Rev. Sharon Risher
Speaker & Author, Sharon Risher Speaks; National Volunteer, Everytown for Gun Safety; Emanuel AME Church shooting survivor
2025
Rev. Sharon Risher, from Charleston, SC, is a sought after respected preacher, public communicator passionate about social justice. She was catapulted into the limelight, after her beloved Mother, 2 cousins and a childhood friend was killed in the Emanuel AME Church, in Charleston, SC, June 17th, 2015. With experience in leadership, chaplaincy, and authorship (For Such a Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness After the Charleston Massacre, 2019), Sharon energizes and enlightens every space she enters. She is known for linking faith to action, inspiring others to think big and act with purpose, as a National Spokesperson for MOMS Demand Action for Gun Safety/Everytown Survivor Network, past Chair of the Board for one of the largest grassroots organizations to abolish the death penalty, Death Penalty Action.
At the Summit
To me, Eradicate Hate was the most important gathering of 2021 for those of us who work on issues related to domestic extremism and organized hate. The Summit uniquely combined a variety of perspectives, including experts, civil society representatives, politicians and policymakers, and the families and loved ones of victims. Eradicate Hate has the important mission of standing against the rising tide of hate and extremism in our society, and it’s an honor to be able to support this mission.
