When Charles Booker was running for U.S. Senate in 2020, advisors suggested he shouldn’t waste time canvassing in rural Eastern Kentucky. But he was determined to make those connections, and the response was overwhelmingly positive: Folks said thank you for caring enough to even come talk to me. “Disagreement can be healthy, and it is necessary. But we have to still be able to see the humanity in one another… even if we disagree, we are in this doggone thing together.”

Booker is Kentucky’s director of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives and previously served as the state’s youngest Black legislator in nearly 90 years.

The full session — entitled “Creating Loving Communities: Bridging Divides” — also features Baylen Campbell, Kiana Del and Sadiqa Reynolds (moderator). Watch the session in its entirety:    • Creating Loving Communities: Bridging...  

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Based in Louisville, Kentucky, the Festival of Faiths is a nationally acclaimed, multi-day festival that hosts spiritual practitioners, thought leaders and movement makers.

The 2023 Festival of Faiths, Sacred Hearts, Sacred Minds: Embodying Love, celebrated the power of love to cultivate meaningful connections, strengthen communities and transform lives. Festival sessions explored contemporary concerns through the lens of faith and tapped into our unique capacity for love and compassion in order to envision a more loving future.

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