Faithful Witness Wednesday Vigil - March 12

Sojourners and the Washington Interfaith Staff Community (WICS) are co-organizing a series of 'Faithful Witness' vigils at the Capitol every Wednesday at noon throughout March and April , which began on March 5. These multi-faith vigils will call on Congress to exercise greater moral courage in upholding its Article 1 powers and preventing executive overreach. Our nation faces an escalating threat of a constitutional crisis fueled by the Trump administration’s overreach and unconstitutional actions. A lack of leadership in Congress has allowed this crisis to grow, as it cedes its role as a co-equal branch of government. The faith community will be raising a prophetic and pastoral call to Congressional leaders to serve as a check and balance to advance the common good. These nonpartisan vigils will speak truth to power, highlighting what’s at stake and the communities already harmed. They will feature faith leaders from diverse traditions offering inspirational prayers and calls for faithful action. Join us for these livestreamed vigils. Together we can provide a faithful witness by speaking truth to power about this mounting crisis, what is at stake, the people and communities who are already being harmed - and what we can do to make a difference! This week’s vigil will include an emphasis on the devastating impact of the Trump Administration’s freeze on foreign aid and dismantling of USAID. Our speakers are:

Rev. Adam Russell Taylor, President, Sojourners
Rick Santos, President and CEO, Church World Service
Rev. Khader El-Yateem, Executive Director, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Service and Justice
Rev. Eugene Cho, President/CEO, Bread for the World
Bridget Moix, General Secretary, Friends Committee on National Legislation

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