BREAKING: They can arrest us but we will keep singing.
Hymns in four-part harmony echoed through the halls of the Hart Senate building this afternoon as Mennonites and allies engaged in a nonviolent action.
Mennonite Action’s 11-day, 141-mile “All God's Children March for a Ceasefire” concluded Tuesday in an act of nonviolent civil disobedience on Capitol Hill. More than 60 Mennonites and allies peacefully occupied the building, praying and singing for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Capitol police initiated arrests when we refused to leave—but even as zip ties were placed on wrists, those arrested continued to sing.
Since Sunday, we have joined an interfaith coalition countering the annual conference of Christians United for Israel (CUFI) and confronting US lawmakers who embrace CUFI’s agenda. CUFI is an extreme Christian nationalist organization that espouses a hateful and violent theology.
Along with our interfaith allies, we have been holding worship services and ritual-filed protests, showing that this extremist organization does not speak for all or most people of faith.
Today we step further into the long-flowing stream of our faith-centered peace witness, showing the world our deepest held values by putting them into action.
Thank you for holding us in your prayers as our march and action have unfolded.Together, we join a chorus of voices around the world who call for peace and justice in Palestine.
In love and solidarity,
Mennonite Action
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