Preventing Violence

Moral messaging to ensure every voter is heard

Messaging guidance for responses to post-Election Day interference and disinformation, to ensure that the will of the people is officially certified and duly elected leaders take office in 2023. You can use these messages word-for-word, or as inspiration for your own messages.

Faith on the Frontlines: Praying for Election Day

Millions of people have already voted in the 2022 elections! But we know that white Christian nationalists are using threats of violence and fear to set up barriers for people to vote and to make it harder for election officials to count the votes. And that is why our multi-faith and multiracial coalition is coming together in prayer on Monday, right before Election Day.

Faith on the Frontlines Violence Prevention and Response Guidance

Best practices and messaging approaches for responding to incidents of political violence and intimidation in the days before and immediately after the election. The guidance in this document is meant to inform your approach across a range of settings and situations.

Pledge to Expand and Uphold our Democracy

Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, I pledge to join the multi-faith and multiracial coalition of people acting to expand and uphold our democracy.

The Truth Shall Set us Free: Countering Disinformation and Misinformation in 2022

Misinformation and disinformation pose a threat to free and fair elections by sowing confusion about how to vote and disseminating conspiracy theories and false claims about candidates. Fortunately, faith leaders are effective messengers against deception and confusion. Unlike politicians or media, faith leaders have moral credibility and a deep understanding of their communities.

Ohio Democracy Protection Training

From unconstitutional maps, to extremist legislation that suppresses voting, to the violence and threats rooted in white Christian nationalism that makes the national news Ohioans like you have already been witness to the barriers and threats to our freedom to vote. In spite of these threats, we know and have seen throughout history that when faith leaders join together and push back, we keep our communities safe. Responding to violence and threats to our democracy with faith, truth and our presence is in the spiritual DNA of our collective and diverse faith traditions. Join us as we discuss how we ensure we are equipped and able to protect our democracy and keep each other safe.