The Need for a Mass Coming Together of Poor People and People of Faith in This Moment of Crisis | William J. Barber II | November 2021
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An acclaimed advocate of the poor shares his vision for taking care of the needy. Click here to view the speech.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the recent speeches podcast presented by BYU speeches |
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| 0:21.6 | Welcome to our forum assembly. |
| 0:25.0 | I'm Shane Reese and I serve as BYU's academic vice president. |
| 0:29.0 | Today we are pleased to welcome Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, who will address us on this year's forum theme, |
| 0:37.0 | becoming a beloved community. |
| 0:39.0 | Reverend Dr. William Barber II has committed his life to building beloved communities. |
| 0:45.8 | He is president and senior lecturer of repairs of the breach, an organization that invites us as |
| 0:51.6 | individuals and as communities to care for all our neighbors. |
| 0:57.0 | Reverend Barbara is a Bishop with the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries and is also a pastor in North Carolina of the Greenleaf Christian |
| 1:05.2 | Church disciples of Christ. Recognized for his activism and inspiring work on behalf of 140 million poor. |
| 1:14.2 | Reverend Barber delivered the homily for the 59th inaugural prayer |
| 1:17.9 | service for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. |
| 1:23.1 | In 2017, Reverend Dr. Barber spoke at the Vatican City in response to Pope Francis's |
| 1:29.2 | encyclical Laddato C on Care for Our Common Home. Just last month, again at the Pope's invitation, Dr. |
| 1:38.4 | Barbara taught at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. |
| 1:43.0 | In 2018, Reverend Dr. Barber spoke before the Fifth Global Union World Congress, |
| 1:49.3 | during which time he was added to the Black Achievers Wall at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, England. |
| 1:58.0 | Serving as the President of North Carolina NAACP from 2006 to 2017 and on the National N-A-C-P Board of Directors from 2008 to 2020, Reverend |
| 2:10.1 | Barber led the Moral Monday Movement that lasted for over four years, taking a stand |
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