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Faithful Witness Wednesday Vigil - March 19
Sojourners and the Washington Interfaith Staff Community (WICS) are co-organizing a series of 'Faithful Witness' vigils at the Capitol every Wednesday at noon throughout March and April , which began on March 5. These multi-faith vigils will call on Congress to exercise greater moral courage in upholding its Article 1 powers and preventing executive overreach. Our nation faces an escalating threat of a constitutional crisis fueled by the Trump administration’s overreach and unconstitutional actions. A lack of leadership in Congress has allowed this crisis to grow, as it cedes its role as a co-equal branch of government. The faith community will be raising a prophetic and pastoral call to Congressional leaders to serve as a check and balance to advance the common good. These nonpartisan vigils will speak truth to power, highlighting what’s at stake and the communities already harmed. They will feature faith leaders from diverse traditions offering inspirational prayers and calls for faithful action. Join us for these livestreamed vigils. Together we can provide a faithful witness by speaking truth to power about this mounting crisis, what is at stake, the people and communities who are already being harmed - and what we can do to make a difference! Now we turn our focus to the immediate and long-lasting harm facing children and families due to the administration’s executive orders and policy decisions. We will support programs like Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, and the Department of Education that protect and uplift families across the country. Our speakers are:
  • Rev. Leslie Tune, Chief Operating Officer of the National Council of Churches
  • Jeanné Lewis, CEO of Faith in Public Life
  • Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, President and General Secretary of the National Council of Churches
  • Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
  • Rev. Marvin Silver, Director, Leadership of Development & Organizing for Children’s Defense Fund
  • Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould, Senior Strategist for Faith in Action International
  • Sandy Ovalle, Senior Director of Campaigns and Mobilizing for Sojourners
  • Maggie Siddiqi, Senior Fellow at Interfaith Alliance
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