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Gamaliel leaders speak truth to power at “The People’s Caucus” presidential candidates forum
See pictures from “The People’s Caucus” View the FaceBook Live recording of “The People’s Caucus” Candidate forum flyer. Register at: wethepeople2020.eventbrite.com Gamaliel affiliate Quad Cities Interfaith, along with the other Gamaliel affiliates in Illinois and Iowa—Faith Coalition for the Common Good, Gamaliel of Metro Chicago, United Congregations of Metro East, and Johnson County Interfaith…
Long-time Gamaliel leader awarded MLK Heritage Award by Wisconsin governor
Rev. Willie Brisco, a long-time Gamaliel leader in the fight for racial and economic justice, was awarded Wisconsin’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Heritage Award on January 20 at the 40th annual MLK Tribute and Ceremony. Gov. Tony Evers was present to honor Rev. Brisco who has been working with the governor and other Wisconsin leaders…
Pilsen Neighbors Community Council hosts successful 2nd Driver’s License Reinstatement Expo
On Saturday, January 25, 2020, Pilsen Neighbors Community Council (PNCC)—a Gamaliel affiliate in Chicago—hosted its second Driver’s License Reinstatement Expo at Malcolm X College with more than 2200 people in attendance. PNCC partnered with Chicago Bar Association, Malcolm X College, Cook County Public Defender, Illinois Secretary of State, Clerk of the Circuit Court, City of…
Join Gamaliel in supporting the North Nashville tornado recovery effort!
As you know a tornado that reached a magnitude of EF-4 struck Nashville last week, killing twenty-five people across the region and devastating entire neighborhoods, schools, businesses, and churches. Among the damaged or destroyed churches are three member congregations of the Gamaliel affiliate in Nashville, NOAH. Those churches include: New Covenant Christian Church, whose pastor…
NLT Nashville is postponed until further notice
Good afternoon, It has been a week of unsettling news, especially with the rapid spread of the Coronavirus. We want to make clear that our priority is keeping our participants and affiliates safe, and out of potential harm’s way. I have spoken many times with our staff, and we have been in conversation with the…
Gamaliel Statement on COVID-19 – Gamaliel is acting to protect our communities!
Good afternoon, Gamaliel has been watching with concern the impact of the spread of the coronavirus in this country and around the globe. The effects thus far have been monumental—schools have been closed, community events have been cancelled or postponed, many workers have been asked to work from home, cities and states have declared states…
Gamaliel Network to Call for Decarceration at Facebook Live Event
We encourage you to join us for a Facebook Live event on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. CT. At the event, leaders from across our Network will call for immediate decarceration of vulnerable populations in our jails, prisons, and detention centers. It is clear that with the rapid spread of COVID-19, no individual,…
ACTION puts an end to predatory lending in Youngstown, Ohio!
On Wednesday, February 6, to the largest crowd gathered for a city council in recent memory, the Alliance for Congregational Transformation Influencing Our Neighborhoods (ACTION)—the Gamaliel affiliate in Youngstown, Ohio—won a major battle in their ongoing campaign to secure quality, affordable housing for residents in Youngstown. When the city council voted, 7-0, to end predatory…
Mass Supervision Is Not the Solution to Mass Incarceration
Chicago, IL – January 22, 2019 – Five decades ago, Martin Luther King, Jr., warned, “When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism and militarism are incapable on being conquered.” On Wednesday, January 23, 2019, Gamaliel affiliates across the country will be…
2019: Time for Humane Immigration Policy
I am an immigrant. When I was a toddler, my parents made the decision to emigrate from the Dominican Republic to the United States. They wanted a life of opportunity and freedom for their children—not the overwhelming poverty and violent oppression of the Trujillo regime that had characterized most of their lives. In order to…