UUPMI Events
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Inside Volunteer Training
Unitarian Church of Evanston Sat. January 25 10 am - 2:30 pm 1330 Ridge Ave - Evanston, IL 60201 Register here Celebration of Rev. Karen
Unitarian Church of Evanston Sat. February 15th 5 - 7 pm 1330 Ridge Ave, Evanston Please join the Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of Illinois and friends to celebrate the amazing talents and great achievements of Rev. Karen Mooney as she moves into a volunteer role at UUPMI and to welcome Rev. Allison Farnum. 5:00 p.m. Refreshments 5:30 p.m. Program Register by February 7, 2020 Register here Pen Pal Orientation
Unity Temple Sun. February 16th 1 - 2:30 pm 1019 South Blvd, Oak Park Register here Imagining & Practicing Abolition
In this workshop we'll use a popular education framework to explore what a world without police and prisons will look like and what it will require from us. Participants will identify the inadequacies and violence of our current criminal-legal system and imagine other systems and processes for responding to harm. We'll also determine what we and our congregations must do to create a safe world rooted in justice. Unitarian Church of Evanston Sat. February 29 10 am - 2:30 pm 1330 Ridge Ave - Evanston, IL 60201 Register here |
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An evening with Daniel Epstein:
Institutional bias and corruption in Illinois's court system, and how to fix it. Unitarian Church of Evanston Wed. January 29th @ 7 PM DATE CHANGE Daniel Epstein served clients in the Supreme Court of the United States and in jurisdictions across the country, including Illinois, where he witnessed deep systemic problems in our justice system. He saw how money, rather than merits, can determine outcomes; how pseudoscience in our courtrooms has produced false verdicts; how conflicts of interest can infect our courts; how important evidence can be hidden; how pressure to close cases imposes a huge tax on the community; and how some can’t even take the first step toward justice because courts are inaccessible to them. He also saw how we can fix those problems. Daniel is an Evanston native and resident who worked for Jenner & Block, where he was awarded for his pro bono service. While there he co-authored the 2018 Illinois Civil Practice Guide, chaired the Chicago Bar Association committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, and founded a nonprofit providing security cameras and solar panels to a block in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. |