Faith in Texas

LIVE FREE Texas is taking a stand against mass incarceration and gun violence. 🚀 We're organizing directly impacted individuals, allies, and supporting clergy to drive real transformation.

Led by diverse faith leaders, we're fighting police brutality, injustice, and violence in our communities. Together, we're building a movement that compels legislators—city, state, and national—to enact laws that uphold the worth of every person. 💥🌟

Join us as we prioritize ending money bail, overhauling criminal justice, fostering community trust, and providing returning members the resources they need for a liberated life. ✊

We understand the critical need for equitable access to information and services. Black immigrants often face language barriers in their new country, hindering their access to essential services and opportunities. Empowering Black immigrants through Language Justice is our mission.
Language justice means ensuring that everyone, regardless of their language proficiency or background, has equal access to information, services, and full participation in society. This involves providing linguistic accommodations, translation, interpretation, and cultural sensitivity to support individuals who speak languages different from the dominant ones in their context. Our goal is to foster inclusivity, equity, and the celebration of linguistic diversity within communities and institutions.

Faith In Texas is dedicated to addressing these challenges, advocating for equitable opportunities, and bridging language gaps. Join us in the pursuit of Language Justice. Together, we can build a more inclusive and equitable society 🗣🌍🤝

Gathering Faith Leaders from Across Texas: Reflecting on the Faith In Texas's Faith Can't Wait Clergy Gathering. We came together with a shared commitment to serve and support our communities.Stay tuned for insights, inspiration, and a glimpse into the vision that unites us all.

We understand the critical need for equitable access to information and services. Black immigrants often face language barriers in their new country, hindering their access to essential services and opportunities. Empowering Black immigrants through Language Justice is our mission.

Language justice means ensuring that everyone, regardless of their language proficiency or background, has equal access to information, services, and full participation in society. This involves providing linguistic accommodations, translation, interpretation, and cultural sensitivity to support individuals who speak languages different from the dominant ones in their context. Our goal is to foster inclusivity, equity, and the celebration of linguistic diversity within communities and institutions.

Faith In Texas is dedicated to addressing these challenges, advocating for equitable opportunities, and bridging language gaps. Join us in the pursuit of Language Justice. Together, we can build a more inclusive and equitable society 🗣🌍🤝

Ignite Change with Faith in Texas! 🔥

Join our nonpartisan movement for economic, racial, and social justice. Unite with churches, mosques, synagogues, and individuals, empowering communities and driving local impact. 🌍🤝

Be a part of the Power of Faithful People, creating a Beloved Community. 💪✨

Fannie Lou Hammer's words echo through time, a call to action that still resonates today. 🗣️🌟 We yearn for leaders who prioritize people, leaders who see the value in every human being. We can't sit idly by, waiting for change to happen. As long as oppression persists, we must rise and assert our worth. Let's heed her call to stand up, united as women and men, and forge a brighter path. 💪🌍

Calling all Dallas area clergy! Join us on Sept. 28 for our Faith Can’t Wait: Clergy Gathering. 🙏🤝

As you look around your communities, you probably can't help but to see how much work there is to do. Countless people are in need. Who better to serve them than us - all of us?

At this month's Faith in Texas Clergy Gathering, you'll connect with Faith leaders from all across the state. We'll share the vision of Faith in Texas, but we'll also spend time learning about what you, our Texas faith leaders, need to be supported in your work. 🌟

📅 September 28, 2023
⏰ 11 am-1 pm
📍 Friendship West, Dallas, TX

Register Today - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/faith-cant-wait-clergy-gathering-tickets-723707176647?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Check out our live stream for the ‘People Practicing Pluralism’ event tonight 🙏

https://fb.watch/lgDy0mHmC5/?mibextid=Nif5oz

It is vital to remember Black History Month because it is an annual celebration of African American achievements and their central role in American history. Finding new methods to promote Black History Month and learning about it can inspire others to achieve their goals.

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“I feel excited we help those who have been unjustly incarcerated. I know what a small injustice feels like, and I just feel for people who are innocent, and kept in jail. I been involved with Faith in Texas for five years now, and I feel really glad to be doing this work in the community.” Menaca P. From Horizon Unitarian Universalist Church in Carrollton, Texas.

Today, January 18, 2023, Faith in Texas members and community leaders got together for the reschedule of the Christmas Bail Out. Leaders posted bail for 20 members today, and provided clothing and food for them after they were released.
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Through the overburdened court system, where county judges struggle to clear a 5-year backlog of cases exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic - mass incarceration has created a financial crisis in Dallas County.
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Faith in Texas takes advantage of this opportunity to not only interact with the local community, but post bail for individuals who are incarcerated. Leader of various faiths always bond together when it comes to rescuing people and showing support for one another, and every member of the community is a valuable asset.

On behalf of the Faith in Texas organization, we are honored to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr today!

“From the standpoint of faith, I would advise all of children to find correct spiritual guidance. Because our generation dies without it. spiritual guidance will take the children and their parents to the straight path. Guide them to the right path, where they should be learning. It is not man that gives them that, it’s Allah that gives them that. The quicker we can bring everyone to the straight path, the quicker it is that they’ll find race.” -Dr. Jamal Rasheed. Black history educator and historian.

Rounding out MLK BELOVED COMMUNITY WEEKEND today’s screening of Lowndes County Road to Black Power starts at 3pm followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Hasaan Jeffries and Catherine Flowers. The official after party is at . See you there!

UPDATE: Today’s art exhibit closing ceremony is from 2-5. Please check to find out more information!!!!

Faith In Texas kicks off the Martin Luther King Beloved Community Weekend Celebration with the youth. Organizers taught students the history on MLK and had interactive discussions regarding it. The event engaged the students in developing a deeper understanding of Dr. King’s work while celebrating his brilliant legacy. The event concluded with lunch from everyone.

Join Faith In Texas ‘BELOVED COMMUNITY’ Weekend Celebration January 13-15. It will be full of immersive and interactive experiences celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Each event will engage our community in developing a deeper understanding of Dr. King’s work while celebrating his brilliant legacy.
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Join Faith In Texas ‘BELOVED COMMUNITY’ Weekend Celebration January 13-15. It will be full of immersive and interactive experiences celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Each event will engage our community in developing a deeper understanding of Dr. King’s work while celebrating his brilliant legacy.
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From everyone at Faith In Texas, we’d like to say thank you for your continued loyalty and faith in us. With prayers, have a well-deserved rest this Christmas, and let every day of the holiday season be filled with joy 🎄
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Our Christmas on December 23rd had been postponed due to severe weather in Dallas, Texas
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Mass incarceration has created a financial crisis in Dallas County through the overburdened court system, where county judges struggle to clear a 5-year backlog of cases exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
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Faith in Texas seizes this opportunity to engage with the local community. When it comes to rescuing people and showing support for one another, people of various faiths always bond together, and every member of the community is a valuable asset🙏

Join us on our Annual Christmas bail out December 23rd!
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Mass incarceration has created a financial crisis in Dallas County through the overburdened court system, where county judges struggle to clear a 5-year backlog of cases exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
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Faith in Texas seizes this opportunity to engage with the local community. When it comes to rescuing people and showing support for one another, people of various faiths always bond together, and every member of the community is a valuable asset🙏

“I attend Mercy House Ministries. It’s a church that empower and equips single, pregnant women who are without support in downtown Dallas. And when I come here to Lew Sterrett Jail, I feel really emotional and sad because some of the moms I see and meet here, ask for help because their children are mentally ill, and they have been at Lew Sterrett jail for quite some time now. The next steps are to continue to keep fighting for decarceration and help in any way that I can.”- Rosalba Cetz

“These people here at Lew Sterrett jail in Dallas County are hurting. These are real stories. This is just dehumanizing, and not looking at people in the image of God that we are supposed to be in. It’s hurts me to hear these stories at Lew Sterrett Jail and to know that this is the condition that we are in. We need to take action that dehumanizing instances do not happen further. It’s immense work, but it needs to be done.” - Gordon Martinez of Spring Creek Church in Garland, Texas.

Today, on November 6th , community leaders and families got together to support the families of people who have had loved ones lose their lives while being incarcerated. Many leaders also voiced their concerns and experiences that they seen through the incarceration system. Faith in Texas is working closely with those impacted in the community and having their voices be heard so changes can be made. The Dallas County Jail Population is almost 60% non-violent charges with around 3,600 people in jail currently with nonviolent charges. With inhumane conditions within the jail population, we are asking Dallas County to create a plan to reduce the jail population enough to close an entire tower of the county jail and spend the money saved on what’s needed by our formerly incarcerated members, family, friends, and neighbors!

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For more information on how to get involved with us within the community, please click the link in our bio ( https://faithintx.org/get-involved/

Join us today on November 6th on this gathering as we extend an invitation to the families of people who have had loved ones lose their lives while being incarcerated. Also all system impacted folks and their families whose lives were put at risk by Dallas County by not allowing their release from Dallas County Jail custody. We encourage families of loved ones whose lives were lost while in jail custody to bring a photo or an item of remembrance for the loved ones for the altar that we are creating for the event.

Mark Walters Jr. is the Luke 4:18 Bail Fund organizer with Faith in Texas. Mark was born in Monterey California, however, has been in New Orleans since he was a year and a half. Even though he was born in California, his roots were established in New Orleans. Mark’s life experiences have made him well-rounded and able to connect with individuals from different cultures, backgrounds, and professions. His passion is assisting persons to reach their maximum potential while allowing them to create their version of freedom. This passion has led Mark into the work of community organizing, service facilitation, leadership development, as well as mentorship.
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For more information on how to get involved with us within the community, please click the link in our bio (https://faithintx.org/get-involved/

It's estimated that around 80% of the non-violent charges would be eligible for release if they had enough money (could pay bail). The math would suggest that 2,750 - 3,000 people in jail currently could be released if they had enough money.

* All the information is from the BI tool from the Dallas county jail website.​ *
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For more information on how to get involved with us within the community, please click the link in our bio ( https://faithintx.org/get-involved/

Faith in Texas sees a society in which economic, racial, and social fairness enables everyone to follow our divine destiny and participate fully in the institutions and processes that govern our lives with total freedom. We proclaim and establish our work on the following five universal truths: (1) All humans have inherent worth and deserve to be treated with dignity, care,
and respect. (2) The most directly impacted people should be the center and driving force of solutions (3) Organizing should build power that is shared by all (4) Freedom is an inalienable right (5) God is at work to restore justice in our society.
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For more information on how to get involved with us within the community, please click the link in our bio ( https://faithintx.org/get-involved/

“As an artist, I've been through plenty of obstacles and different things to get me through stepping stones. Bully, heartbreaks, family, deaths, all that one thing I learn gotta keep going. Don't let these events stop you but just keep you going.” - Artist and influencer ,

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For more information on how to get involved with us within the community, please click the link in our bio and donate here (https://faithintx.org/get-involved/

Faith in Texas is a multi-racial, multi-faith movement for the common good. Our issue platform comes from deep listening in our member congregations and research led by our volunteer leaders.
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For more information on how to get involved with us within the community, please click the link in our bio and donate here (https://faithintx.org/get-involved/

"As a business owner the obstacles really be yourself. You have to overcome fear, rejection, and wanting to quit . You don’t want to take too many losses but you have to take a few. So you got to trust people but when you from certain places it’s hard. Financially you have to put money in to get money out. I work to fund whatever I need as a artist. You must grind to shine. Don’t think it’s gon going to fall out the sky. Believe in yourself and the rest will come." - Artist ,
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For more information on how to get involved with us within the community, please click the link in our bio and donate here ( https://faithintx.org/get-involved/

Faith in Texas is a growing nonpartisan, multi-racial, multi-faith grassroots movement of churches, mosques, synagogues, and laypeople united in values working together for economic, racial, and social justice. We create pathways of opportunity for all Texans to thrive and affect change at the local and state levels by teaching, empowering, and mobilizing congregations and communities through civic engagement and community organizing. We believe the key to creating a Beloved Community is the aligned and galvanized Power of Faithful People.

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To ultimately overcome these threats, Faith in Texas is purposefully building a multicultural, directly-impacted-led movement with faith and race at the center of our work. We are forging a new social identity that bridges divides and values equity, interconnectedness, and integrity over party affiliation.

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For more information on how to get involved with us within the community, please click the link in our bio and donate here ( https://faithintx.org/get-involved/

Joe Swanson is the Lead Community Organizer with Faith in Texas. His job is to help faith communities identify and address the systemic injustices driving the visible burdens and suffering in their backyards. He started organizing as a student at Wake Forest University. While there, Joe was the Southern Regional Policy Coordinator with the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network and co-founded a student-run think tank to craft policies addressing local needs in the communities around campus. Joe joined Faith in Texas as he believes that faith communities like his own are uniquely positioned to construct the Beloved Community and co-create a more just world.
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For more information on how to get involved with us within the community, please click the link in our bio (https://faithintx.org/get-involved/

"I was born in Congo but as a child, my parents decided to leave due to the war and unstable economy to find better opportunities elsewhere. The only advice I have to give is time waits on no man so take initiative today to accomplish your goal. I have overcome struggles by the support of my family. I have a small family and it is the only family I know of my two brothers and mother. We work as a team with finance school relationships and any other obstacle we all help each other to go through anything."- MMA Fighter, Dayffir Ngoie
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For more information on how to get involved with us within the community, please click the link in our bio (https://faithintx.org/get-involved/

"There is a huge need for generosity, compassion, mercy and charity in our society." - Imam Khaleel Shahid
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For more information on how to get involved with us within the community, please click the link in our bio (https://faithintx.org/get-involved/

The Luke 4:18 Bail Fund team through Faith in Texas has been consistently working on the plan to reduce the jail population enough to close an entire tower of the county jail and bailing out individuals every Wednesday at the Dallas County Jail. Faith in Texas seizes this opportunity to engage with the local community. When it comes to rescuing people and showing support for one another, people of various faiths always bond together, and every member of the community is a valuable asset.
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For more information on how to get involved with us within the community, please click the link in our bio (https://faithintx.org/get-involved/

Our Luke 4:18 Bail Fund through Faith in Texas will now be freeing individuals the first 3 Wednesdays of the month from 9 am to 1 pm at the Dallas County Jail. Due to the amount of time it takes individuals to be released after the bail has been posted, it causes individuals to not be connected to services effectively after their released-on Friday evenings. The Bail out days are changed from Fridays to Wednesdays.
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For more information on how to get involved with us within the community, please click the link in our bio ( https://faithintx.org/get-involved/

“On a daily basis, when we interact with individuals through work and outside in the community, there are many things that can happen and take place. One thing we must do and always remember to do is be thankful no matter what. To those around us, and to God. Our faith will remain strong all together if we stay thankful to the creator.” - Imam Aseel Khan
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For more information on how to get involved with us within the community, please click the link in our bio (https://faithintx.org/get-involved/