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Show Notes Lemuel: I am Lemuel Gonzalez, repentant sinner, and along with Amity Armstrong, your heavenly host, I invite you to find a place in the pew for today's painless Sunday School lesson. Without Works. Amity: Less than a week after President Trump formed a Justice department task force fighting Anti-Chrisitian Bias, Reverend Dr. William Barber II - a founding director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School, National board member of the NAACP, and MacArthur Fellow - was arrested for leading a public prayer. The Rev. Dr. and two others were arrested for “crowding, obstructing, and incommoding.” The prayers started out quietly and as the ministers began to raise their voices they were told to leave or suffer arrest. Rev. Dr. Barber had been at the capitol all day, part of a rally held behind the Supreme Court. That rally, organized by Repairers of the Breach, a national team of organizers, religious leaders, artists, strategists and advocates centering and elevating leaders who have been directly impacted by systemic injustice. focused specifically on how budget cuts would impact women and children. The interdenominational speakers included Jewish, Muslim, and Christian leaders as well as the president of the National Urban League and a representative of the Institute of Policy Studies. According to a written statement, the rally was meant to draw attention to, “... immoral budget cuts and proposed budget cuts being pursued in Washington D.C. at the expense of the poor, working people, children, women, and families.” Lemuel: Jesus taught that religious faith was a private experience, not a public one. In Matthew 6:5-6 he rails against public demonstrations of faith. Amity: “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have their reward in full. But when you pray , go into your room, close your door and pray to your Father who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Lemuel: That scripture, cited often against the demonstrative prayers of conservative and evangelical ministers, is being turned on Reverend Barber, and his associates. There is a larger consideration here. That this prayer meeting was a form of protest directed at the policy makers who are ruining people's lives. As we stress here, Jesus' message, the only message of Christianity, is redemption and salvation, and mercy. Jesus was baptised by his cousin, John in the Jordan river, and went into the wilderness, there tempted by the devil. He came out of the desert, wandering into his dusty childhood town. He has been tempted and proved, fined down by severe abstention, blasted by the merciless sun, his eyes blazing with purpose. He attends the Sabbath service, as is asked to read the scripture that day. Amity: “ …the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, he found the place where it is written: “The spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. Then he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone on the synagogue were fastened on him. He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” - Luke 4:17-21 Lemuel: This is the message. This is what this meeting was meant to do, and why these prayers were offered up. ** Our Internet home: www.withoutworkspodcast.com** Find us on Twitter: @WithoutWorksPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withoutworks Email @ withoutworkspod@gmail.com Newsweek Episcopal News Network Breach Repairers

Bishop William Barber II returns to expand upon the alternative address he delivered last night and how it was received.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Thank you Jeanne Elbe, Suzanne Philips, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Rev. Dr. William Barber II Democrats must decide if they support the working poor & middle class: Rev. Dr. William Barber II visited Politics Done Right to discuss the plight of the poor and the middle class, the Trump Election, and a Democratic Party failing the working class in the aggregate. [More]* Jon Rosenthal, Dist 135 TX State Rep., discusses the Democratic fight in the Republican Legislature: State Representative Jon Rosenthal discusses how Democrats will effectively work in the majority Republican Texas Legislature. [More]* Elizabeth Warren exposes Pete Hegseth: Generals must wait 10 years to work for contractors, not him: Senator Elizabeth Warren had a fundamental question for Pete Hegseth. Will he abide by the 10-year period he specified that generals should not work for defense contractors? [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

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* Dr. Rev William Barber discusses engaging the working class to exercise their power to win elections: Dr. Rev. William Barber II visits to discuss the campaign to encourage the working class to vote in their interest. He blew up a few myths about the poor. [More]* How Republicans will hurt rural people with this IRS pullback and US Postal Service privatization: Why is the GOP intent on passing policies that will hurt its most devout supporters, rural voters, by privatizing the US Postal Service and forcing the IRS to eliminate free tax preparation software? [More]* Record 88 US Jurisdictions to Raise Minimum Wages in 2025 as Federal Pay Floor Remains Stagnant: “It's time for Congress to deliver for workers on the federal level,” said one advocate. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

The United States steals a Venezuelan under the pretext of confiscating it because it violated sanctions against Iran. Dr. Rev. William Barber II visits to discuss the campaign to encourage the working class to vote in their interest. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/politicsdoneright/message

Dr. Rev. William Barber II visits to discuss the campaign to encourage the working class to vote in their interest. He blew up a few myths about the poor. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/politicsdoneright/message

Ali Velshi is joined by Zack Beauchamp, Senior Correspondent at VOX, Michele Goodwin, Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law, Terrell Jermaine Starr, Founder & Host of the ‘Black Diplomats' podcast, Karen Attiah, Award-winning Columnist at The Washington Post, Steve Benen, Producer of The Rachel Maddow Show, Rev. William Barber II, President of Repairers of the Breach, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, and Joyce Vance, Former U.S. Attorney

On this episode of My Block Counts, Dr. Sacoby Wilson is joined by keynote speaker Rev. William Barber II at the 9th Annual Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health Symposium on Environmental Justice and Health Disparities. They discuss people, power and politics. My Block Counts is a podcast series produced by The Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health, with assistance from WYPR. The views expressed are solely Dr. Wilson's.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since 2006, our radio show and podcast State of Belief has brought lively and impactful discussions to the homes of Americans across faith and place. Even after more than two decades, there is nothing on the airwaves like State of Belief: our conversations with inspiring leaders illuminate the path to securing equal rights for people from […] The post June 10, 2023 – Forward With Bishop William Barber II first appeared on State of Belief.

Ali Velshi is joined by former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, former Rep. Joe Walsh, President and Senior Lecturer at Repairers of the Breach Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Fmr. Rep. David Jolly, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Producer for The Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, NBC's Molly Hunter, former Federal Prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, Co-Editor-in-Chief for Just Security Tess Bridgeman, Author of ‘The Return of the Taliban: Afghanistan After the Americans Left' Prof. Hassan Abbas.

Ali Velshi is joined by Fmr. Rep. Fred Upton (R- Michigan), Charlie Savage, MSNBC Contributor, Robin Marty, Operations Director at West Alabama Women's, Jenice Fountain, Executive Director at Yellowhammer Fund Center, Rev. Dr. William Barber II, President & Senior Lecturer at Repairers of the Breach, Rep. Don Bacon (R- Nebraska), Andrei Kozyrev, Fmr. Foreign Minister of Russia, and Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University

Ali Velshi is joined by Bill Browder, CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, Jeremy Duda, Journalist at Axios, Rev. Dr. William Barber II, President & Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, Rebecca Nagle, Cherokee Nation Author and Writer, Carol Leonnig, Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Reporter at The Washington Post, Rep. Diana DeGette (D) Colorado, Dr. Irwin Redlener, Founding Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, Tim O'Brien, Senior Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion, and David Cay Johnston, Co-Founder of DCReport.org.

For today's Just Conversation, Kelly Brown Douglas speaks with Rev. Dr. William Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. They discuss the upcoming election on Tuesday, November 8, and the key racial and economic issues uniting poor and impacted communities across the country.

A Sermon by guest preacher Rev. Dr. William Barber II at Foundry UMC June 5th, 2022. First Sunday of Pentecost. Text: ACTS 2:1-21 https://foundryumc.org/archive/ The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II is the President and Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach; Co- Chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival; Bishop with The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries; Visiting Professor at Union Theological Seminary; and Senior Fellow at Auburn Seminary. For more than a quarter century, he has pastored the Greenleaf Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Since Rev. Dr. Barber began his ministry at Greenleaf 29 years ago, the church has sponsored efforts that have led to more than $12 million of community development, in addition to welcoming all into the body of Christ. He is the author of four books: “We Are Called To Be A Movement;” “Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral Organizing;” “The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and The Rise of a New Justice Movement;” and “Forward Together: A Moral Message For The Nation.” Rev. Dr. Barber is also architect of the Moral Movement, which began with weekly Moral Monday protests at the North Carolina General Assembly in 2013 and revived under the banner of the Poor People's Campaign. In 2018, Rev. Dr. Barber helped relaunch the Poor People's Campaign — which was begun by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others in 1968 — with an historic wave of protests in state capitals and in Washington, D.C., calling for a moral agenda and a moral budget. Rev. Dr. Barber has been arrested 17 times for nonviolent civil disobedience. Millions of Americans have participated in Poor People's Campaign events over the past three years. A highly sought-after speaker, Rev. Dr. Barber has given keynote addresses at hundreds of national and state conferences, including the 2016 Democratic National Convention. He has spoken to a wide variety of audiences including national unions, fraternities and sororities, drug dealer redemption conferences, women's groups, economic policy groups, voting rights advocates, LGBTQ equality and justice groups, environmental and criminal justice groups, small organizing committees of domestic workers, fast food workers, and national gatherings of Christians, Muslims, Jews, and other people of faith. Rev. Dr. Barber gave the homily at the 59th Inaugural Prayer Service for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. He spoke at the Vatican in 2017 in response to Pope Francis's encyclical “‘Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home,” and he was invited again to speak at the Vatican in 2021, at a conference hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. On June 18, 2018, Rev. Dr. Barber spoke before the 5th Uni Global Union World Congress to more than 25 countries and was added to the Black Achievers Wall in the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, England. He has had 10 honorary degrees conferred upon him. Rev. Dr. Barber served as president of the North Carolina NAACP, the largest state conference in the South, from 2006-2017 and served on the National NAACP Board of Directors from 2008-2020. A former Mel King Fellow at MIT, he is currently Visiting Professor of Public Theology and Activism at Union Theological Seminary and Senior Fellow at Auburn Seminary. Rev. Dr. Barber is regularly featured in media outlets such as MSNBC, TIME, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post, and The Nation Magazine. Rev. Dr. Barber was named one of BET's 100 Entertainers and Innovators in 2020, and he is a 2019 recipient of the North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian honor. Rev. Dr. Barber has also received the MacArthur Foundation Genius Award, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center's Beloved Community Award, and the Puffin Award. 

“Water is an issue that can unite people. Water is life. Their slogans were always very powerfully pro water, less anti mining. And through that and their boldness and reaching out to unlikely allies, they were able to gather quite a force.” Overview Water is life. Countless communities across the world, from Flint, Michigan to the Standing Rock Reservation to the Gualcarque River in Honduras, have used this phrase as a rallying cry against powerful corporations that value profits over the environment and the health of local communities. In 2002, a small group of citizens in El Salvador joined this global community of water defenders when representatives from multinational mining company Pac Rim appeared in their home province of Cabañas. This ignited a people's fight against corporate power that would last for over a decade. In The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved A Country from Corporate Greed, Robin Broad and John Cavanagh tell the harrowing, inspiring saga of El Salvador's fight – and historic victory – to save their water, and their communities, from Big Gold.    Based on over a decade of research and their own role as international allies of the community groups in El Salvador, Robin Broad and John Cavanagh unspool this untold story, replete with corporate greed; a transnational lawsuit at a secretive World Bank tribunal in Washington, DC; violent threats; murders; and, surprisingly, victory. The husband-and-wife duo immerses the reader in the lives of the Salvadoran villagers, the journeys of the local activists who sought the truth about the effects of gold mining on the environment, and the behind-the-scenes maneuverings of the corporate mining executives. The Water Defenders demands that we examine our assumptions about progress and prosperity, while providing valuable lessons for other communities and allies fighting against destructive corporations in the United States and across the world. The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved A Country from Corporate Greed Reviews “Broad and Cavanagh offer a practical David-versus-Goliath playbook for those who would mobilize both domestic and international forces to halt corporate abuses and to place the long-term welfare of communities above short-term financial gain.”  — Foreign Affairs “The book is an environmentalist playbook, a how-to guide for activists seeking to defeat a power structure that is rigged in favor of their opponents.”  — The American Prospect “Challenges conventional wisdom about activism, ‘the poor,' and where real power really lies.” —Guernica “Part history, part environmental organizing case study, the book chronicles the community's struggle against the mine from the early 2000s to the campaign's unlikely conclusion in 2017, when El Salvador became the first country in Latin America to completely ban metal mining.” —National Catholic Reporter “It is rare, in the world of corporate power, to have a story where David beats Goliath. And rarer still to have one that reads like a fast-paced thriller.” —Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost and Rebel Cinderella “Bravo to the courageous Salvadorans—and their likely and unlikely allies—who prove that victories against overwhelming odds are possible. . . . The water defenders of El Salvador and their international partners provide a powerful guidebook, poignantly retold by Broad and Cavanagh, of how the struggles for justice in the United States can link with allies abroad to build power and win.” —Opal Tometi, cofounder of Black Lives Matter “Broad and Cavanagh are masterful storytellers. The words, deeds, and stories of people in El Salvador come alive so vividly in these pages to reinforce what we in the Poor People's Campaign in the United States know well: the most powerful defenders of water, of the environment—of justice across the board—are poor people.” —Rev. Dr. William Barber II, national co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign author of The Third Reconstruction About the Authors Robin Broad is an expert in international development and was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim fellowship for her work surrounding mining in El Salvador, as well as two previous MacArthur fellowships. A professor at American University, she served as an international economist in the US Treasury Department, in the US Congress, and at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Broad and her husband, John Cavanagh, have been involved in the Salvadoran gold mining saga since 2009. They helped build the network of international allies that spearheaded the global fight against mining in El Salvador. They have co-authored several previous books together. John Cavanagh is director of the Washington, DC-based Institute for Policy Studies, an organization that collaborates with the Poor People's Campaign and other dynamic social movements to turn ideas into action for peace, justice, and the environment. Previously, he worked with the United Nations to research corporate power. Cavanagh and his wife, Robin Broad, have been involved in the Salvadoran gold mining saga since 2009. They helped build the network of international allies that spearheaded the global fight against mining in El Salvador. They have coauthored several previous books together. About Empathy Media Lab The Harmony of Interest Book Talk series interviews authors about their work while exploring ideas that positively shape our world. Empathy Media Lab is produced by Evan Matthew Papp and we are a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Support media, authors, artists, historians, and journalists, who are fighting to improve the prosperity of the working class. 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Join Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove, and William Barber II for monthly morning prayer based on the book, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals. The theme for April is "Submission to Christ's Body, the Church." Common Prayer: http://commonprayer.net  Poor People's Campaign: http://poorpeoplescampaign.org  Red Letter Christians: http://redletterchristians.org  School for Conversion: http://schoolforconversion.org  Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne  

In the shadow of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mark reflects on members of the senate (looking at you, Sinema and Manchin) fail to protect our voting rights. We also take a minute to hear from Martin Luther King III who discussed leaders like Senator Sinema over the weekend, as well as Yolanda King, who pleaded with Sinema and Manchin to take a stand for democracy. You'll also hear from Rev. Dr. William Barber II, who calls on congressional leadership to act now. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reverend Dr. William Barber II and The Need for a Mass Coming Together of Poor People and People of Faith in This Moment of Crisis. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith—Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Adventist, Muslim and Latter-day Saint—in other words, human beings and believers, sharing their personal experience with the sacred and the divine. Sundays on BYU radio—and be sure to subscribe to the podcast!

New Social Justice Fervor for BYU Devotionals BYU's guest Devotional speaker last week was the Reverend Dr. Willaim Barber II. He spoke of forming political coalitions and a "Moral March" on Washington. While not quite a leftist like Ibram Kendi, Barber is a political activist who preached a political sermon at the BYU Devotional. It was very similar to his Democratic National Convention speech in 2020. In the end, the BYU audience gave him a standing ovation.   Website - https://www.cwicmedia.com  

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Led by the League of Women Voters and People for the American Way, Mark joined forces with protestors in Washington D.C. to demand President Biden FIX OR NIX THE FILIBUSTER. You'll hear one-on-one conversations with: April Albright, Legal Director and Chief of Staff at Black Voters Matter Fund; Judith Brown Dianis, Executive Director of the Advancement Project; Rev. Tim McDonald, Chair of the Board for People for the American Way; Senator Lena Taylor of Wisconsin; Cliff Albright, Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter, and Wes Bellamy, Co-Chair of Our Black Party; and a closing word from Rev. Dr. WIlliam Barber II. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yesterday, as President Biden signed the infrastructure bill, protestors and organizers gathered on Capitol Hill to point to the crucial legislation that also needs passage: the Build Back Better Act. Mark teamed up with Poor People's Campaign Co-Chairs Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis to call for immediate action on the Build Back Better legislation. You'll hear from protestors/organizers from Maine and Montana, Stewart Acuff, formerly of the UWUA and AFL CIO, and the keynote address from Rev. Dr. William Barber II. Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

n this episode we are excited to sit down with celebrated spiritual writer and sought-after speaker, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. In his new book REVOLUTION OF VALUES  - Jonathan outlines how Christians have misused Scripture to consolidate power, stoke fears, and defend against enemies. A solution to this rest with people who have been hurt by the attacks of Christian nationalism. Jonathan shows us how their voices can help us rediscover God's vision for faith in public life.We discuss people on the frontlines of issues ranging from immigration policy and voting rights to women's rights and much more. This is a conversation that certainly helps us focus on striving to respect the dignity of every human being. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a celebrated spiritual writer and sought-after speaker. A native of North Carolina, he is a graduate of Eastern University and Duke Divinity School.In 2003, Jonathan and his wife Leah founded the Rutba House, a house of hospitality where the formerly homeless share community with the formerly housed. Jonathan directs the School for Conversion, a popular education center that works to make “surprising friendships possible.” He is also an Associate Minister at the historically black St. Johns Missionary Baptist Church.Jonathan is a co-complier of the celebrated Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals, and the author of several books on Christian spirituality, including Reconstructing the Gospel, Strangers at My Door, The Awakening of Hope, The Wisdom of Stability, and The New Monasticism. He is also co-author, with Reverend Dr. William Barber II, of The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement.An evangelical Christian who connects with the broad spiritual tradition and its monastic witnesses, Jonathan is a leader in the Red Letter Christian movement and the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. He speaks often about emerging Christianity and faith in public life to churches and conferences across the denominational spectrum and has given lectures at dozens of universities and seminaries, including Calvin College, MIT, Bethel, Duke, Yale, Princeton, Jewish Theological, Perkins, Wake Forrest, St. John's, DePaul, and Baylor.https://jonathanwilsonhartgrove.com/This podcast was recorded on October 19th, 2021.

Texas Republicans are attempting to pass some of the most egregious voter suppression laws in the country, so Democrats left the state in order to prevent the laws from passing. The Poor People's Campaign stands in solidarity with those legislators fighting for voting rights, and their leadership, including the Rev. Dr. William Barber and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, gathered with thousands of constituents and supporters alike over the weekend to stand up against Republicans and voter suppression. In a caravan of 151 cars, they traveled from Georgetown to Austin to represent the 151 years since the passage of the 15th Amendment, which guarantees the right to vote regardless of race or color. Distinguished Guests: Rev. Dr. William Barber II; Beto O'Rourke; Rev. Dr. Frederick Haynes III; Rev. Dr. S. Todd Yeary Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com

The Poor People's Campaign has announced a “season of nonviolent, moral direct action,” targeting the U.S. Senate with disruptive activities every Monday through Aug 2. According to the campaign's co-chair, the Rev. William Barber II, “The Senate must end the filibuster, protect and expand voting rights, and pass a minimum wage of an hour.” Barber is getting national attention. Even President Joe Biden recorded a video expressing his support. Concern about poverty is something we all share. What bothers me is that the factors driving poverty, according to the research of my organization and others, are ignored by the...Article Link

David Bank joins host Brian Walsh to reimagine capitalism. We also hear from Rev. Dr. William Barber II, PolicyLink's Mahlet Getachew and Omidyar Network's Chris Jurgens for a preview of next week's Capitalism Reimagined Call. Plus, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/impact-alpha/message

David Bank joins host Brian Walsh to reimagine capitalism. We also hear from Rev. Dr. William Barber II, PolicyLink's Mahlet Getachew and Omidyar Network's Chris Jurgens for a preview of next week's Capitalism Reimagined Call. Plus, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/impact-alpha-briefing/message

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a celebrated spiritual writer and sought-after speaker. A native of North Carolina, he is a graduate of Eastern University and Duke Divinity School.   In 2003, Jonathan and his wife Leah founded the Rutba House, a house of hospitality where the formerly homeless share community with the formerly housed. Jonathan directs the School for Conversion, a popular education center that works to make “surprising friendships possible.” He is also an Associate Minister at the historically black St. Johns Missionary Baptist Church.   Jonathan is a co-complier of the celebrated Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals, and the author of several books on Christian spirituality, including Reconstructing the Gospel, Strangers at My Door, The Awakening of Hope, The Wisdom of Stability, and The New Monasticism. He is also co-author, with Reverend Dr. William Barber II, of The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement. I first learned of Jonathan when I heard him interviewed on a podcast. His work sounded very interesting, so I bought his book, “Revolution of Values: Reclaiming Public Faith for the Common Good.”  I ended up reading it twice. An evangelical Christian who connects with the broad spiritual tradition and its monastic witnesses, Jonathan is a leader in the Red Letter Christian movement and the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. He speaks often about emerging Christianity and faith in public life to churches and conferences across the denominational spectrum and has given lectures at dozens of universities and seminaries, including Calvin College, MIT, Bethel, Duke, Yale, Princeton, Jewish Theological, Perkins, Wake Forrest, St. John’s, DePaul, and Baylor. Now, he is making his big break as a guest on this podcast! I hope you enjoy this interview. You can connect with Jonathan through the School for Conversion or on his website. Additional Recommended Resources: The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann If you’re enjoying this podcast, spread the word by sharing it with your friends and leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. I encourage you to send me your feedback or suggestions for an interview. Help me help you. You can email me at jroper@foursquare.org, or direct message me on Facebook. You can also submit any feedback or questions here. Don’t forget to subscribe in Apple Podcasts or where ever you get your podcasts. As always, you can connect with me on Facebook or Twitter. It’s your life, now go live it! To support our global missions efforts, visit The Global Missions Fund. Post may contain affiliate links. All proceeds are used to support the missions work. Thanks for listening!

In this episode we talk to Rachel Duong. Join us as she talks about the challenges she faces as an Asian American woman, her feelings about the recent violence towards Asian Americans, her experience with her parents and the generational divide over activism, and so much more! STOP ASIAN HATE! Intro: Stop Asian Hate/Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act promo vid shared by Rep. Grace Meng Outro: Rev. Dr. William Barber II at Anti-Asian Hate Rally in Atlanta Music: "Testfy" By Nas Say Their Names: Xiaojie Tan (Emily) 49 Delaina Ashley Yaun 33 Paul Andre Michels 54 Daoyou Feng 44 Hyun Jung Grant (née Kim) 51 Suncha Kim 69 Soon Chung Park 74 Yong Ae Yue 63 Fund to help the families of the Atlanta shooting victims: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/support-georgias-asian-american-community/ Community fund that will go to trusted AAPI organizations: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate ​More resources: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/

In politics, there's always a heavy focus on making the country work for the middle class. But the stark reality is there are 140 million poor and low-income people in this country. And if we don't figure out how to mobilize around poverty -- to name it, expose the truth of it, and fix it -- we won't be able break it. Reverend Dr. William Barber II has been working on this moral cause for years and joins Pete to discuss the truth about poverty and systemic racism in this nation, his movement of fusion politics, and his success with political organizing during the pandemic. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We bring you part one of our national coverage of a two-hour mass assembly entitled, Voting is Power Unleashed: National Moral Monday Mass Assembly and Teach In, organized by the Poor Peoples Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. The mass assembly and teach-in was hosted on September 14, 2020, just weeks away from what many describe as the most important election in U.S. history. The first Poor Peoples Campaign was initially called by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. It has now been revived by the Poor Peoples Campaign joint coordinators Bishop Dr. William Barber II and the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis. The PPC fusion approach is centered around the themes of racism, poverty, the war economy, ecological devastation and the nations distorted moral narrative. Participants in this event, Voting is Power Unleashed, include the PPC Coordinating Committees (now in 43 states) and other civic, religious and social justice organizations. Also, cultural activist Jane Fonda, Mark Ruffalo, D.L. Hughley, Erika Alexander, and Charlemagne tha God. Presidential candidates from both major parties were invited. However, only Joe Biden responded, so he will be participating to directly address the agenda and priorities of poor and low-income people. The event also features Forward Justice, the NAACP legal defense fund, and is part of the M.O.R.E. Campaign, which stands for Mobilizing, Organizing, Registering and Educating people for a movement that votes.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We bring you part one of our national coverage of a two-hour mass assembly entitled, Voting is Power Unleashed: National Moral Monday Mass Assembly and Teach In, organized by the Poor Peoples Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. The mass assembly and teach-in was hosted on September 14, 2020, just weeks away from what many describe as the most important election in U.S. history. The first Poor Peoples Campaign was initially called by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. It has now been revived by the Poor Peoples Campaign joint coordinators Bishop Dr. William Barber II and the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis. The PPC fusion approach is centered around the themes of racism, poverty, the war economy, ecological devastation and the nations distorted moral narrative. Participants in this event, Voting is Power Unleashed, include the PPC Coordinating Committees (now in 43 states) and other civic, religious and social justice organizations. Also, cultural activist Jane Fonda, Mark Ruffalo, D.L. Hughley, Erika Alexander, and Charlemagne tha God. Presidential candidates from both major parties were invited. However, only Joe Biden responded, so he will be participating to directly address the agenda and priorities of poor and low-income people. The event also features Forward Justice, the NAACP legal defense fund, and is part of the M.O.R.E. Campaign, which stands for Mobilizing, Organizing, Registering and Educating people for a movement that votes.

The Mississippi Center for Justice files suit against the Secretary of State's office over the issue of absentee voting ahead of the November General Election.Then, a movement to unite communities of poverty across the country turns it's efforts to key Senate races in the South.Plus, the coronavirus pandemic is changing how the 2020 Mississippi Book Festival looks. We talk to the festival's Literary Director about how book-lovers can access this year's content.Segment 1:A new lawsuit seeks to ensure Mississippians who are concerned about voting in-person because of the coronavirus pandemic can do so by absentee ballot in November. The Mississippi Center for Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union argue in the suit that the state's absentee ballot law is confusing - citing language added by the legislature during the pandemic. They're asking a judge to clarify that all voters who follow public health guidance to avoid contracting COVID-19 may vote by absentee ballot in the fall elections. Rob McDuff is a lawyer with the Mississippi Center for Justice. He shares more about the lawsuit with our Ashley Norwood.Segment 2:A campaign inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last organizing effort says new data suggest low-income voters in key states could swing some U.S. Senate races - including the 2020 contest between Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith and challenger Mike Espy. The Poor People's Campaign, a coalition of activists and union and religious leaders, says it's using the data from a study by the Columbia School of Social Work to pressure candidates to focus on the systemic issue of poverty in places like the South. The Reverend Dr. William Barber II is a co-founder of the Poor People's CampaignSegment 3:Since 2015, the Mississippi Book Festival, a nonprofit founded by literacy advocates, has drawn thousands to the State Capitol grounds. But this year, things will be different for the sixth edition of the "literary lawn party". Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year's festival will be all-virtual, with a wide variety of digital content today launching today. Ellen Rogers Daniels is the festival's Literary Director. She tells us how book-lovers can access this year's content. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Poor People's Campaign Co-Chairs Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Rev. Dr. William Barber II want to seize this moment with a broad-based, multi-racial movement to change an 'impoverished democracy.'

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II is the President & Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach and Co-Chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival. Rev. Dr. Barber is also the architect of the Forward Together Moral Movement He is the author of several books including We Are Called to Be a Movement; Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral Organizing; The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear; and Forward Together: A Moral Message for the Nation. Rev. Barber is helping to convene and is a featured speaker at The Mass Poor People's Assembly and Moral March on Washington which is being held this upcoming Saturday, June 20. Rev. Barber reflects on America's culture of death and its connections to the police murder of George Floyd. Rev. Barber also explains how Donald Trump is a symptom of a much deeper moral crisis in America that is a function of racism, militarism, greed, right-wing religious nationalism, and social inequality and injustice more broadly. And Rev. Barber offers wisdom and advice about sustaining the long struggle and people's uprising that was sparked by the police murder of George Floyd and how we can move from outrage to substantive policy reform and societal progress. Chauncey DeVega ponders the wave of white supremacist mob violence across the United States in (mostly) rural America targeting the Black Lives Matter movement and anti-fascists. Chauncey is also concerned about the dangers of white guilt in this moment of people's uprising and mobilization sparked by the police murder of George Floyd and other examples of police thuggery and brutality against black people. And Chauncey DeVega also offers a remembrance for New Haven, Connecticut's and the Yale School of Drama's “Shakespeare Lady” who recently died at age 68 from the coronavirus pandemic. SELECTED LINKS OF INTEREST FOR THIS EPISODE OF THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW Address at the Conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery March How The Antifa Fantasy Spread In Small Towns Across The US Bethel under curfew on second night of protests, counter-protests Overview – Poor People's Campaign Heartfelt Conversation on Race Goes Viral Protests: Why are some white people randomly gifting Black people money? Remembering Yale graduate and ‘Shakespeare Lady,' Margaret Holloway WHERE CAN YOU FIND ME? On Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaunceydevega On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chauncey.devega My email: chaunceydevega@gmail.com Leave a voicemail for The Chauncey DeVega Show: (262) 864-0154 HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW? Via Paypal at ChaunceyDeVega.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thechaunceydevegashow Please subscribe to and follow my new podcast The Truth Report https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-report-with-chauncey-devega/id1465522298 http://thetruthreportwithchaunceydevega.libsyn.com/ Music at the end of this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show is by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound. You can listen to some of their great music on Spotify.

Today on Sojourner Truth, we are delighted to bring to you a keynote speech delivered by the Rev. Dr. William Barber II, who is a joint coordinator of the Poor Peoples Campaign. This is a speech he gave at the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, at their national conference held on September 28, 2018, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Today on Sojourner Truth, we are delighted to bring to you a keynote speech delivered by the Rev. Dr. William Barber II, who is a joint coordinator of the Poor Peoples Campaign. This is a speech he gave at the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, at their national conference held on September 28, 2018, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

There's been a big change atop one of North Carolina's most prominent civil rights organization. The influential leader of the North Carolina NAACP, Rev. William Barber II is stepping down to lead a national effort focused on the rights of the poor. BPR's Jeremy Loeb spoke with the man elected to take his place, Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman. This is their full conversation.

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Prophetic Voices Series Guest preacher, The Rev. Dr. William Barber II's sermon on Matthew 23:23 from Sunday, April 13, 2014.