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SUMMARY:A Conversation with the UMW Region's Open and Affirming Team
DESCRIPTION:Join the Open & Affirming Ministries team for the Christian Church in the Upper Midwest to learn more about what the team does in our region and discuss the recent spate of anti-trans/anti-queer laws and their effect on our siblings. Pastor Dan is a member of the team.\nPre-registration is required.\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZUkdumgpz0vG9F9gckzpSVnPiDal…
URL:https://www.fccminneapolis.org/event/a-conversation-with-the-umw-regions-open-and-affirming-team/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:LGBTQ+,Social Justice,UMW AR/PR Team
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SUMMARY:March UMW AR/PR Action Team Presentation 3/19: Womanist Theology
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Sunday evening\, March 19\, for our next UMW AR/PR Action Team Event: Womanist Theology\nRegistration Is Required – click here to register\nPresenter: Minister DeShay Jackson \nDeShay Jackson (They/Them) serves as Minister of Music and Worship Arts for The Gathering\, A Womanist Church\, in Dallas\, Texas. They hold a Master’s In Divinity from Brite Divinity School with certificates in Black Church Studies and Gender/Sexual Justice and a Bachelor’s in Music Education from Culver-Stockton College. Their narrative work can be read in Colors of Hope: A Devotional Journal from LGBTQ+ Christians\, published by Chalice Media Group and watched on Season 3 Episode 1 of HBO’s Were Here\, as one of the drag kids. \nDeShay has performed with a host of instrumental and vocal ensembles in spaces such as the Washington National Cathedral in Washington\, D.C.\, and Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth\, TX\,. During their time at Brite Divinity\, they served as vice-moderator for the Brite Black Seminarians and served on the chapel worship committee as music liaison\, worship leader\, and student vocal ensemble director.\nDeShay utilizes a Womanist viewpoint to explore the intersections of theology\, spirituality\, Black queerness\, music\, and cuisine.
URL:https://www.fccminneapolis.org/event/march-umw-ar-pr-action-team-presentation-3-19-womanist-theology/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:UMW AR/PR Team
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SUMMARY:Prophetic Voices: Debunking Anti-Trans/Gay Laws Through The Lens of Faith
DESCRIPTION:Join the Upper Midwest Region’s AR/PR Action Team for this important discussion with Rev. Marian Edmonds-Allen and Rev. Yadi Martinez-Reyna.\nREGISTRATION REQURIED:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZAqd… \nRev. Marian Edmonds-Allen is executive director of Parity\, a nonprofit that works at the intersection of faith and LGBTQ+ concerns\, author at Family Christian\, and director of Blessed by Difference\, a project that promotes curious and collaborative bridging across the LGBTQ+ and faith divides. She is a speaker\, author\, and educator with a focus on inclusive religious freedom\, and on theological methods for encountering others with love and curiosity. Marian previously served as Executive Director of OUTreach Resource Centers\, National Program Director of Family Acceptance Project\, Executive Director of Utah Pride Center\, and Justice Ministry Supervisor at Auburn Seminary. Marian attended Gordon College\, Western Theological Seminary\, and Eden Theological Seminary and is a Doctor of Ministry candidate at Eden Theological Seminary with the topic Covenantal Pluralism and Mission: Evidence for Healing the LGBT and Faith Divide. Marian is married\, has four children\, and is a passionate skier and outdoor enthusiast.\nRev. Yadi Martínez-Reyna is a Latine non-binary\, bilingual\, Borderlander\, Youth Activist and Artist.\nYadi received their M.Div. from Brite Divinity in Fort Worth\, Texas with a certification in Latino and Borderland studies. Their work includes using arts and networking skills to create community events\, retreats\, leadership conferences\, and safe spaces. Yadi has contributed to writings for the Progressive Youth Ministry Conference\, and Otherwise Christian among other publications.\nRev. Yadi Martinez-Reyna is a certified facilitator in the Our Whole Lives (OWL) curriculum\, which provides comprehensive sexuality education for young people. They serve as a Board member for Collectivo the United Church of Christ Latinx community that supports local churches that are multicultural/multiracial. Rev. Yadi serves as an Associate Pastor at New Church Chiesa Nuova\, UCC. They also serve as Pastor leader at 1st UCC in Second Life\, fully recognized virtual congregation with full standing in the Eastern Association\, Southern California Nevada Conference\, the United Church of Christ.\nAs an artist and borderlander born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas\, their passion is the work in the margins\, that intersects class\, gender\, sexuality\, and spirituality. Yadi is currently a student of the Art of Spiritual Direction that certifies international spiritual directors. Yadi shares a home with their partner\, their five-year-old grand kid\, their 19-year-old Music student at UNT and their special Boxer Stormy.
URL:https://www.fccminneapolis.org/event/prophetic-voices-debunking-anti-trans-gay-laws-through-the-lens-of-faith/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:LGBTQ+,Social Justice,UMW AR/PR Team,UMW Region
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SUMMARY:Policing and Black Bodies
DESCRIPTION:Join the Action Team of the Upper Midwest Anti Racism/Pro Reconciling Team for a discussion of Policing and Black Bodies. We are excited to have The Rev. Jia Starr Brown lead this presentation and discussion.\n\nRev. Starr Brown’s experience in community education\, engagement\, and outreach encompass more than 20 years. She is a well-known and loved preacher\, activist\, speaker\, and educator in the Twin Cities. Trilingual\, she has served as a diversity trainer and community educator\, continuing to be an advocate for underrepresented and marginalized communities. Upon receiving the call to serve God and the Church\, Starr Brown received her Master of Divinity from Luther Seminary (MN) and immediately entered pastoral ministry. She is currently a Ph.D. student\, with her heart at the intersection of religion and education—studying those within marginalized populations who resist systemic and cultural forces to participate in their own oppression\, particularly within faith communities. Rev. Starr Brown was the keynoter for the 2022 Upper Midwest Minister’s Institute.\n\nREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: Click here to register\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://www.fccminneapolis.org/event/policing-and-black-bodies/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Social Justice,UMW AR/PR Team
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SUMMARY:UMW AR/PR Team - Critical Race Theory Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join the UMW Anti-Racism/Pro-Reconciliation Team for a discussion on Critical Race Theory. We will be joined by Dr. Kesho Scott.\n\nDr. Scott is an internationally renowned Diversity Trainer/Consultant\, an Associate Professor of American Studies and Sociology at Grinnell College\, and an award-winning writer. She was a founding member of International Capacity Building Services\, a cultural competency training team that specializes in facilitating both “unlearning isms” and Human Rights workshops as well various seminars and training programs that have been successfully adapted for audiences throughout the United States and abroad.\n\nIn over two decades of developing unlearning racism work\, Dr. Scott has led hundreds of professional and community-based workshops; she has been keynote speaker for national conferences as well as a participant on several dozen national and local radio debates\, discussions and public service announcements. Grounded in this extensive experience\, Dr. Scott developed an “affirmative duty” technique for facilitating unlearning racism workshops. It is a method that helps shift participants’ awareness\, commitment and skill-set toward being actively and personally anti-racist and anti-sexist\, rather than remaining merely passive observers.\n\nDr. Scott’s Education and Degrees: B.A. Sociology\, Wayne State University\, 1974 M.A. Political Sociology\, University of Detroit\, 1975 Ph.D. American Studies\, University of Iowa\, 1988\nRegistration is required for this gathering:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZUpcuugpj8oH93HRICeIztLfCSlM…\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://www.fccminneapolis.org/event/umw-ar-pr-team-critical-race-theory-discussion/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Social Justice,UMW AR/PR Team,UMW Region
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