Category: Social Justice

28 February 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

Please join us on Sunday (28 February 2016) at 11:00 AM for “A Criminal Justice Nightmare” by Henry Walker.

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Join us to hear one of our most requested guest speakers who is also a most informative and inspiring civil rights attorney — All Souls member Henry Walker.

He will be speaking on the work that is ours to do if we are to live according to our principles in this community and in this nation.

Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service — children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.

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“This Machine” — Roy Zimmerman Concert (15 March 2016)

RoyZimmermanMugshotDo you remember last year when you were kicking yourself because you missed this guy?

or …

Do you remember last year when you came to hear this guy and wished you’d brought all your friends?

Now is your chance to see singer / songwriter / satirist Roy Zimmerman, whether for the first time or for the second, third, or fourth time with friends in tow.

Join us on Tuesday (15 March 2016) at 7:00 PM at All Souls Church.

Admission is $18.00 at the door or you can pay what you are able.

“This Machine” is ninety minutes of Roy Zimmerman’s hilarious,
rhyme-intensive original songs.

The title is a reference to Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger to be sure but also an acknowledgement that songwriting does good work in the world.

Sometimes I think satire is the most hopeful and heartfelt form of expression because in calling out the world’s absurdities and laughing in their face, I’m affirming the real possibility of change. — Roy Zimmerman

Roy’s songs have been heard on HBO and Showtime.  He’s shared the stage with Bill Maher, Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres, John Oliver, Kate Clinton, and George Carlin.

He’s been profiled on NPR’s All Things Considered and he’s a
featured blogger for the Huffington Post.

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17th Annual World Religion Day — 24 January 2016

ShreveportWorldReligionDayPlease join us on Sunday (24 January 2016) for the 17th annual celebration of World Religion Day in Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana.

The event will be held from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at The Highland Center (520 Olive Street, Shreveport LA — Corner of Highland and Olive).

Prayers, readings, music, food, and discussions of the great questions of life with representatives of up to 18 different traditions from the Shreveport-Bossier City area and beyond.

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17 January 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

MaxineSarpy1Please join us on Sunday (17 January 2016) at 11:00 AM for our guest speaker Ms. Maxine Sarpy — “Honoring the Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

Ms. Sarpy is our guest in the pulpit this morning as we honor Dr. King’s legacy along with the struggles and triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement right here in Shreveport.

Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service — children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.

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Adult Religious Education — 3 January 2016

On Sunday (3 January 2016) at 9:15 AM, we will explore “After The New Jim Crow:  What’s Next?”

By request of the group (having finished our reading and study of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color-Blindness by Michelle Alexander) we will have a group discussion of where we go from here and what we can do as a congregation to call attention to the issue of mass incarceration and help to dismantle the racialized caste system that has resulted from its practice.

We will also look at future options for adult religious education.

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Mitten Tree for Maggie Lee

PrintDon’t forget to bring mittens, socks, gloves, hats, scarves and other warm outerwear to decorate our Mitten Tree for Maggie Lee’s Closet — the children’s clothes closet at Highland Center Ministries.

The Mitten Tree will be in the Social Hall to make room for our guest musicians in the sanctuary, but it’s not too late to add a little more warmth for the kids who go to Maggie Lee’s Closet.

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Adult Religious Education — 13 December 2015

TheNewJimCrowPlease join us on Sunday (13 December 2015) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class — Book Study and Discussion — The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

Our Discussion of Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow continues with Chapter 6 — “The Fire This Time” — which explores the multi-faceted strategies necessary to begin to address the problem of mass incarceration.

This will be our last class meeting for this book.  After this Sunday, the adult religious education class will take a break until after the holiday season is over.

Two books are still available (cost $12.00).  Also, if you want a book, you may have one.  Don’t let the cost be an obstacle.  You are welcome to buy or have a book whether or not you come to the class.

You are welcome to come to the class whether or not you are reading the book.

We have good discussions that stand on their own, although you will probably get more out of them if you do the reading.

Books are available from Amazon or let Susan know if you want one reserved for you.

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Adult Religious Education — 6 December 2015

TheNewJimCrowPlease join us on Sunday (6 December 2015) at 9:15 AM for our adult religious education class — Book Study and Discussion — The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

Our Discussion of Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow continues with Chapter 5 — “The New Jim Crow” — which will expound on the many parallels between the era of Jim Crow and the current era of mass incarceration.

This will be our next to last class meeting for this book.  After next Sunday (13 December 2015), the adult religious education class will take a break until after the holiday season is over.

Two books are still available (cost $12.00).  Also, if you want a book, you may have one.  Don’t let the cost be an obstacle.  You are welcome to buy or have a book whether or not you come to the class.

You are welcome to come to the class whether or not you are reading the book.

We have good discussions that stand on their own, although you will probably get more out of them if you do the reading.

Books are available from Amazon or let Susan know if you want one reserved for you.

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