[WardFive] An Invitation Is Extended

Greetings Friends and Neighbors,

Join the White House protest…

http://www.reclaimingjesus.org/

 

…with The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate, The Episcopal Church and several other prominent progressive Christian leaders, including the Rev. Sharon Watkins, former General Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Rev. James Forbes, former pastor of New York's Riverside Church, and the Rev. Jim Wallis, President and Founder, Sojourners.

 

“We invite you to join…a service of prayer and gospel proclamation, followed by a procession to the White House

and a silent prayerful candlelight vigil as a witness that the church will not be complicit, but faithful.”

 

Thursday, May 24, 2018, 7 p.m.

National City Christian Church

5 Thomas Circle, Washington, DC 20005

 

“Reject the resurgence of white nationalism and racism in our nation on many fronts, including the highest levels of political leadership. We, as followers of Jesus, must clearly reject the use of racial bigotry for political gain that we have seen. In the face of such bigotry, silence is complicity. In particular, we reject white supremacy and commit ourselves to help dismantle the systems and structures that perpetuate white preference and advantage. Further, any doctrines or political strategies that use racist resentments, fears, or language must be named as public sin—one that goes back to the foundation of our nation and lingers on. Racial bigotry must be antithetical for those belonging to the body of Christ, because it denies the truth of the gospel we profess.” – [Statement at www.ReclaimingJesus.org]

 

 

 

Robert Vinson Brannum

President Emeritus, DC Federation of Civic Associations, Inc.

Former President, Bloomingdale Civic Association, Inc.

Chairman Emeritus, 5^th District Citizens’ Advisory Council, Inc.

Chairman Emeritus, Ward 5 Democratic Committee

Former Interim Chairman, DC Commission on National and Community Service

Former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner

Former Board Member, North Capital Neighborhood Development Corporation, Inc.

Former Board Member, DC Crime Solvers, Inc.

Incorporatorand Founding Board Member, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Inc.

Founding Board Member, Veterans and Military Families for Progress, Inc.