"When Silence is Not an Option" A Message to the Nation from Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II on Rekindling a Moral Vision for Justice, Movement Building and Social Change with The Rev. William J. Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP, architect of the Moral Monday protest movement, and the 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. Barbers 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 No. 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.
Barbers 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 p
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