RACIAL JUSTICE

All Sessions in Piedmont

This “Good Trouble” learning lab is a triad of racial justice workshops that will equip participants to take sacred journeys, deepening their understanding of the role racism plays in voter rights and how racial repair is a group process.

Racial Justice Pilgrimage: The Power of the Journey

Thursday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

A panel will discuss variations of racial justice pilgrimages and the impact they can have on individuals and communities. Gain insights and resources for leading your own group or embarking on your own personal journey.

Danielle Ayers is a justice seeker, author, preacher and teacher, serving as pastor of justice, Friendship-West, Dallas, Texas.

Drew Hill is senior pastor, Memorial Baptist Church, Arlington, Va. He has focused on the relationship between religion and race, leading an ethnically diverse group on a pilgrimage on the U. S. Civil Rights Trail from Washington to Memphis.

Voting Rights: Why Should We Care and What Should We Do?

Sharon Kirkpatrick Felton is associate pastor of students, Faith Baptist Church, Georgetown, Ky.

Kendra Goodson Plating has served 15 years in ministry in both parish and chaplaincy roles. She is discerning ways to continue her call to help the Church be a place of true liberation for all God’s children, Asheville, N.C.

Thursday, 3:00-4:00 p.m.

This learning lab will demonstrate how voting rights are a racial justice issue and aims to equip individuals and local churches on how to increase voter turnout and defend voting rights.

Sabrina E. Dent, is director, BJC Center for Faith, Justice and Reconciliation, leading several of BJC’s educational programs and is editor and contributing author of the book, African Americans and Religious Freedom: New Perspectives for Congregations and Communities. She addresses the complexities of race, religious freedom, religion, public policy and American public life.

Racial Repair

Friday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Learn how the McCall Initiative is using a strength-based approach to engage and equip Black churches to lead repair work in their communities. Explore external and internal asset mapping along with Dr. Pamela Jolly’s NarrowRoad construct.

Pamela Jolly is CEO of Torch Enterprises Inc., and strategist for CBF’s racial repair work. Dr. Jolly is a best-selling author of five books on the topic of legacy wealth in the Black community.