I would like to honor also a years passing of the great Reverend James Lawson, who died one year ago on 9 July. I think he wasn’t as well known far and wide as perhaps some of the other greats like MLK and John Lewis, but he was a backbone and Prophetic within the civil rights movement helping to bring the concept of nonviolent resistance into that context.
My wife met Mr. Lewis the few summers before he died and she said there was a very special presence about him. He had the ability to be fully present with each person he met. His loss is greatly felt.
From 2005 to 2015 John Lewis signed on several times to Eleanor Holmes Norton's "Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Conversion Act" - HR-1888 this session - see http://prop1.org. He was such an important part of the Progressive Caucus, an inspiration to all.
I will never have John Lewis’s moral and physical courage, but I sure am inspired by him. And I am grateful for the opportunity you and Bishop Barber are offering us to participate in Moral Mondays. From deep blue Northern California, I salute you.
Thank you for reminding me of a fearless righteous leader who I can tell my grandchildren about. His life resonates a light that never fades in the dark days we live in now.
ohn Lewis didn’t just teach bravery. He taught timing. When power lashes out, that’s when you lean in.
He didn’t run from Bull Connor—he exposed him. Not for drama, but for change. That’s how moral movements win. Not by avoiding darkness, but by shining right into it.
I love John Lewis and one of my current signs is “Make Good Trouble” for you, John, with his picture. The speech by the Bishop was like listening to MLK, full of love and knowledge and wisdom.
My mother was a great civil rights activist, knew John Lewis, Bayard Rustin and many others. She would be appalled by the fascistic threat but also proud of the Moral Monday and other efforts.
You and Bishop Barber are keeping alive the great legacy and Spirit of the civil rights movement. We all thank you.
We still believe in the promises of democracy..thank you for inspiring us to join you in Good Trouble Lives on and Moral Mondays. We honor John Lewis, Dr William Barber, and Jonathan Wilson Hargrove.
I would like to honor also a years passing of the great Reverend James Lawson, who died one year ago on 9 July. I think he wasn’t as well known far and wide as perhaps some of the other greats like MLK and John Lewis, but he was a backbone and Prophetic within the civil rights movement helping to bring the concept of nonviolent resistance into that context.
My wife met Mr. Lewis the few summers before he died and she said there was a very special presence about him. He had the ability to be fully present with each person he met. His loss is greatly felt.
From 2005 to 2015 John Lewis signed on several times to Eleanor Holmes Norton's "Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Conversion Act" - HR-1888 this session - see http://prop1.org. He was such an important part of the Progressive Caucus, an inspiration to all.
I will never have John Lewis’s moral and physical courage, but I sure am inspired by him. And I am grateful for the opportunity you and Bishop Barber are offering us to participate in Moral Mondays. From deep blue Northern California, I salute you.
Thank you for reminding me of a fearless righteous leader who I can tell my grandchildren about. His life resonates a light that never fades in the dark days we live in now.
Please correct spelling...it is Parchman Prison.
ohn Lewis didn’t just teach bravery. He taught timing. When power lashes out, that’s when you lean in.
He didn’t run from Bull Connor—he exposed him. Not for drama, but for change. That’s how moral movements win. Not by avoiding darkness, but by shining right into it.
This piece reminds us:
Now is one of those moments.
ICE raids, wealth grabs, lies dressed as law.
It’s time to lean in again.
Good Trouble lives on. And Monday, it marches.
I love John Lewis and one of my current signs is “Make Good Trouble” for you, John, with his picture. The speech by the Bishop was like listening to MLK, full of love and knowledge and wisdom.
Powerful work, thank you.
My mother was a great civil rights activist, knew John Lewis, Bayard Rustin and many others. She would be appalled by the fascistic threat but also proud of the Moral Monday and other efforts.
You and Bishop Barber are keeping alive the great legacy and Spirit of the civil rights movement. We all thank you.
See y’all in Austin
We still believe in the promises of democracy..thank you for inspiring us to join you in Good Trouble Lives on and Moral Mondays. We honor John Lewis, Dr William Barber, and Jonathan Wilson Hargrove.