Sojourner - Chicago Faith Communities Say ‘Joy’ is Key to Resisting the Feds

“Ultimately, this administration can’t take away our joy. They can’t rob us of that. And our hope. So the more that we can deepen in joyful, nonviolent resistance, the more clarity it offers for us to keep doing this work ahead. Because it’s going to be a marathon.” — Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez, co-founder of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership

The article also describes CSPL’s September 13, 2025 People’s Mass, and features several Chicago-area grassroots organizations that we have been working alongside in our shared commitment to human dignity, justice, and liberation.