Rev. Barber Rekindling a Social Justice Movement - 28:57
"When Silence is Not an Option" - A Message to the Nation from Rev. William J. Barber, II on Rekindling a Moral Vision for Justice, Movement Buildig and Social Change
with
The
Rev. William J. Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP,
architect of the Moral Monday protest movement, and Repairers of the Breach,
his most recent books include “Forward Together: A Moral Message for the
Nation” and “The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics and the Rise of a New Justice Movement.”
"Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the
foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the
breach, the restorer of streets to live in." — Isaiah 58:12
William
Barber, one of the nations’ leading theologians advocates
tirelessly for the
rights of the poor, the imprisoned, the disenfranchised and the working
class, obliterating the social, cultural, religious and political barriers
in society. Barber’s Forward Together Moral Movement gained national
acclaim with its Moral Monday protests at the North Carolina General
Assembly in 2013. These weekly actions drew tens of thousands of North
Carolinians and other moral witnesses to the state legislature. More than
1,050 peaceful protesters were arrested, handcuffed and jailed, bringing
attention to the actions of the legislature.
Barber’s work is about
building a progressive agenda rooted in a
moral framework to counter the
ultra-conservative constructs that try to dominate the public square. He
helps frame public policies which are not constrained or confined by the
narrow tenets of neo-conservatism. He brings together people from different
faith traditions, with people without a spiritual practice but who share the
moral principles at the heart to repair the breaches caused by centuries old
systems of racial and gender
inequality
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