Faithful Action for a Healthy Wisconsin, November 16
Faith groups organized a statewide virtual rally to show support for health care workers serving our communities during the pandemic. We lifted up public health officers and government officials who are promoting the Wisconsin Department of Health Services guidelines to stop the spread of COVID-19. Nearly 200 clergy and people of faith around the state joined us. For public health reasons the event was entirely online.
Organizers and sponsors of this faith action included Wisconsin Council of Churches, Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice, WISDOM and WISDOM affiliates: CUSH, RIC, MICAH, ESTHER, JOSHUA, NAOMI, MOSES, JONAH, SOPHIA, JOB, and EXPO; the Lutheran Office for Public Policy Wisconsin, the Urban League of Greater Madison, Circle Sanctuary, Buddhist Peace Fellowship of Milwaukee, Rabbi Jonathan Biatch, and Rabbi Betsy Forester.
Participants included: Reverend Willie Brisco from Milwaukee, president of WISDOM; Rev. Reirin Gumbel, Resident Priest, Milwaukee Zen Center; Dr. Ibrahim Saeed, Islamic Center of Madison; Father Yeprem Kelegian, St. Mesrob Armenian Church in Racine; Pastor Ernest Ni’A, Wayman AME Church in Racine; Reverend Tanya Sadagopan, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Janesville; Rabbi Dena Feingold, Beth Hillel Temple , Kenosha; Rev. Marian Boyle Rohloff, West Side Moravian Church, Green Bay; Reverend Elizabeth (Libby) Howe, Assistant to the Bishop, ELCA, LaCrosse; Reverend Selena Fox, Senior Minister, Circle Sanctuary, Barneveld, Bishop Laurie Skow-Anderson, ELCA Northwest Synod, Menominee/Chetek, Sister Pam Mitchell OP, Vicaress, Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, Anahkwet Guy Reiter, Executive Director of a Menominee Indian community organization – Menīkānaehkem, Inc.