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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · 4d

🕊️ Join us Oct 22, 8–9:30 PM ET for Interfaith Nonviolent Civil Resistance 101. A virtual training equipping faith leaders to confront authoritarianism and defend democracy through nonviolence.

🔗 Register here: buff.ly/njEJWF0

#FaithInAction #Nonviolence #SojoAction

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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · 4d

✨ Meet Trinity! ✨

We’re excited to welcome our new SojoAction Fellow from the Cycle 42 Sojourners cohort. Her gifts are already making an impact, and we’re grateful to have her on the team! 👏🏽

SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · 6d

Together we uplift the Native voices and Histories that made and continue to make this land resilient. #indigenouspeoplesday

SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · 8d

Next Saturday: Oct 18 ✊🏽
Join peaceful demonstrations across the country to say #NoKings

SojoAction is a proud partner and will be at the DC No Kings event.

Find an event near you + make your voice heard. nokings.org

SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · 9d

"May we remember to listen, to see, and to honor the divine spark in every person we meet" ✨🖋️ An excerpt from the writings of Senior Director of Programs, Reverend Moya Harris.

👇🏽 Receive these inspiring reflections in your inbox every Friday
📧 Subscribe Here: Sojo.net/TARU

SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · 12d

⏰ We’re just one week away from the next Engage and Adapt session!

Join us on October 14 at 7PM ET as we continue equipping faith leaders to act with power and moral courage in this moment of change.

✨ Register now at sojo.net/engage

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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · 16d

🌟 What is SojoAction? 🌟

SojoAction is the advocacy and mobilizing branch of Sojourners. We are a faith-rooted community committed to social justice, building hope, and making a difference in the world. ✨

Join the movement and take action for a more just and compassionate society! 💛

#sojoaction

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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · 18d

Rev. Moya Harris, stood alongside Creation Justice Ministries and other national faith partners to call for bold climate action and justice.

May we continue to stand with the prophetic harmony crying out: “Restore. Renew. Reimagine” 🌏

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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · 20d

Meet Trinity Williams, our Policy and Action Assistant Fellow ✨

This past week her and some of our SojoAction team attended the Congressional Black Caucus Foundations 54th Annual Legislative Conference in D.C.

Made For This Moment: Power, Policy, Progress 👏🏽

#ALC54 #CBCF #MadeForThisMoment

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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · 22d

Didn't get TARU to your email yesterday?

No worries, here's a recap of some things we covered this week! Be sure to subscribe to get next week's editions straight to your email. 📩

Subscribe Here: sojo.net/taru

SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · 25d

As democracy faces attack, people of faith are rising together ✊🏾 Tomorrow, Sept. 25 at 5:30 PM, join us at Asbury UMC DC for From Ashes to Beloved Community, a national interfaith solidarity service of lament, resistance, and hope.

🔗 livestreamed event: buff.ly/6dT14D7

SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · 25d

Rick Steves is helping amplify justice beyond the noise of oppression. 📣

Give to SojoAction today, and your gift will be doubled through his $50k match. We’re already halfway to our goal. Join us in making justice louder. sojo.net/steves-sab

SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · 26d

Ana Flores reminds us: heritage is more than celebration, it’s protection, honoring, and standing alongside one another. This #HispanicHeritageMonth, we celebrate and uplift stories that shape us all.

SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · Sep 17

Follow us here: instagram.com/sojoaction

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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · Sep 17

What happens when faith stops being about rules and starts being about justice?

We’re going live on Instagram with Bryan Epps, Chief Program & Impact Officer at SojoAction, and Ciarra Jones, CEO & Founder of Ciarra Jones Consulting, to talk about faith, justice, and belonging 🔥

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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · Sep 12

✨ Peek inside this week’s Truth and Action Roundup ✨

Every Friday, TARU delivers faith-rooted news, reflection, and action straight to your inbox.

📩 Subscribe: sojo.net/taru

SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · Sep 9

At SojoAction, we stand with those who are resilient. Together, we carry this work forward, and the impact is collective. Visit sojo.net/donate to help us keep this work alive.

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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · Sep 9

SojoAction was busy this Saturday.

We showed up for the “We Are All DC” march and then spent some time sharing a meal with the community and many partners at the Beloved Community Banquet.

👉🏽 What are some ways you are showing up in your community?

SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · Aug 30

Next Saturday 🙏🏽 Join SojoAction + several partners for the Beloved Community Banquet. A free meal where love, joy, and resilience come alive.

📅 Sept 6 | 🕓 4–7 PM
📍 Walker Memorial Baptist Church

We are a community that will not be silenced 💜

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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · Aug 29

Over 3,900 people have already signed the petition to end the blockade in Gaza.

Every hour without aid means more lives lost. Sign the petition today, make your voice heard 📣

Visit sojo.net/blockade

#EndTheBlockade

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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · Aug 26

🚨 New polling is clear: 8 in 10 oppose Trump’s occupation and 72% support D.C. statehood. The people have spoken.

This is more than numbers, it’s a mandate. Our communities are calling for dignity, democracy, and self-determination.

✊🏽 Add your voice: sojo.net/freedc

#FreeDC #DefendDemocracy

SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · Aug 22

🙏🏼 TONIGHT join SojoAction & faith leaders at Columbia Heights Plaza for a Prayer Vigil against federal overreach.

🕓 4:30 PM gathering | 5:00-6:00 PM service
We are not afraid. We will defend D.C.

RSVP here: bit.ly/dc-prayer

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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · Aug 21

🙏🏼 This Thursday, join SojoAction & faith leaders at Columbia Heights Plaza for a Prayer Vigil against federal overreach.

🕓 4:30 PM gathering | 5:00-6:00 PM service
We are not afraid. We will defend D.C.

RSVP here: buff.ly/oHZWXxD

#PrayerVigil #DefendDC #SojoAction

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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · Aug 15

As people of faith, we cannot stay silent. Leaders are called to govern with justice, peace, and truth, not fear and force.

Tell Congress: End the occupation in the District of Columbia!

🔗 Take Action Here: sojo.net/freedc

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SojoAction @sojoaction.bsky.social · Aug 15

🚨 Washington, DC is under occupation.

The President’s false “crime” claims and militarization are a direct assault on self-rule and democracy.

📢 Tell Congress: End the occupation in DC.

End the occupation in the District of Columbia!

We demand Congress act to preserve democracy! Tell Congress to end the occupation of the District of Columbia! We need Congress to act now! End the occupation in the District of Columbia!

act.sojo.net

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