Archive for November 2020
IVE efforts breathe new life into PIIN, raise organization’s profile among congregations
Integrated Voter Engagement (IVE) is a strategy to connect organizers to the communities in which they work; it serves to build a relationship with the community and catalyze future organizing efforts. For Gamaliel affiliate Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network (PIIN), IVE in the 2020 election season was not just a strategy for building power in the…
Read MoreMore than Ready: November 19 Ntosake Event
You’re invited to the November Ntosake Event, More Than Enough. We’ll be working from Cecilia Munoz’s book of the same name to build our local Prides of women ready to step into leadership 2021 is on the horizon and it’s full of promise. Let’s be ready! Gather the women in your organizations together and get…
Read More40 Days of Prayer and Reflection Ends with Time of Post-Election Prayer, Processing – and Planning
With election results still undecided, nearly 100 members of the Gamaliel community gathered on November 4 to close out 40 Days of Reflection on Our Journey to the Polls – and to look toward the future. The event was more than 40 days in the making. On April 15, the Gamaliel National Religious Leaders Caucus(GNRLC) …
Read MoreElection Day – Rev. Dr. John C. Welch
The Daily Reflection on Our Journey A message from Rev. Dr. John C. Welch, Chair of the Gamaliel Board of Directors, on Election Day Read All of the Daily Reflections on Our Website
Read MoreDay 40 – Rabbi Doug Alpert
Rabbi Doug Alpert, Congregation Kol Ami, Kansas City, MO, and Former Co-Chair, Gamaliel affiliate Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity (MORE2) When confronting hate, in general, and maybe white nationalist/neo-Nazi, in particular, we often frame it in the negative. Our narrative emphasizes what and whom we are against. Amongst the 613 commandments or…
Read MoreDay 39 – David Liners
David Liners, State Coordinator for WISDOM, the Gamaliel Network in Wisconsin In much of the Western Christian world, November 1 is All Saints Day. It is a day when we remember “all the saints, known and unknown.” We don’t just remember the “A-list” saints like St. Francis or Mother Teresa. We remember the multitude…
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