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 Voter Education: “Vote All Your Values” voter issues guide
Poverty Sunday: Poverty Sunday toolkit. Everything you need to organize a service to educate and inspire your congregation to act on the issue of poverty.
Pledges: To learn more about the Vote Out Poverty pledge, visit our pledge page.
Letter to the Editor: Writing a letter to the editor is a fantastic way to lift your prophetic voice for the people in poverty locally and globally, as well as to lift up your work with the Vote Out Poverty campaign.
Click here to download instructions and a sample letter.
Food 4 Thought Meals: In hosting a Food4Thought meal you are moving the most needed conversations in our world today from the microphone, the podium and the pulpit to your dining room table. Download these resources to host yours:
These podcasts provide an overview of the Vote Out Poverty Training for Change conference in June. Listen in on presentations by some of the nation’s top organizers. To download the MP3 audio files, right-click the podcast title (ctrl-click for Macs) and choose "Save As."
- Brian McLaren: Scared to Talk Politics in Church?
Well-known author and speaker, Brian McLaren, addresses the challenges of talking politics in church. Brian draws upon his experience as a pastor, an activist, and a scholar to help provide a framework for churches as they address this delicate topic.
- Rev. Alexia Salvatierra: Amos Award Acceptance Speech
Rev. Salvatierra, a Lutheran pastor and executive director of CLUE Los Angeles, accepts the Amos Award at Pentecost 2008. The Amos Award is given to someone who comes from humble beginnings and who has dedicated their life to the work of social justice.
- Rev. James Lawson: Joseph Award Acceptance Speech
Rev. James Lawson, a hero of the American civil rights movements, shares an inspiring and compelling sermon as he accepts the Joseph Award at Pentecost 2008. The Joseph Award is given to someone who uses a position of power and influence to further the work of social justice.
- Marshall Ganz: The Art of Organizing and the Importance of a Compelling Story
Marshall Ganz, a professor of organizing at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, teaches us the art of organizing and the importance of a compelling story to our work as organizers.
- Troy Jackson & Chip Williamson: Organizing a Poverty Sunday
Two of Sojourners’ Windchangers from Ohio explain how they are organizing a citywide Poverty Sunday in Cincinnati.
- Jon Denn: Organizing a Poverty Forum and Candidate Pledges
Sojourners National Field Organizer Aaron Graham interviews Jon Denn, a field team leader in the Vote Out Poverty campaign, about his work organizing a poverty forum and collecting candidate pledges.
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