People’s Prayer Breakfast Offers “Enough for Everyone”
While the National Prayer Breakfast received significant attention today, members of Occupy Faith DC offered their own “People’s Prayer Breakfast.” Characterizing the national breakfast as an elite, exclusive event, the organizers framed their version as an egalitarian alternative to pray for the concerns of the 99 percent. The overarching theme of the breakfast was “Enough for Everyone,” emphasizing the Occupy Movement’s emphasis on resource shortages and wealth disparity created by the abuse of economic power.
The event featured clergy from all denominations, including this Buddhist nun who offered a prayer: