[Edited extract from public address]
Declare our love for all who are in harm’s way — refugees, immigrants, Muslims, Sikhs, Jews, queer and trans people, Black people, Latino people, the indigenous, the disabled, women and girls, working-class people and poor people. We vow to see one another as brothers, sisters, and siblings. Our humanity binds us together, and we vow to fight for a world where all of us can flourish.
Declare love even for our opponents. We oppose all policies that threaten the rights and dignity of any person. We vow to fight not with violence or vitriol, but by challenging the cultures and institutions that promote hate. In this way, we will challenge our opponents through the ethic of love.
Declare love for ourselves. We will protect our capacity for joy. We will rise and dance. We will honor our ancestors whose bodies, breath, and blood call us to a life of courage. In their name, we choose to see this darkness not as the darkness of the tomb – but of the womb. We will breathe and push through the pain of this era to birth a new future.
Join the #ReclaimLove campaign by posting why and how you or your organization #ReclaimLove as a force for social justice!
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Parliament of the World's Religions
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At the 2018 Parliament of the World's Religions, the theme of The Promise of Inclusion, The Power of Love: Pursuing Global Understanding, Reconciliation and Change was a global call to action to foster a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world. One of the loudest calls to action came from Parliament keynote Valarie Kaur on the ethic of Revolutionary Love.
The Parliament of the World's Religions is a proud partner of The Revolutionary Love Project and we join the annual celebration of the #ReclaimLove campaign. We've pledged and invite you to join us in the pledge to:Declare our love for all who are in harm’s way — refugees, immigrants, Muslims, Sikhs, Jews, queer and trans people, Black people, Latino people, the indigenous, the disabled, women and girls, working-class people and poor people. We vow to see one another as brothers, sisters, and siblings. Our humanity binds us together, and we vow to fight for a world where all of us can flourish.
Declare love even for our opponents. We oppose all policies that threaten the rights and dignity of any person. We vow to fight not with violence or vitriol, but by challenging the cultures and institutions that promote hate. In this way, we will challenge our opponents through the ethic of love.
Declare love for ourselves. We will protect our capacity for joy. We will rise and dance. We will honor our ancestors whose bodies, breath, and blood call us to a life of courage. In their name, we choose to see this darkness not as the darkness of the tomb – but of the womb. We will breathe and push through the pain of this era to birth a new future.
Join the #ReclaimLove campaign by posting why and how you or your organization #ReclaimLove as a force for social justice!
The work of the Parliament is only possible with the on-going support from generous individuals like you. Donate to the Parliament
MORE:
Parliament of the World's Religions
Address: 70 East Lake Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60601
Email: info@parliamentofreligions.org
Website: www.parliamentofreligions.org