In a matter of hours, our next president will place his hand on a Bible and speak an oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." It is an oath sworn many times throughout history, but never before by a person whose ideas represent such a direct threat to the Constitution.
I share your sadness and anger, uncertainty and pain. I am not asking you to suppress these emotions - I'm asking you to honor them and choose love anyway.
Love is not a passing feeling; it is an act of will. It is the choice to extend our will for the flourishing of others and ourselves. When we pour love in places where there is fear and rage, we can transform an encounter, a relationship, a culture, a country. Love becomes revolutionary.
I believe that Revolutionary Love is the call of our times.
Here is my 6-min testimony on my experience of Revolutionary Love - as a Sikh, an American, and a mother.
On Inauguration Day, as the new president is sworn in, we have an opportunity to make our own oath. We can vow to uphold the values enshrined in our Constitution - equality, liberty and justice. We can choose to fight for our communities in a way that does not mirror the hate and vitriol we oppose. We can make an oath to enter this new era with Revolutionary Love.
In the next 48 hours, thousands of us will fast, pray, and march with this oath in our hearts and on our signs. Here's how to join us:
Friday, Jan. 20 - 12:30pm ET / 9:30am PT:
Hundreds of people are holding a #Fast4Power around the country this week. I will fast on Friday and invite you to join us on a national call with faith and moral leaders, just moments after the Inauguration ceremony. Join the call here at 12:30pm ET / 9:30 am PT for 30 minutes of soul food.
Friday, Jan. 20 - 6pm ET / 3pm PT:
We will break our fast with a National Prayer Call for Hope and Focus, hosted by my brother and hero Rev. William Barber. We will speak along with leaders in the #MoralResistance, including dear sister Linda Sarsour, co-organizer of the March on Washington. Join the call at 6pm ET / 3pm PT: (319)527-2731; Access code: 150728.
Saturday, Jan. 21 - local times
Let's march together today. 600.000+ people will march in 300 events in all 50 states and in 50 cities across the world! I will march with my 2-year old son in Los Angeles with a sign: #RevolutionaryLove Trumps Hate. RSVP to the Saturday march closest to you.
If you march with your own Revolutionary Love signs, be sure to take pictures and post them. Or you can post a reflection on how you will practice Revolutionary Love in the Trump era. Use the hashtag #RevolutionaryLove.
This is just the beginning.
Revolutionary Love is a public ethic: It is the commitment to love others, opponents, and ourselves. In an era defined by rage, Revolutionary Love is also a form of civil disobedience. This path is not safe or easy. In the coming days, we will need the courage that is only possible in community. Thank you for being part of mine.
In Chardi Kala - ever-rising high spirits,
Valarie Kaur
Director, The Revolutionary Love Project
Founder, Groundswell Movement
P.S. You are on this list because you have taken action at Groundswell Movement or signed up to join our Revolutionary Love Ground Team. We will send you regular emails in the coming months - calls to action, reflections, readings, and tools to practice love in an era of rage.
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TONIGHT at 7PM: Join Rev. Barber for a National Moral Resistance Conference Call from Clinton Wright via Repairers of the Breach of The Auburn Theological Seminary in New York, New York, United States for Thursday, 19 January 2016
Dear Friends,
Please join Rev. Dr. William J. Barber tonight, Thursday, January 19th, 2017 at 7pm EST for a National Moral Resistance Conference Call. Rev. Barber will discuss "A Day of Self-Purification for Moral Resistance" to be held on Inauguration Day. This National Moral Resistance Conference Call is open to all clergy, faith leaders, organizers, activists, and supporters of the Moral Movement. Please share widely!
Call: (319) 527-2731; access code: 150728
When: January 19th, 2017 at 7pm ET
Who: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II
What: Conference call to discuss "Self-Purification for #MoralResistance
-Repairers of the Breach Team
Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Rev. Dr. James Forbes, Rev. Dr. Traci Blackmon, Sr. Simone Campbell started this petition on Groundswell. If there's an issue close to your heart that you'd like to campaign on, you can start your campaign here.
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TONIGHT at 7PM: Join Rev. Barber for a National Moral Resistance Conference Call from Clinton Wright via Repairers of the Breach of The Auburn Theological Seminary in New York, New York, United States for Thursday, 19 January 2016
Dear Friends,
Please join Rev. Dr. William J. Barber tonight, Thursday, January 19th, 2017 at 7pm EST for a National Moral Resistance Conference Call. Rev. Barber will discuss "A Day of Self-Purification for Moral Resistance" to be held on Inauguration Day. This National Moral Resistance Conference Call is open to all clergy, faith leaders, organizers, activists, and supporters of the Moral Movement. Please share widely!
Call: (319) 527-2731; access code: 150728
When: January 19th, 2017 at 7pm ET
Who: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II
What: Conference call to discuss "Self-Purification for #MoralResistance
-Repairers of the Breach Team
Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Rev. Dr. James Forbes, Rev. Dr. Traci Blackmon, Sr. Simone Campbell started this petition on Groundswell. If there's an issue close to your heart that you'd like to campaign on, you can start your campaign here.
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