“We wear our faith as tattoos on our bodies and in our hearts as testaments to the blood, tears, dreams, and inspirations of our community ancestors and elders.” -Elandria Williams
How do you pay homage to the ancestors and elders who shaped you?
Bleeding Kansas
On this day in 1861, the State of Kansas entered the United States as a free state, following five years of violent clashes over whether slavery would be legal in the Kansas territory (established on the unceded lands of the Kansa/Kaw, Kiowa, Osage, and Pawnee Nations, among others).
Can there be a role for violent struggle in liberation? If so, what is it? If not, how do we avoid it?
Everyone
“Our goal is for our faith communities to be spiritually alive, learning from and contributing to liberation cultures and legacies. For our faith communities to be welcoming homes for people of all colors, sexualities, classes, ages, abilities, genders and citizenship statuses. For our faith communities to regularly invite us into and prepare us for courageous action for collective liberation, held in loving community for the long haul. May our faith communities be active agents in the world, to help us all get free together.”-Chris Crass
How can you make someone else feel welcome today?
Our Part
“Spirit, help us to understand that we each have a role in justice work
For our liberations are tied to one another’s
Give us the clarity of mind to know what
our individual part is in the struggle
That there are many ways to protest injustice
Help us to find our way and commit to it” -Margalie Belizaire
What is your part of the struggle for liberation?
Truth-Telling
“May we continue to trust that truth-telling and speaking truth to power is one of the ways that we do this liberation work.” -Julica Hermann de la Fuente (CLF)
How can you speak the difficult truth today?