UUPMI Events:
Are you called to bring a loving, UU presence inside your local jail or prison? Please join the Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of IL leaders for an "inside" jail and prison facilitation training, held Saturday, March 8, from 2pm to 5pm in Rm. 3 at the Unitarian Church of Evanston at 1330 Ridge Avenue.
This small-group style facilitator training will serve as a foundation for going in to facilitate circles in jail or prison. We currently have active ministries in Cook County jail men's and women's sides as well as at Logan Women's prison, with potential expansion to Decatur Women's prison. We will cover skill-building for trauma-informed facilitation, grounding, self-care and cultural humility. Please note: you cannot participate in IL Dept of Corrections programming (state prison) if you are a pen pal with someone locked up in IDOC. Kindly register.
This small-group style facilitator training will serve as a foundation for going in to facilitate circles in jail or prison. We currently have active ministries in Cook County jail men's and women's sides as well as at Logan Women's prison, with potential expansion to Decatur Women's prison. We will cover skill-building for trauma-informed facilitation, grounding, self-care and cultural humility. Please note: you cannot participate in IL Dept of Corrections programming (state prison) if you are a pen pal with someone locked up in IDOC. Kindly register.
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Introduction to the Prison Industrial Complex
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Feeling helpless in the face of the racial and economic injustice in our society? Join the UU Prison Ministry of IL and learn what we can do to change it.
We will:
+ Examine the prison industrial complex root: its reach, impact and our ability to transform it.
+ Connect Unitarian Universalist (UU) values to the work to divest from prisons and police and invest in building new systems of safety, healing, and accountability.
+ Build connections with organizations engaged in prisoner solidarity and restorative justice.
+ Learn about the UU Prison Ministry and how your congregation can join our work.
We will:
+ Examine the prison industrial complex root: its reach, impact and our ability to transform it.
+ Connect Unitarian Universalist (UU) values to the work to divest from prisons and police and invest in building new systems of safety, healing, and accountability.
+ Build connections with organizations engaged in prisoner solidarity and restorative justice.
+ Learn about the UU Prison Ministry and how your congregation can join our work.
Summer Community Picnic August 9, 2025
DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church
1828 Old Naperville Rd, Naperville, IL
DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church
1828 Old Naperville Rd, Naperville, IL
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 shared 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 shared vision of liberation in these difficult times.