UUPMI Events:
For now, our in-person events are suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virtual Event
Abolitionist Theologies: Religious Resistance to Policing and Prisons
Wednesday, August 12th, 6:30p.m.- 8:00 p.m., Central time
As the movement for abolition continues to grow, with calls to defund police departments, demands for mass release of prisoners, campaigns for reparations, and more; where do faith communities fit in? Religious leaders from across traditions have always been involved in abolitionist organizing. At the same time, religious institutions, especially white Protestantism, hold much responsibility for the creation of the American punishment system as it is today. Join us for a conversation with religious organizers and scholars about the need to create and uplift abolitionist theologies and mobilize people of faith towards the dreams of abolition.
Join our panelists for an engaging conversation along with time for prayer and music.
Panelists: The Rev. Doris Green, Pastor Darryl Brown Jr, Laura McTighe, and Zaynab Shahar. Moderated by the Rev. Jason Lydon.
Register here.
Abolitionist Theologies: Religious Resistance to Policing and Prisons
Wednesday, August 12th, 6:30p.m.- 8:00 p.m., Central time
As the movement for abolition continues to grow, with calls to defund police departments, demands for mass release of prisoners, campaigns for reparations, and more; where do faith communities fit in? Religious leaders from across traditions have always been involved in abolitionist organizing. At the same time, religious institutions, especially white Protestantism, hold much responsibility for the creation of the American punishment system as it is today. Join us for a conversation with religious organizers and scholars about the need to create and uplift abolitionist theologies and mobilize people of faith towards the dreams of abolition.
Join our panelists for an engaging conversation along with time for prayer and music.
Panelists: The Rev. Doris Green, Pastor Darryl Brown Jr, Laura McTighe, and Zaynab Shahar. Moderated by the Rev. Jason Lydon.
Register here.
CLF Ambassador Program of IL Pen Pal Check In
For Outside Pen Pals in the Program
Tuesday, August 25th, 6:00 - 7:30pm
The CLF Ambassador Program of Illinois invites our outside penpals to a Penpal Check-in. We'll make time to share about our penpals and friends on the inside, name the joys and/or concerns in our penpalships, ask questions, and figure out ways forward together. We also want to hear about the conditions inside that our/your inside penpals are reporting. This gathering is for those already in the CLF PenPal Program. See the pen pal page to learn more about how to become a pen pal. Register here.
For Outside Pen Pals in the Program
Tuesday, August 25th, 6:00 - 7:30pm
The CLF Ambassador Program of Illinois invites our outside penpals to a Penpal Check-in. We'll make time to share about our penpals and friends on the inside, name the joys and/or concerns in our penpalships, ask questions, and figure out ways forward together. We also want to hear about the conditions inside that our/your inside penpals are reporting. This gathering is for those already in the CLF PenPal Program. See the pen pal page to learn more about how to become a pen pal. Register here.
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Get Involved!
For action you can take, visit the Illinois Prison Project, who is keeping a running list of ways we can stay engaged in our vision of liberation in these difficult times.
For action you can take, visit the Illinois Prison Project, who is keeping a running list of ways we can stay engaged in our vision of liberation in these difficult times.