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“The Gospel and The Abolitionist Framework” at Eden Center for Lived Faith and Organizing
June 3, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
$275
What is abolition and what does it have to do with the gospel? What does the gospel demand of our organizing work?
Presenters:
Michelle Higgins, Pastor St. John UCC, St. Louis, MO
Mike Milton, Founder and Executive Director, Freedom Community Center, St. Louis, MO
Through this course, you will explore how to:
- Understand the defund the police movement and the history of policing.
- Practice imagining a new future of public safety with restorative practice.
- Ground your work and witness as a gospel imperative to honor the dignity and divinity of every living being without resorting to violence.
- Plug into movements for abolition around the country.