¡Presente! Janisha R. Gabriel

Sep 11, 2020 | ¡Presente!, Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, LGBTQ+

We are deeply saddened to announce the death of our colleague, Janisha R. Gabriel. An artist, designer, theologian, strategist, life-long activist and organizer, over the past year, Janisha took on the chronic technical issues that had been affecting FOR’s website....

Gathering Voices: Rev. Starsky Wilson–The only time black lives matter is when black people are dying.

Sep 3, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Gathering Voices, North America, Racial, Social Justice

In this interview — broken into three short parts — Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson discusses the disproportionate impact the coronavirus is having on African Americans in St. Louis, where the first 13 deaths were black people. Rev. Wilson was the President and CEO of...

Gathering Voices: Rev Julian DeShazier–“neighbor” as a verb and not simply a noun

Sep 3, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Gathering Voices, North America, Racial

 Rev. Julian discusses how the pandemic is affecting his community on Chicago’s south side and how he believes this crisis is an opportunity to think of the word “neighbor” as a verb and not simply a noun. As a national speaker, advocate and emcee,...

Gathering Voices: Chrissy Stonebraker-Martinez–“I am continually inspired by people’s ability to persist in the face of such extreme violence.”

Sep 3, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Gathering Voices, Interfaith, North America

Chrissy Stonebraker-Martínez is the co-director of the Cleveland-based InterReligious Task Force on Central America and co-chair of the National Council of FOR-USA.

Gathering Voices: Erica Ford–“Our work has shifted into teaching wellness and how people can survive mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically.”

Sep 3, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Gathering Voices

CEO and Founder of LIFE Camp Inc, Erica Ford is an internationally-recognized and widely-respected peacemaker. She has been at the forefront of reducing youth and community violence in New York City and beyond for over 30 years.

Gathering Voices: Rev Jason Carson Wilson-“Incremental change is another weapon of white supremacy”

Sep 3, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Gathering Voices, LGBTQ+, Racial, Social Justice

Rev. Jason Carson Wilson is the founding executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based Bayard Rustin Liberation Initiative, a LGBTQIA/POC-focused domestic and international policy advocacy organization. He also serves as Minister of Social Justice Education at...