Human Rights & Faith Insights
Witnessing God’s Movement for Justice: 2023 Impact Update
How have you seen God at work so far this year? At Justice Revival, we’ve been reflecting on the first half of 2023 with gratitude and awe. We're excited to share with you our Mid-Year Impact Report, which highlights the important work that this community has made...
Prayers & Reflections for Juneteenth
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when the good news of liberation finally reached enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas. As you observe this important holiday, we encourage you to use the resources below to pray, reflect, lament, and recommit to advancing...
The ERA Movement Continues After Historic Senate Vote
Yesterday saw a historic breakthrough for the Equal Rights Amendment and the cause of gender equality in the U.S., as a majority of U.S. Senators voted to recognize the ERA as the 28th Amendment. 51 Senators voted in favor of Senate Joint Resolution 4 (SJ Res 4),...
Action in the Senate Judiciary: A Step Forward for the ERA
This year, which marks the centennial anniversary of the Equal Rights Amendment, has seen monumental steps towards its recognition. Both grassroots activism and Congressional movement reflect major strides – we now have an ERA Caucus carrying momentum in the House of...
4 Prophetic Black Leaders Who Remind Us of God’s Universal Love
As Christians in the modern world, we are constantly challenged to uphold – and expand – our concept and teaching of God’s universal love. We affirm that God made all of humanity in true equality, and we deserve a society that grants us true justice. This Black...
What You Can Do Today to Help Realize America’s Greatest Promise
Last Independence Day, I co-authored an opinion in The Columbus Dispatch with Tarunjit Singh Butalia of Religions for Peace USA and Rev. Jack Sullivan Jr. of the Ohio Council of Churches calling on Ohio Sen. Rob Portman — a fellow person of faith — to support S.J....
After Roe: Prioritizing the Poor and Remaining Steadfast for Equality
As we continue to absorb the striking news of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, we are especially concerned–as I know many of you are–about how this abrupt and dramatic shift in the law will affect the lives, families, health, and...
On Juneteenth, We Celebrate and March Toward Liberation
This Sunday, our nation commemorates Juneteenth, in honor of the redemptive day in 1865 when enslaved people across the state of Texas were finally liberated–two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Even after the Confederate...
#Faith4ERA Stakeholder Update: May 2022
In the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson, our collective work to secure women’s equal citizenship is more crucial than ever. I’m writing to explain how this ruling affects the rights of women and LGBTQ+ individuals and to ask for your...