GBM Responds To The Voting Rights Act Decision

Greater Birmingham Ministries is deeply troubled by the 5-4 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court striking Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA).  Section 4 established the formula that determines which state and local governments must comply with the Section...

Worship Resources: Letter From Birmingham Jail

LITURGICAL RESOURCES INSPIRED BY LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL BY DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Introduction In April 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a march in Birmingham in support of African-Americans whose civil rights had been denied in the laws of Alabama....
What Now?

What Now?

Yesterday, Alabama voters (well, a small percentage of Alabama voters*) approved Amendment One, which allows a transfer of more than $437 million over the next three years from the state’s oil and gas trust fund to the General Fund. This amendment allows the...

Like Talking On The Phone? Knocking On Doors?

Then you might be interested in joining GBM’s 2012 civic engagement campaign! This year, we’re working to turn out members of underrepresented communities in the Greater Birmingham area to the polls on Election Day in November. In addition to volunteer opportunities...
They Would Not Be Moved

They Would Not Be Moved

This morning six people knelt in prayer singing Amazing Grace in front of the doors leading to the Alabama Senate chambers. They would not be moved, just as Legislators have not been moved by the pleas of thousands of Alabamians to repeal the nation’s harshest...