Reservoir Advocacy & Alliance Network (RAAN)

Jennifer Butler

Expertise: Faith-Based Communities & Social Justice

Rev. Jennifer Butler is a social justice leader, dedicated to empowering individuals and communities through liberative spirituality. She founded Faith in Public Life in 2005 to amplify progressive faith voices and build multi-racial, multi-faith coalitions for justice. During her tenure as CEO, she mobilized faith-based campaigns to secure the Affordable Care Act, defeat fraudulent religious freedom bills and oppose rising authoritarianism and racism. Today, Rev. Butler is the Founder in Residence of Faith in Public Life, advising religious and secular social change leaders. A graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, she studied public policy and community organizing and graduated with a Master’s in Social Work from Rutgers University. She is also a graduate of the College of William and Mary.

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