"Jackson has advocated universal health care, a war on drugs, direct peace negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis, ending apartheid in South Africa and advancing democracy in Haiti. The following is the organization's list of major issues: Former congressman Mel Reynolds, who served a sentence in prison for sexual assault and bank fraud, was hired by Rainbow/PUSH as its resident scholar on prison reform after his release in 2001. The organization is a member of several anti-war coalitions including Win Without War, United for Peace and Justice, and After Downing Street. In 2006, Jesse Jackson promised the Rainbow/Push Coalition would pay"
"Jesse Jackson Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He is the founder of the organizations that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. is his eldest son. Jackson was also the host of ""Both Sides with Jesse Jackson"" on CNN from 1992 to 2000. Jackson was born in Greenville, South Carolina, to Helen Burns"
"Rainbow Sash Movement The Rainbow Sash Movement is an organisation of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender Catholics, with their families and friends, who are publicly calling the Catholic Church to a 'conversion of heart around issues of human sexuality' . The Movement was established in Melbourne in 1998, in response to the refusal in 1997 by London’s Cardinal Basil Hume, and Melbourne’s Archbishop George Pell and Cardinal John O'Connor, to provide communion to two openly gay Catholic men, one a priest. On Pentecost Sunday 31 May 1998 a group of 70 people attended Mass in St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, wearing a"
"The industrial layoffs caused by these policies hit the Black and other minority populations particularly hard. At the 1984 Democratic National Convention on July 18, 1984, in San Francisco, California, Jackson delivered an address entitled ""The Rainbow Coalition"". The speech called for Arab Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, youth, disabled veterans, small farmers, lesbians and gays to join with African Americans and Jewish Americans for political purpose. Whereas the purpose of PUSH had been to fight for economic and educational opportunities, the Rainbow Coalition was created to address political empowerment and public policy issues. After his unsuccessful bid for the"
"Operation PUSH headquarters ; Her funeral at her church Vernon Park Church of God. Willie Barrow Willie Beatrice Barrow (née Taplin; December 7, 1924 – March 12, 2015) was an American civil rights activist and minister. Barrow was the co-founder of Operation PUSH, which was named Operation Breadbasket at the time of its creation alongside Rev. Jesse Jackson. In 1984, Barrow became the first woman executive director of a civil rights organization, serving as Push's CEO. Barrow was the godmother of President Barack Obama. Born Willie Beatrice Taplin in Burton, Texas, to Nelson, a minister, and Octavia Taplin, one of"
"the Silicon Valley, New Orleans and Boston. Operation PUSH was successful at raising public awareness to initiate corporate action and government sponsorship. The National Rainbow coalition became a prominent political organization that raised public awareness on numerous political issues and consolidated a large voting block. The merged entity has undertaken numerous social initiatives. Operation PUSH, an acronym for People United to Save (later Serve) Humanity, was an organization which advocated black self-help and achieved a broad audience for its liberal stances on issues of social justice and civil rights. The origins of Operation PUSH can be traced to a factional"
"but Archbishop James Hickey of Washington, D.C. wrote to Catholic bishops and communities, asking them not to support the event. Despite this, more than fifty Catholic groups endorsed the program. In 1996, the bishop of Lincoln, Fabian Bruskewitz, excommunicated all members of Call to Action within his diocese. An appeal by the Nebraska Chapter was rejected by the Congregation for Bishops in 2006. The Rainbow Sash Movement was established in Melbourne, Australia in 1998. It has been most active in the United States, England, and Australia. The Rainbow Sash itself is a strip of a rainbow colored fabric which is"
"funded by contributions from businesses and individuals. In early 1987 the continued existence of Operation PUSH was imperiled by debt, a fact that was used by Jackson's political opponents during his race for the 1988 Democratic Party nomination. In 1996, the Operation PUSH and Rainbow Coalition organizations were merged. Jackson's influence extended to international matters in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1983, Jackson traveled to Syria to secure the release of a captured American pilot, Navy Lt. Robert Goodman who was being held by the Syrian government. Goodman had been shot down over Lebanon while on a mission to bomb"
"Flip Benham Philip ""Flip"" Benham (born April 16, 1948) is an Evangelical Christian minister and the national leader of Concord, North Carolina-based Operation Save America, a pro-life group that evolved from another pro-life organization, Operation Rescue. Since 1980, Benham has been an ordained minister of the Free Methodist Church. He founded a Free Methodist congregation in Garland, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, which he led until 1992. Benham has been active in the pro-life movement since the early 1980s, and he founded Operation Rescue's chapter in the Metroplex in 1988. He succeeded Randall Terry and Keith Tucci as national director"
"Rainbow Coalition (Fred Hampton) The Rainbow Coalition was a coalition active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, founded in Chicago, Illinois by Fred Hampton of the activist Black Panther Party, along with William ""Preacherman"" Fesperman, Jack (Junebug) Boykin, Bobby Joe Mcginnis and Hy Thurman of the Young Patriots Organization and the founder of the Young Lords as a civil and human rights movement Jose Cha Cha Jimenez. It later expanded to include various radical socialist groups and community groups like the Lincoln Park Poor People's Coalition. It was associated with the rising Black Power movement, which mobilized some African-American"
"Willie Barrow Willie Beatrice Barrow (née Taplin; December 7, 1924 – March 12, 2015) was an American civil rights activist and minister. Barrow was the co-founder of Operation PUSH, which was named Operation Breadbasket at the time of its creation alongside Rev. Jesse Jackson. In 1984, Barrow became the first woman executive director of a civil rights organization, serving as Push's CEO. Barrow was the godmother of President Barack Obama. Born Willie Beatrice Taplin in Burton, Texas, to Nelson, a minister, and Octavia Taplin, one of seven children. When she was 12, she organized a demonstration with fellow students to"
"a multi-racial, multi-issue, progressive, international membership organization fighting for social change. Founded by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson in 1996, RPC works to make the American Dream a reality for all citizens and advocate for peace and justice around the world. RPC is dedicated to improving the lives of all people and serving as a voice for the voiceless. Rainbow PUSH's mission is to protect, defend, and gain civil rights by leveling the economic and educational playing fields, and to promote peace and justice around the world. RPC's headquarters is in Chicago and has offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Detroit, Houston,"
"Leon Sullivan Leon Howard Sullivan (October 16, 1922 – April 24, 2001) was a Baptist minister, a civil rights leader and social activist focusing on the creation of job training opportunities for African Americans, a longtime General Motors Board Member, and an anti-Apartheid activist. Sullivan died on April 24, 2001, of leukemia at a Scottsdale, Arizona, hospital. He was 78. Born to Charles and Helen Sullivan in Charleston, West Virginia. He was raised in a small house in a dirt alley called Washington Court in one of Charleston's poorest sections. His parents divorced when he was three years old and"
"leading to controversy. ""There is no causal connection between the boycott in 1983 and me meeting in the middle '90s and me buying this company in 1998,"" said Yusef. In 1984, Jackson organized the Rainbow Coalition and resigned his post as president of Operation PUSH in 1984 to run for president of the United States, though he remained involved as chairman of the board. PUSH's activities were described in 1987 as conducting boycotts of business to induce them to provide more jobs and business to blacks and as running programs for housing, social services and voter registration. The organization was"
"Rufus L. Perry Rufus L. Perry (March 11, 1834 - June 18, 1895) was an educator, journalist, and Baptist minister from Brooklyn, New York. He was a prominent member of the African Civilization Society and was a co-founder of the Howard Colored Orphan Asylum, which developed from it. He was the editor of numerous newspapers and journals, most notably the ""National Monitor"". He was a prominent Baptist, and in 1886 he founded the Messiah Baptist Church, where he was pastor until his death. He was also a classical scholar. Rufus L. Perry was born a slave on a plantation in"
"split in Operation Breadbasket, an affiliate of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In 1966, Martin Luther King Jr., the head of the SCLC, appointed Jackson to head the Chicago chapter of Operation Breadbasket, which became a coalition of black ministers and entrepreneurs. After 1968, Jackson increasingly clashed with King's successor at SCLC, Rev. Ralph Abernathy. The break became complete in December 1971 when Abernathy suspended Jackson for ""administrative improprieties and repeated acts of violation of organizational policy."" Jackson resigned from Operation Breadbasket, called together his allies, and Operation PUSH was born. From its inception, Jackson referred to its membership as"
"2015, Cazares-Thomas was elected senior pastor by the 4,500-member congregation of the Cathedral of Hope in Dallas, Texas. Cazares-Thomas is known for his social activism, having been instrumental in developing feeding programs for the homeless, night and day shelters, safe sex initiatives, establishing relations with police, challenging discriminatory laws and providing LGBTQ youth services, including his ""Over the Rainbow"" initiative, a drop-in center founded during the AIDS pandemic offering counseling, support and information. He has served as chaplain to the Mayor of Bournemouth, the Sanctuary (an HIV/AIDS hospice), a women’s refuge and five drug and alcohol rehab houses. He is"
"founding members. His sermons were broadcast on radio and television. In 1965, Rev. Evans joined Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., to promote the civil rights movement in Chicago. In 1971 they founded the Operation PUSH coalition, to encourage black self-help. Evans served as chairman of the organization from 1971 and 1976, and he is currently its chairman emeritus. He led his church until December 8, 2000, when Charles Jenkins succeeded him as senior pastor. Evans married Lutha Mae Hollingshed on Oct. 15, 1946, and together they reside in Chicago, Illinois. They have six children, Dianne (deceased), Michael, Ralph, Stevie (nephew), Claudette,"
"Paul Smith (clergy) Rev. Dr. Paul Smith (born September 20, 1935) is an African American Presbyterian minister, mediator and civil rights activist known for creating multi-racial churches in Buffalo, St. Louis, Atlanta and Brooklyn, NY. Smith has been active in the civil rights movement since the 1950s. He has been an administrator, faculty member and trustee at seminaries and universities in St. Louis, Atlanta and New York City. He has served as a mediator and multicultural consultant to corporations and the government and has been active in organizations like the Urban League. Smith was born and raised in South Bend,"
"August, 1978 in Flushing, Queens, New York. Amos H. Carnegie Reverend Amos Hubert Carnegie was an influential Jamaica-American Baptist minister in the early and middle 20th century who traveled throughout the eastern United States founding and financing schools and hospitals for Blacks during the Jim Crow era. He was also founder and director of the National Hospital Foundation, Inc. The notoriety and intellectual influence of Rev. Carnegie and the hospital movement are cited in the text and bibliography of ""The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr : Advocate of the social gospel"". Rev. Carnegie's autobiography, entitled, ""Faith Moves Mountains"", can"
"Activism in the age of the internet"" published by New Internationalist in April 2013. Symon Hill Symon Hill is a British Socialist, Pacifist, queer Christian, activist, and journalist. He became co-ordinator of the Peace Pledge Union in 2016. His most recent book is ""The Upside-down Bible: What Jesus really said about money, sex and violence"", published in 2015. He was one of a group of Christian pacifists, supported by the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, who were arrested at the DSEI arms fair in London in 2013. He was one of the organisers of the Christian ""Ring of Prayer"""
"Watkins, and Rev W. F. Dixon delivered the eulogy. Rufus L. Perry Rufus L. Perry (March 11, 1834 - June 18, 1895) was an educator, journalist, and Baptist minister from Brooklyn, New York. He was a prominent member of the African Civilization Society and was a co-founder of the Howard Colored Orphan Asylum, which developed from it. He was the editor of numerous newspapers and journals, most notably the ""National Monitor"". He was a prominent Baptist, and in 1886 he founded the Messiah Baptist Church, where he was pastor until his death. He was also a classical scholar. Rufus L."
"as a field missionary, pastor, seminary teacher, researcher, and author. He has led three international mission and prayer movements: the ""AD2000"" and ""Beyond Movement’s Unreached Peoples Track"", the ""Great Commission Roundtable"", and the ""International Prayer Council"". During his work with World Vision, Robb traveled throughout the world and led consultations and seminars for national Christian leaders and World Vision staff in more than 100 countries. He organized and led interdenominational prayer initiatives in over 50 of these nations. ""Working with a large cross-section of Los Angeles Christian leadership, he also founded LIFT (Lifting Intercession for Transformation), an annual prayer effort"
"the Rainbow Coalition. Threats and letters to Bishop Pryor to oust the two U.M.C. ministers and the Young Lords were being made by the Alderman George Barr McCutheon and members of the Lincoln Park Conservation Association that were in a group called United People to Inform Good Doers(UPTIGD).Several letters exist in their collection at the De Paul University archives. The court also fined People's Church $200 a day for everyday the free day care center remained open. Since then the Young Lords have held several events including neighborhood tours to the old Armitage Avenue United Methodist Church (now a Walgreens)"
"Abbé Pierre Abbé Pierre, OFM Cap, (born Henri Marie Joseph Grouès; 5 August 1912 – 22 January 2007) was a French Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during World War II, and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement (MRP). In 1949, he founded the Emmaus movement, with the goal of helping poor and homeless people and refugees. ""Abbé"" is a French word coming from the Aramean word ""aba"" as in a spiritual father elected by monks, and is also used as a courtesy title given to Catholic priests in French-speaking countries. He was one of the most popular figures in"
"In the early 2000s (decade), Rainbow/PUSH worked with NASCAR to increase the number of minorities involved in auto racing, through direct financial support and projects to find talented African-American racing drivers. This initiative was ended in 2003, after the racing sanctioning body was criticized by conservative groups for the partnership. Among the smaller campaigns it has undertaken are the HIV/AIDS Initiative for funding for AIDS programs; the National Field Department support of ""constructive agitation to bring about societal change""; and the Prison Outpost project, whose ultimate goal is ""to eliminate the need for prisons."" Through his organization and its predecessors"
"John Collins (priest) Lewis John Collins (23 March 1905 – 31 December 1982) was an Anglican priest who was active in several radical political movements in the United Kingdom. Educated at Cranbrook School, Kent, and the University of Cambridge, Collins served as a chaplain in the Royal Air Force during World War II and was radicalised by the experience. In 1946, he founded the organization Christian Action to work for reconciliation with Germany. He was appointed as a canon of St Paul's Cathedral, London in 1948, an office he held for 33 years. Shortly afterwards he became disturbed by the"
"Downstate Medical Center. He has also served as a diversity consultant in the corporate world. Since his retirement, Smith continues to preach, mediate and mentor. He also advocates for end-of-life options for the terminally ill. Paul Smith (clergy) Rev. Dr. Paul Smith (born September 20, 1935) is an African American Presbyterian minister, mediator and civil rights activist known for creating multi-racial churches in Buffalo, St. Louis, Atlanta and Brooklyn, NY. Smith has been active in the civil rights movement since the 1950s. He has been an administrator, faculty member and trustee at seminaries and universities in St. Louis, Atlanta and"
"these fundamental rights. Abbé Pierre Abbé Pierre, OFM Cap, (born Henri Marie Joseph Grouès; 5 August 1912 – 22 January 2007) was a French Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during World War II, and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement (MRP). In 1949, he founded the Emmaus movement, with the goal of helping poor and homeless people and refugees. ""Abbé"" is a French word coming from the Aramean word ""aba"" as in a spiritual father elected by monks, and is also used as a courtesy title given to Catholic priests in French-speaking countries. He was one of the most"
"on protesters. John Cross Jr. John H. Cross Jr. (January 27, 1925 – November 15, 2007) was an American pastor and Civil Rights activist. He was best known as the pastor of the 16th Street Baptist Church, an African American Baptist congregation in Birmingham, Alabama, at the time of church's racially motivated bombing in 1963. The bombing, which ripped through the church and killed four young girls, became a rallying cry for the Civil Rights Movement and propelled the problems of racial segregation in The South into the national spotlight. Cross spent much of the rest of his life working"
"Amos H. Carnegie Reverend Amos Hubert Carnegie was an influential Jamaica-American Baptist minister in the early and middle 20th century who traveled throughout the eastern United States founding and financing schools and hospitals for Blacks during the Jim Crow era. He was also founder and director of the National Hospital Foundation, Inc. The notoriety and intellectual influence of Rev. Carnegie and the hospital movement are cited in the text and bibliography of ""The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr : Advocate of the social gospel"". Rev. Carnegie's autobiography, entitled, ""Faith Moves Mountains"", can be read for free online. Amos H."
"Mathew Ahmann Mathew H. Ahmann (September 10, 1931 – December 31, 2001) was an American Catholic layman and civil rights activist. He was a leader of the Catholic Church's involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. By initiating the 1963 National Conference on Religion and Race, Ahmann worked to establish the civil rights movement as a moral cause. He was one of four white men who joined the ""Big Six"" to organize the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He gave a speech during the march that preceded the ""I Have a Dream"" speech of Martin Luther King Jr."
"Malcolm Boyd Malcolm Boyd (June 8, 1923 – February 27, 2015) was an American Episcopal priest and author. He was active in the Civil Rights Movement as one of the Freedom Riders in 1961 and as a minister. Boyd was also active in the anti-Vietnam War movement. In 1977 Boyd ""came out"", revealing that he was homosexual and becoming a spokesman for gay rights. In 1965, Boyd published a book of prayers, ""Are You Running with Me, Jesus?"", which became a bestseller. In 2005 it was published in a 40th-anniversary edition. In 2013 he served as a poet/writer in residence"