Incompetent, Dangerous, Irredeemable: Police demonstrate persistent failure to uphold oath to protect and serve, continue to play executioner of Black people
SAINT PAUL, April 12, 2021 — Yesterday, an officer of the Brooklyn Center police department shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man. Leaders of ISAIAH grieve Wright’s wholly…
Islamic Reflection – The righteous man…
﴿إِنّا بَلَوناهُم كَما بَلَونا أَصحابَ الجَنَّةِ إِذ أَقسَموا لَيَصرِمُنَّها مُصبِحينَ﴾ [Al-Qalam: 17] Indeed, we have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut…
Faith and Politics – Building the Beloved Community E-News
John 12:12-13,18-19 “The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors took palm branches and went…
Allah/God Makes it Possible – Building the Beloved Community E-News
Habakkuk 1:2-5 “O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you ‘Violence!’ and you will not save? Why do you make…
Our Vision is Our Faith – Building the Beloved Community E-News
Hebrew 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (NRSV) If you’ve led or been a part of an ISAIAH event, you…
Mercy not the Market – Building the Beloved Community E-News
Leviticus 25:35-37 “If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them as you would a foreigner and stranger, so they can…
Paying & Reaping Our Fair Share – Building the Beloved Community E-News
1 Corinthians 9:10 “Yes, it was written for us, so that the one who plows and the one who threshes the grain might both expect a share of the harvest.”…
Importance of Community – Building the Beloved Community E-News
Hebrews 12:24-25 “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of…
Climate LTEs
Childcare is an essential element of a caring economy. Centers, providers, teachers, parents, children, and communities as a whole deserve socially and financially equitable childcare that is fully and sustainably funded.
Minnesotans Celebrate Governor’s Budget Proposal
ISAIAH Press Statement | SAINT PAUL, January 26, 2021 No matter what we look like or where we live, Minnesotans know that we pull through by pulling together. We also…