Water is connection 🌊
Soulforce is a US-based international nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the religious and political oppression of LGBTQIA+ people and all marginalized people. We build radical analysis, political education, and spiritual power for activists and people of faith across all social justice movements. By unlearning toxic theologies and healing the wounds of Spiritual Violence, we can cultivate spirits that resist spiritual domination in our pursuit of liberation. Soulforce was founded in 1998 by Rev Dr Mel White and Gary Nixon. We are profoundly grateful to all Soulforce staff and community members on whose shoulders we stand, as we stretch to new heights and possibilities for all survivors of Spiritual Violence.
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2024 has been an intense year for our relentless team of resistors. We have continued to respond to the questions our beloved founders dared to ask out loud and in public more than 25 years ago, catching glimpses of the world we are fighting for. And, we have also faced some of our hardest moments together, grappling with complex trauma and the intricate ways our personal life stories intersect with our work. This has been further stirred by the world events happening around us, adding layers of grief and urgency to our efforts. It would be a lie to say that the reality of things isn’t affecting us. We think, feel, and act differently because our systems are in a constant state of alert. There is a never-ending feeling of impending danger, and rightfully so.
As we considered this year’s Annual Program Report theme, we looked for a unifying thread that could weave our experiences together. Water, in its fluidity, immensity, and ancient cyclical wisdom, has emerged as our theme. Water is a sacred substance that unites us, from our internal to our external worlds, we need it to survive. It traces paths across continents, making community life possible and carrying with it Earth’s most ancient stories. Water can also bring devastation, disaster, and disease. Salt water can erode metals and heal wounds. Like all of creation, water cannot be contained nor understood through a binary lens. Water in its countless forms is always teaching us; teaching us to value the present moment, showing us the benefits of proper nourishment, reminding us that we need each other. What else can hold all of our grief, all of our joy, all of our fears, and all the love that these queer hearts carry? What better teacher, to show us how to navigate in the darkness and how to steady the tumultuousness that this planet harbors, yet still nurture life in all its diversity?
Read our 2024 Annual Report for more information on how our team designs programs that bring us closer to achieving the mission of ending religious and political oppressions of LGBTQIA+ people and all marginalized communities.
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