December 12 - Courage Beyond Fear
…with our fears and doubt so that they might be transformed into courage and action by your liberating love. Give us your power, your protection, your guidance and your strength as we go forth into this world that longs for your freedom to seek justice and bring love to birth. Amen. Artwork: “Courage” by Yohana Junker (discover more at: https://www.yohanajunker.com/)…
December 24 - Enflesh
…and catchy slogans fail to acknowledge the complexity of human relationships and the repair necessary to make them whole. Abolition is more than suspending specific behavior, policies, and cultural norms. Abolition imagines the kindom of God and believes its realization is possible and ultimately inevitable if we enter into the brokenness and bring new life. God our Abolitionist lifts the…
December 10
…wilderness callings: to be voices crying out for freedom for all bodies; to be path-clearers of obstacles to your dream of ever-expanding love; to be messengers of the day of joy and delight that is surely coming for us all. Amen. Artwork: “Peace, Freedom, Solidarity” by Jessica Thornton. Used with permission CC BY-NC-ND Find more at Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative…
December 11
“It is our dreams that point the way to freedom.” – Audre Lorde Reflect with Coke Tani as we explore the intersections of Abolition, Racial Justice, and Trans/Nonbinary Justice Every Monday during Advent, Join the Movement’s Abolition Advent Artist Coke Tani will offer a way of engaging our intersectional focus and Advent scriptures with embodied spiritual practices. Each Movement…
What is at Stake Series
Join host, Rev. Dr. Susan K. Smith and a number of guests for important conversations about the lasting impacts of our choices in the 2024 Election. These Critical Conversations aim to educate viewers and equip them with tools to help them, pre-election, so that they can consider strategies and plans to make informed decisions to ensure freedom and democracy will…
Local Church Campaign
This toolkit is aimed at helping local churches discover ways to Join the Movement toward Racial Justice. It includes, worship resources, sample newsletter and social media posts, mission/justice moment scripts, invitations to generosity and more.
A Special Gift for Your Abolition Advent
As part of your Abolition Advent practice in community this season, we invite you to join the national social impact campaign for the short film All I See is the Future from our partners at Odyssey Impact. Rooted in a transformational story of abolition dreams and practice, the goal of the All I See is the Future impact campaign is…