March 20, 2003 The day the war began. Dear Soulforce Supporters, This is a grave time for our nation and the world and we mourn the lives that this war will eliminate, the families this war will destroy, and the nations this war will devastate. No one has any idea how far the ripple effects […]
Nonviolence
Soulforce Anti-War Stance
In the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the principles of non-violence, Soulforce has joined with the ELCA, the National Council of Churches, PAX Christi USA, Sojourners, the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, and many others in the "Win Without War Coalition." You can find out more about it at www.winwithoutwarus.org Read our Peace […]
Arun Gandhi to Lead Training in Principles of Nonviolence
"Soulforce Institute for Nonviolent Change" and "24 Hours of Justice" to take place in St. Louis during the Southern Baptist Convention, June 2002 Soulforce Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592email: soulforcemedia@aol.com (Laguna Beach, CA) – Soulforce, an interfaith movement committed to ending spiritual violence perpetuated by religious policies and teachings against gay, lesbian, […]
Tips for Follow Up Calls to Media
Media contacts should be called approximately one week after mailing the press packet. Goals of the initial follow up call: To make a quick initial introduction (make sure you quickly mention your affiliation with Soulforce and the Soulforce purpose) To make sure they got the packet and/or had a chance to look at it To […]
The Soulforce Process – Nonviolent Principles of Direct Action
Steps involved in a relentless nonviolent resistance(A brief overview) Commit and recommit ourselves to the non-violent Soul Force principles Research the case against our adversary carefully, in print, audio, and video Negotiate with our adversary first: amicably, carefully, relentlessly, if this fails Educate the media, our allies, and the allies of our adversary Recruit and […]
The Original 17 Step Journey: Step 2
With the Rev. Dr. Mel White"SOUL SUFFERING…" Sad NewsBackstage in a large hotel dinning room, just moments before I was scheduled to address a "black tie" dinner, the emcee read a note just handed her and suddenly broke into tears. On the eve of this "Pride" banquet, another gay teenager had died. Condemned by his […]