Category: Advocacy
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Kick ICE out of this place
I flew home from Minneapolis late this morning and federal agents had already murdered another person observing ICE activity. Yesterday, I marched with more than 50,000 people, filling the streets of downtown Minneapolis, chanting, ICE OUT! I spent two days learning from community members and interfaith clergy, people traumatized by…
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A call to Minneapolis
Last week, siblings in Minnesota put out a call for interfaith clergy to come and join them, supporting their demands to get ICE out of Minnesota now, to bring accountability to the officer who murdered Renee Good, and for no additional federal funding for ICE in the federal budget. After…
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People’s March, January 18th, 2025
I was grateful to be asked to be the Christian clergyperson to speak at the People’s March. Back in January 2017, the Women’s March was my first protest. The People’s March featured more issues – because the need for justice is intersectional. Find my speech and video below. My name…
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What Would Jesus Do for Palestine?
Today (Christmas Day), I took part in a Christmas is Cancelled service hosted by Adalah Justice Project, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, the Kairos Center, and more. As you may have heard, Christmas celebrations have been cancelled in the city of Jesus’ birth, Bethlehem. My own family’s and church’s Christmas…
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Rev. Dr. Jennifer Hosler Arrested Calling for #CeasefireNow
This week, I was arrested alongside 60 national movement and organizational leaders, while protesting in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for a permanent ceasefire in Palestine. As a Christian pastor at Washington City Church of the Brethren, my faith compels me to protect life, to denounce violence, and to work for…
Rev. Jennifer Hosler, PhD 