Counsel, Robert Tyler, and Vice President and Chief of Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation, Erin Mersino, will join national legal and education leaders to equip attendees with practical information on:
- Parental rights in education
- Protecting children in today’s schools
- Navigating school boards and public education
- Understanding your legal rights
- Effectively advocating for your children and community
Two conference dates are available:
September 26, 2026
📍 Anaheim, California
October 24, 2026
📍Palmdale, California
Register here: https://pok.org/events/
We hope you will join us, and we encourage you to share this opportunity with parents, teachers, school board members, and others who want to be better equipped to protect children and preserve parental rights.
In Christ,
Robert Tyler
President and Chief Counsel
From Prosecutor to Supreme Court Advocate
Dear Friend,
Our Vice President and Chief of Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation, Erin Mersino, recently joined the Eleven Talents show for a wide-ranging conversation about faith, family, and defending constitutional freedom.
Erin shares her journey from criminal prosecution to constitutional litigation, including her role in challenging the HHS mandate and helping secure victory at the U.S. Supreme Court. She also opens up about the faith that guides her work, raising five boys, welcoming a son with Down syndrome, and trusting God through unexpected trials.
The conversation also looks ahead at some of the most consequential legal and cultural battles facing our nation, including religious freedom, sanctity of life, faith in public life, Title IX and women’s sports, free speech, gender-identity litigation, and the growing use of lawfare against people of faith.
Erin gives a powerful reminder of why these freedoms must continue to be defended.
We are incredibly blessed to have Erin on our team. Her legal skill, courage, and unwavering faith strengthen this ministry and the work we are privileged to carry forward together.
In Christ,
Robert Tyler
President and Chief Counsel
Parents and Educators: Be Equipped to Protect What Matters Most
Dear Friend,
Parents and educators are on the front lines of some of the most important battles facing our children and classrooms today.
That is why Advocates for Faith & Freedom is honored to partner with EPEC: Equipping Parents and Educators Conference in Anaheim, bringing together leading legal and education experts to address the issues shaping public education across America.
Our President and Chief Counsel, Robert Tyler, and Vice President and Chief of Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation, Erin Mersino, will join other national leaders to discuss:
- Parental rights in education
- Protecting children in today’s schools
- Navigating public education and school boards
- Understanding your legal rights
- How parents and educators can effectively advocate for their children and communities
These are not abstract issues. Families across the country are confronting questions about who has authority over a child’s education, what rights parents retain, and what can be done when those rights are ignored.
Know your rights. Protect your children. Be equipped to lead.
Two conference dates are available:
September 26, 2026
October 24, 2026
📍 Anaheim, California
Register here: https://pok.org/events/
We hope you will join us, and we encourage you to share this opportunity with parents, teachers, school board members, and others who want to be better equipped to protect children and preserve parental rights.
In Christ,
Robert Tyler
President and Chief Counsel
