Season 10 Episode 13 - Underground Railroad 2.0: Salt Melts ICE with Min. JaNaé Bates Imari

Look at God! On the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America, Ekemini is sitting at the table with Minister JaNaé Bates Imari, who is one of the lead organizers of nonviolent resistance to ICE in Minneapolis, Minnesota. If you want to know what democracy looks like, pull up a chair and watch or listen to this conversation with Min. JaNaé, as she shares what it took to build the infrastructure for a successful mass demonstration against ICE. Learn more about Min. JaNaé Bates Imari: Minister JaNaé Bates Imari is the Co-Executive Director for Faith in Minnesota and ISAIAH – multi-racial, multi-faith, state-wide vehicles for people and communities of faith, minority owned businesses, childcare centers, manufactured home parks, and farming communities. Both ISAIAH and FiMN are dedicated to building a multiracial democracy by moving collectively and powerfully for racial and economic equity in the state of Minnesota. JaNaé and her organizations have most recently been recognized for the frontline organizing work during Operation Metro Surge and the Day of Truth and Freedom in the Twin Cities. JaNaé is the lead organizer and founder of the Black Clergy Power Table and the statewide Black Church Power Project. JaNaé specializes in integrating grassroots community organizing and narrative strategy in both Minnesota and across the U.S. JaNaé is a womanist theologian and Fulbright scholar. She has over two decades of experience in ministry, social justice, and communications. She additionally serves as an auxiliary minister at Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church in St. Paul’s historic Rondo neighborhood. Get connected: https://faithinusleading.org MN-based listeners get connected here: isaiahmn.org and faithinmn.org Support Truth’s Table: Buy our book! Truth’s Table Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation: https://truthstable.com/book Patreon:   / truthstable   PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/TruthsTable YouTube:    / @truthstable   Truth’s Table Foundation: https://www.truthstablefoundation.org...