VCG On The Road – Las Cruces

VCG On The Road – Las Cruces

Tonight, we were joined by Benjamin L. Corey. He spoke passionately about Jesus, what he went through on Earth and how it relates to our world today. From our time in Las Cruces, we leave you this excerpt. ‪“Jesus was a refugee seeking asylum, undocumented, lived in...
VCG On The Road – San Antonio

VCG On The Road – San Antonio

Tonight in San Antonio the rain chased us inside, but our meeting was still filled with warmth and light. We were joined by many passionate, powerful leaders, among whom was Shane Claiborne. Shane has been an incredible blessing to Vote Common Good while we’ve...
VCG On The Road – Austin

VCG On The Road – Austin

Each night, we will bring you a taste of our local rally right here on our blog. Tonight, in Austin, Genesis Be shared a powerful poem with us. You can read it below. “Mississippi The Microcosm” powerful words, by Genesis Be Mississippi is a microcosm of a...
VCG On The Road – Dallas

VCG On The Road – Dallas

“You will remember on Nov 6 and after that – tonight we have created history!” – Lorie Bunch  Tonight, in Dallas, we had one of our very best rallies yet. We were joined by the Reverend Michael Waters, Genesis Be, Doug Pagitt, Samir Selmanovic, Christy...

Update

Though Vote Common Good had announced that the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, would be participating in our event this October, we regret that we had not discussed with Rev. Barber our stated commitment to “dislodge control of...
Will the IRS Let Our Church Host an Event?

Will the IRS Let Our Church Host an Event?

HERE’S THE OFFICIAL IRS POSITION Hey this is Doug Pagitt. I’ve got a couple of thoughts about what it takes for a church to host a Vote Common Good event. Vote Common Good is a nonpartisan 501(c)4 organization that is barnstorming the country to encourage...