Campaigns

1. As church leaders, will you stand with the African diaspora & those in Tigray, as they are engulfed in a bloody genocide? We need your support and prayers.#TigrayGenocide #PrayforTigray @FCBCNYC @PB_Curry @diocesechicago @iamepiscopalianhttps://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-3b52f9f79c6d0f99d6e35901f126368b

2. Proverbs 31:8 reads, “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.” Tigray needs your support. Will you be a voice? @MeaganGood @womenoffaith @BishopAngaelos @persecutionnews #PrayforTigray #TigrayGenocide https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-3b52f9f79c6d0f99d6e35901f126368b

3. Tigray: Islam’s First Sanctuary is under attack by the Eritrean & Ethiopian govt. We must speak out against crimes on humanity & the deliberate destruction of ancient religious history. #PrayForTigray #TigrayGenocide@Nabela @hasanminhaj @muslimgirl https://news.yahoo.com/no-more-sacred-places-heritage-054549797.html

4. The Ark of the Covenant was brought to Tigray by the son of Queen of Sheba & King Solomon. Now this region is under attack & ancient Christian history is being intentionally destroyed. We must protect it. #PrayForTigray @OrthodoxyChurch @episcopalchurch https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/protect-religious-symbols-in-african-conflict-zones/ar-BB1fFtLQ

5. The Tigray region is a special place for Islam & important history is being deliberately destroyed. Will you please use your voice to speak up against these atrocities & to pray for Tigray? #PrayForTigray #TigrayGenocide@sh_hamzayusuf @Margari_Azizahttps://www.africanews.com/2021/04/30/heritage-sites-under-siege-in-ethiopia-s-tigray-war/?utm_source=microsoft&utm_campaign=feeds_news&utm_medium=referral

6. “Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” – Proverbs 31:9. Many in Tigray have lost their homes, families, & their own lives. Will you support us & #PrayForTigray? #TigrayGenocide @FirstBaptistATL @smsvchurch @chbcdc @drcegjr https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-3b52f9f79c6d0f99d6e35901f126368b

7. Tigray is a sacred land that dates back to early civilizations. It carries an abundance of ancient history that is unique to Christianity, and we cannot let it be erased by criminal invading forces. #PrayforTigray @smsvchurch @PB_Curry @Creflo_Dollarhttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/protect-religious-symbols-in-african-conflict-zones

8. Yeha near Axum in Tigray, is home to the oldest archeological remains & some of the world’s oldest churches. The history is rich in Tigray & it is intentionally being wiped out by @AbiyAhmedAli. #PrayForTigray #TigrayGenocide @brentwoodbc @TalbertSwanhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/protect-religious-symbols-in-african-conflict-zones/ar-BB1fFtLQ

9. Tigray contains the core of the ancient Axumite kingdom along with the historic settlements of Axum, the kingdom’s capital. Today, invading forces are desperately trying to erase history. @CTmagazine @Catholic4Choice #PrayforTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.apollo-magazine.com/tigray-ethiopia-conflict-cultural-heritage/

10. Over 200 churches & monasteries were carved into the Gheralta mountains in Tigray. Today, devoted monks of these ancient sanctuaries are being evicted & slaughtered, & sacred manuscripts looted. #PrayForTigray @Pastor__West @suscopts @ImKeithDavidhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/protect-religious-symbols-in-african-conflict-zones/ar-BB1fFtLQ

1. There is currently a genocide ravaging Tigray, a land of ancient African & Christian history. We must protect it.Visit @OmnaTigray to learn how to help. Please #PrayForTigray. #TigrayGenocide@FCBCNYC @RiversideNYC @AbyssinianBC @PB_Curry@BishopJakes https://omnatigray.org/

2. Muslims & Christians have always coexisted peacefully in Tigray, sharing a deep ancient history. They deserve to have their peace back. Please condemn the Ethiopian & Eritrean govts for their role in #TigrayGenocide. #PrayForTigray @Ilhan @keithellison https://news.yahoo.com/no-more-sacred-places-heritage-054549797.html

3. Tigray is rich in history. It is home to thousands of culturally significant artifacts, monuments, & biblical texts that provide valuable evidence of early Christianity and Islam in Africa. #PrayForTigray @TPHDallas@tbcaugusta @iamepiscopalian https://www.apollo-magazine.com/tigray-ethiopia-conflict-cultural-heritage/

4. Massacres, systematic starvation, weaponized rape, deliberate destruction of religious sites. The intl community must act swiftly to save Tigray. Help us spread awareness & condemn #TigrayGenocide! #PrayForTigray @HenryFernandez @timkellernyc @JoyceMeyerhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/amnesty-international-finds-evidence-of-atrocities-in-ethiopia

5. As Christians celebrated Orthodox Easter, millions in Tigray are deliberately being starved to death. Some of the most faithful people are left without church leaders, as many priests were murdered. Please #PrayForTigray. #TigrayGenocide @BishopBarron https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/04/europe/pope-francis-easter-mass-blessing-intl/index.html

6. An elderly woman tried to escape war, seeking protection in the Mariam Zion church in Axum & later died from her wounds. Please spread awareness about #TigrayGenocide and #PrayForTigray. @FirstLadyJakes @DrJackieGreen @JoyceMeyer @DrNinaBronner https://apnews.com/article/witnesses-recall-massacre-axum-ethiopia-fa1b531fea069aed6768409bd1d20bfa/gallery/198a31909cfc42de960ac8458f0eaf84

7. There has been no Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, or Ramadan held in peace as Tigrayans are in a war zone. Tigrayans are intentionally being starved to death. Please #PrayForTigray and publicly condemn #TigrayGenocide. @MeaganGood @myronbutler @Akon https://www.unicef.org/ethiopia/stories/unicef-steps-treatment-children-malnutrition-tigray-region

8. The church is the centre for over 95% of Tigrayans in Ethiopia. Priests are being murdered & churches deliberately destroyed, leaving many without leaders & places to pray. Please spread awareness about #TigrayGenocide & #PrayForTigray. @DeVonFranklin https://apnews.com/article/eritrea-ethiopia-massacres-kenya-a5c50540f673f7527d1f7cae9aa3c0da

9. Tigray is known for its churches, monasteries, ancient bibles; some of them 1,000 years old. Today, these sacred places of worship & @UNESCO historical sites are being destroyed in #TigrayGenocide. Please #PrayForTigray. @BishopBarron @DeVonFranklin https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/protect-religious-symbols-in-african-conflict-zones

10. Heritage may be damaged to attack the identity of those to whom it belongs or plundered for profit. Photographic evidence shows important churches & mosques have been bombed. #PrayForTigray #ProtectBlackHistory @friendshipwest @FAMECHURCH @EbcInYourCity https://www.apollo-magazine.com/tigray-ethiopia-conflict-cultural-heritage/

1. Masjid Al-Nejashi one of the first mosques and a well known the gravesite of some of the Sahaba is being indiscriminately shelled. Will you sit back & watch? @omarsuleiman @ImamSuhaibWebb @KhaledBeydoun @IbtihajMuhammad #TigrayGenocide #PrayforTigray https://www.startribune.com/clean-out-our-insides-ethiopia-detains-tigrayans-amid-war/600051479/

2. Tigray is a land of deep faith. Invading forces have desecrated & ransacked holy sites in the region to erode the people’s resolve. We need leaders from all faiths to advocate, #PrayForTigray, & condemn #TigrayGenocide. @WarrynCampbell @iammiketodd https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/africa/ethiopia-tigray-dengelat-massacre-intl/index.html

3. The cost of the war on Tigray thus far: 70k+ civilians killed, 60k+ refugees, 2.2M+ IDPs, 80% hospitals destroyed, & 4.5M+ in dire need of food. We need the advocacy of all faith groups to #PrayForTigray. #TigrayGenocide @ocaorg @Pontifex @ChristosAnatoli https://www.africanews.com/2021/04/27/the-us-urges-ethiopia-to-address-humanitarian-disaster-in-tigray/?utm_source=microsoft&utm_campaign=feeds_news&utm_medium=referral

4. Join the Pope in condemning the violence & calling for cessation of hostilities in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. All faiths support & believe in peace. #TigrayGenocide #PrayForTigray @BishopJakes @OCFministry @BishopBronner @goarch @GOARCHatUN https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/46745/pope-francis-asks-for-prayer-for-ethiopias-embattled-tigray-region

5. Sanctuary in places of worship desecrated by violence. Solidarity across faiths is the only way forward. Please use your platform to help Muslims & Christians in Tigray. #TigrayGenocide #PrayForTigray @IslamicRelief @ImamZaidShakir @YasminMogahed @Ilhan https://news.yahoo.com/no-more-sacred-places-heritage-054549797.html

6. 6 months of war. The world sees what happened in Tigray. It will take years to rebuild the mosques, monasteries, & communities. Please use your platform to advocate for the people of Tigray. #TigrayGenocide. #PrayForTigray @muslimtv @muftimenk @Malala https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/no-more-sacred-places-heritage-054549797.html

7. “His cousin, a 68-year-old woman, was killed while trying to shelter in a church, he said.” We need leaders from all faiths to advocate, #PrayForTigray, & condemn #TigrayGenocide. @WarrynCampbell @BishopAngaelos @BishopBarron @jimwallis @TheEPPN https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/opinion/sunday/tedros-ethiopia-tigray.html

8. “My uncle was harvesting his sorghum crop a day before the war broke out. The next morning as the fighting intensified, he was shot dead while hiding in a church.” Please #PrayForTigray. #TigrayGenocide @BishopAngaelos @TalbertSwan @revadamtaylor https://www.oxfam.org.nz/news-media/media-releases/tigray-extreme-hunger/

9. “This attack continued for five hours and was non-stop. People who were at churches, cafes, hotels, and their residence died.”We need the advocacy of all faith groups to stop #TigrayGenocide.#PrayForTigray @RevDrBarber @mandisaofficial @suscopts https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56198469

10. “The people are at the end of their strength. [Mothers] come to ask help because they have lost their children and don’t know where they are.” Tigray needs your prayers. ???????? #TigrayGenocide#PrayForTigray @PastorPWinfield @PastorDimasNYC @PastorRGaineshttps://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/42079

11. Tigray is home to thousands of culturally significant artifacts & biblical texts that provide precious evidence of early Christianity. Many of these items have now been looted by criminal forces. #PrayForTigray @TPHDallas @iamepiscopalian @diocesechicago https://www.apollo-magazine.com/tigray-ethiopia-conflict-cultural-heritage/

12. There is a genocide against the Tigrayan civilians. The Ethiopian Govt is using rape & starvation as a means of ethnic cleansing. Please #PrayForTigray & speak up against #TigrayGenocide. @blackvoices @AbyssinianBC @CNewswire @RiversideNYC @JUDAHMUSIC4U https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

1. “There are no more sacred places, no more places of refuge, no options to avoid the war.” We need leaders from all faiths to advocate, #PrayForTigray, & condemn #TigrayGenocide. @WarrynCampbell @BishopAngaelos @UnionSeminary @IslamicRelief @stvlads https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/no-more-sacred-places-heritage-sites-under-siege-in-tigray-conflict/ar-BB1gcZW8

2. A deacon at St. Mary of Zion church, said he helped count the bodies, gathered victims’ identity cards & assisted with burials. He believes some 800 people were killed that weekend around the city. @ocaorg @IOCCRelief #TigrayGenocide #PrayForTigray https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/amnesty-report-describes-axum-massacre-ethiopias-tigray-76123082

3. Intentional attack of religious sites count as war crimes. We call on all faith groups to condemn the deliberate shelling, destroying, looting of churches, monasteries & mosques. #TigrayGenocide #PrayForTigray@tphonela @VaticanNews @churchofengland https://www.christianpost.com/news/ethiopian-monastery-destroyed-amid-ongoing-violence-reports.html

4. Troops opened fire on a church as 100s of congregants were celebrating mass. People tried to flee on foot, scrambling up cliff paths to neighboring villages. The troops followed, spraying them with bullets. #TigrayGenocide #PrayForTigray @MikeWalrond https://tinyurl.com/32w53nt5

5. Historically, civilians sought refuge in religious sites during war. Sadly, during #TigrayGenocide, invading forces intentionally targeted churches, monasteries & mosques as they shelled them & massacred civilians inside. #PrayForTigray @mandisaofficialhttps://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/amnesty-report-describes-axum-massacre-ethiopias-tigray-76123082

6. Tigray’s religious sites have become targets of looting & destruction by Ethiopian & Eritrean forces. The #TigrayGenocide & famine are silently occurring under a communication blackout. Please condemn this & #PrayForTigray. @IbtihajMuhammad @lsarsour https://www.africanews.com/2021/04/30/heritage-sites-under-siege-in-ethiopia-s-tigray-war/?utm_source=microsoft&utm_campaign=feeds_news&utm_medium=referral

7. “After bombing it, Eritrean troops climbed onto the 6th century monastery, looted old manuscripts & treasures..the houses & buildings on top of the flat mountain are completely destroyed.” We must condemn #TigrayGenocide. @IOCCRelief #PrayForTigray https://tinyurl.com/42ntfdue

8. There is currently a genocide occurring in Tigray, a land of ancient Christian history. Please visit @OmnaTigray for more information on how to get involved. #PrayForTigray@BishopBarron @JoyceMeyer @womenoffaith @OCFministry @goarch @DeVonFranklin https://omnatigray.org/

9. “Tigrayans are hungry today because starvation is being used as a weapon of war—relentlessly and systematically.” Tigray needs your prayers.#TigrayGenocide #PrayForTigray@blackvoices @BishopBarron @JoyceMeyer @womenoffaith @ocaorg @OCFministry@goarch @TripLee @tobymac

10. Leaders, there is a genocide against the people of Tigray. The Ethiopian Govt is using rape & starvation as a weapon of war. Please condemn #TigrayGenocide & #PrayForTigray.@BishopBarron @myronbutler @WarrynCampbell @ocaorg @OCFministry @BishopJakeshttps://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

11. All stolen items must be returned to Tigray. That includes historical artifacts, books & manuscripts from mosques and churches. This type of terrorism at the hands of @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki is unacceptable. #PrayForTigray @persecutionnews @ocaorg @Elpidophoros @muftimenk

12. The Ethiopian Govt is using weaponized rape & starvation as a means to ethnically cleanse the Tigray minority population. Please use your platform and give voice to the voiceless. #TigrayGenocide #PrayForTigray@BishopBarron @ocaorg @OCFministryhttps://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf