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Friend,
The world recently lost artist and poet, Andrea Gibson, who says in
their poem Good Grief, “Let your heart break, so that your
spirit doesn’t.”
This beautifully reflects the spirit of Tisha B’Av, the Jewish day
of collective mourning this weekend.
This year, Bend the Arc has partnered with Never Again
Action to amplify events around the country that say Not
in Our Name: Our Collective Cry to Rebuild Sanctuary.
Grief may shatter our hearts, but our ancestors passed on the
traditions of Tisha B’Av so every generation can find strength,
commitment, love, and vision in community together.
Cities:
Los
Angeles, CA
Fort
Snelling, MN
Little
Rock, AR
Chicago,
IL
Columbus,
OH
Burlington,
MA
Plus:
Baltimore,
MD with JUFJ
Philadelphia,
PA with IfNotNow
Online
with Dayenu
On Tisha B’Av, we allow ourselves to mourn, grieve, and cry
together and publicly.
We mourn the destruction of the past, the destruction we see all
around us today, and the destruction future generations will
inherit.
It is through fully feeling our despair that we know our hearts
have not hardened and we have not withdrawn from the world around
us.
Through ritual and gathering — at events like the ones listed above
— we can turn our grief into shards of rainbow light
that creates new possibilities and a world with less suffering for
those who come after us.
In solidarity,
 Hannah Klein
Immigration Campaign Manager,
Bend the Arc
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