1000 Voices for Justice Weekend
This is not merely a Great Idea, but an urgent call to action.
Thank you to Bishop William J. Barber II, Rev. Dr. Hanna R. Broome, and Rev. Dr. Alvin O’Neal Jackson for their prophetic witness and powerful leadership.
REPAIRERS OF THE BREACH: SIGN & MULTIPLY SIGNATURES & 1000 VOICES FOR JUSTICE WEEKEND
FROM BISHOP WILLIAM J. BARBER, II, REV. DR. ALVIN O’NEAL JACKSON, REV. DR. HANNA R. BROOME:
Dear Beloved Faith Leaders, Clergy, and Justice Partners,
Grace and steadfast hope to each of you.
On Monday[May 5], five of our colleagues were arrested in the Capitol Rotunda while praying against an immoral budget that will be devastating if passed. Capitol Police charged them with “crowding, obstructing, and incommoding.” Though officers surrounded them and led them away, the group continued to pray and sing “This Little Light of Mine,” bearing peaceful witness in the people’s house.
Why This Matters—Voices from the Movement
Bishop William J. Barber II (Kettering Foundation): “Budgets are moral documents … and this one is destructive; it’s deadly and it’s disempowering.”
Rev. Dr. Hanna R. Broome: “Moral Mondays were born from a holy unrest—when budgets become weapons and policy becomes persecution, faith must walk into the halls of power and cry out for justice.”
Rev. Dr. Alvin O’Neal Jackson: “We will not be silent while children go hungry, the sick are denied care, and the poor are sacrificed on the altar of an unjust budget”.
Shane Claiborne (Religion News Service): “Stir the conscience of our nation. Let justice rise up on these very steps; let truth trouble the chambers of the Capitol.”
Our sacred traditions demand that we confront policies that wound the poor. When prophets are handcuffed for praying, our collective response must be louder, wider, and more resolute: We will not bow. We will not be bought. We will not back down.
Our Next Steps:
Sign & Multiply Signatures
*Read and sign the Open Letter to Congress → https://bit.ly/OpenLetterToCongress2025
*Recruit at least 10 colleagues, alliance partners, or congregants to add their names. Forward this email or share the link on every channel.
Join the 1,000 Voices for Justice Weekends
*Commit your congregation to preach, teach, and act for economic justice on an upcoming weekend → https://bit.ly/1KMoralVoicesJusticeWeekend
This campaign links local pulpits with the national Moral Mondays witness. Let our pulpits, pews, and public platforms echo one unified vision: “A budget that harms the poor is a moral crisis.”
Share the Story
*Article for context: Religion News Service coverage of the arrests.
*Video recap (5 min): Take five minutes to watch, then share widely so others grasp why we act → https://youtu.be/liGagMjfyGE
*Link to Report -[High Moral Stakes Report]
*Share this link with ministerial alliances and join the Repairers of the Breach Prophetic Council | [Invitation to Join the Prophetic Council]
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Thank you for turning righteous indignation into disciplined action.
Together, we embody a fire that will not be quenched until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
