Dear Friend, “We are gathered here as clergy from around the country to bear witness that this is not a Ferguson problem. What happened to Mike Brown and what is happening here is an American problem,” declared Reverend Heather Arcovitch, senior minister of the First Congregational UCC Church in Clayton, MO on Wednesday. I joined Rev. Arcovitch and hundreds of other clergy and community members to pray with our feet on Wednesday evening in a pilgrimage to St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch’s office in Clayton, Missouri. PICO organizations and congregations across the country held over 50 events in solidarity that evening. We were there to bear witness to the fear and violence in Ferguson, and to declare the value of ALL life, especially Mike Brown’s. We called on Mr. McCulloch to recuse himself from this case because of his past failures in performing his duties to protect low income and people of color in his County. He did not respond. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has the power to appoint a new prosecutor to this case to ensure that Michael Brown’s death will be prosecuted fully, fairly and in a timely way. Governor Nixon was right when he said earlier this week that the world is watching. Now we need him to lead. Join us in calling on Governor Nixon to seek true justice for the family of Mike Brown by appointing a special prosecutor today. The chilling reaction of Ferguson’s police and elected officials in the past two weeks demonstrates the desperate need for leadership, not just now while the cameras are on, but long after people have gone back to their regular lives, as the process of prosecuting this case continues. Call on Governor Nixon to lead and to ensure that Mike Brown’s death is prosecuted in a full, fair, and timely way. [salsa3.salsalabs/o/2115/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=14706# ] As Rev. F. Willis Johnson from Wellspring United Methodist Church in Ferguson said Wednesday, “Circumstances have brought us to a point where we can no longer be silent. We are focused on how we can get justice and exhibit love in the process. We’ve come here today to say we won’t stop, we can’t quit, we won’t quit, until justice is served - and love is shared.” Thank you for standing with us. Pastor Mike Pastor Michael McBride Director of Urban Strategies & Lifelines to Healing PICO National Network PICO National Network 110 Maryland Ave NE, Washington, 20002 Copyright 2014 PICO All Rights Reserved. PICO (People Improving Communities through Organizing) National Network is the largest grassroots, faith-based organizing network in the United States. PICO works with 1,000 religious congregations in more than 200 cities and towns through its 60 local and state federations. PICO and its federations are non-partisan and do not endorse or support candidates for office. PICO urges people of faith to consult their faith traditions for guidance on specific policies and legislation. Learn more at piconetwork.org. Unsubscribe empowered by Salsa
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 23:35:28 +0000
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