Time is running out — give to Sojourners today!
Dear friend and fellow sojourner,
The new year begins tomorrow, and I want to remind you to consider donating to Sojourners before the 2021 calendar year. We need your support to continue building our movement next year and in the years to come!
Sojourners is not just a magazine, online publication, and advocacy organization, but a community, rooted not in individualism, but in love for each other. I have referred in the past to the philosophy and moral belief system of ubuntu, or "I am because we are." This focus on community – this critical antidote to the radical individualism, politics of division, and hyper-selfishness that threatens much of the nation today – is at the heart of both Sojourners mission and my purpose statement.
Spreading ubuntu and building beloved community in our nation and world will be a priority for me and for Sojourners in the coming year. With your annual gift today, you will shoring up the support we need for our bold plans in 2021, supporting all of our community-centered work, including:
- Growing and nurturing our print and digital audience — our foundation as an organization — to help our nation recover and heal from a difficult year;
- Deepening our advocacy impact and relationships in the incoming administration, so as to be a more effective and faithful voice for justice where that voice needs to be heard, including around issues of racial justice, immigration rights, poverty, and climate justice;
- Implementing a sustainable model for equipping and resourcing churches in 2021 and beyond;
- Growing our international connections and partnerships;
- Leaning fully into our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and anti-racism work, internally and externally, because we cannot build a more just and equitable future if we are not also making those same commitments internally;
- Continuing to grow and expand our coverage, including launching a weekly podcast.
In the coming year, we will not cease speaking truth to power with Congress and the new administration. We will need to speak truth to politicians who continue to embrace the politics of division and obstruction. And we will need to speak that truth in a spirit of steadfast love – because love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
In the spirit of love, and of ubuntu, let us continue together into 2021, allowing hope, courage, and faith to guide us. Thank you in advance for your gift to our shared mission.
With gratitude,
Rev. Adam Russell Taylor, President, Sojourners
P.S. Please consider making a donation now since your gift will make the most impact when received by Dec. 31. Click here to donate today.
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