The Gathering

The Moral & Theological Basis for Nonviolent Moral Fusion Direct Action

On March 22, the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II and the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, co-chairs of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, hosted a webinar with faith leaders across the United States on the moral and theological basis for Nonviolent Moral Fusion Direct Action. The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is uniting tens of thousands of people across the country to challenge the evils of systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, ecological devastate, and the nation’s distorted morality. We’re launching the campaign in over 30 states with 40 days of nonviolent moral fusion direct action on Mother’s Day this year. However you identify in terms of faith and spirituality, we invite anyone interested in joining the campaign and participating in the 40-day launch to sign the pledge at poorpeoplescampaign.org, where you’ll be connected to the organizing work happening in your state.

The Crime, Contamination, and Immorality Being Funded by Your Tax Dollars

As Congress continues to struggle to agree on a federal budget, we examine the single biggest source of discretionary spending: ‘defense.’ Content warning: mention of rape/sexual assault. You’re listening to a Repairers of the Breach dispatch, examining the impacts of policy violence on people across the United States. This article was written by Stephanie Frescas, and originally published on medium.com/brepairers on Feb. 2, 2018. Repairers of the Breach is a nonpartisan not-for-profit organization that works with diverse religious leaders from every U.S. State and the District of Columbia to develop a prophetic social justice vision rooted in moral analysis, moral articulation, and moral action. To receive dispatch blogs by email, learn more about our work in the #MoralMovement, and to help sustain us, visit breachrepairers.org.

What do you do when the wolves start howling?

Featuring co-hosts the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove with a special sermon by the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. As attacks on the poor and marginalized in our communities increased throughout 2017, we started The Gathering to create a space where we can hear regularly from the people most impacted across the country. Their prophetic hope and courage in a time of moral crisis inspired the theme of our special Gathering Watch Night Service this past New Year’s Eve. As we join with 32 state-based coordinating committees to organize the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, we gathered together in North Carolina for a night to light the spark for collective action in 2018 We’ve split up the live program into 3 special episodes for the podcast, which will feature political analysis, moral articulation, movement music, and interviews with community organizers and impacted people calling us to action. Find more resources at breachrepairers.org/resources.

A calculus for courage, a strategy for hope

Featuring co-hosts the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove with Rev. Nancy E. Petty, Pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh; the Berean Baptist Church Choir; and a special sermon by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. As attacks on the poor and marginalized in our communities increased throughout 2017, we started The Gathering to create a space where we can hear regularly from the people most impacted across the country. Their prophetic hope and courage in a time of moral crisis inspired the theme of our special Gathering Watch Night Service this past New Year’s Eve. As we join with 32 state-based coordinating committees to organize the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, we gathered together in North Carolina for a night to light the spark for collective action in 2018 We’ve split up the live program into 3 special episodes for the podcast, which will feature political analysis, moral articulation, movement music, and interviews with community organizers and impacted people calling us to action. Find more resources at breachrepairers.org/resources.