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SUMMARY:Friends of CPJ Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Come join the Center for Public Justice at Urbana! We will kick off the conference day with some breakfast and coffee with friends at A Flour Shop (803 N. 7th Street Suite 102\, Phoenix\, AZ). \nCPJ’s director for student and early career engagement will share stories about helping young people answer God’s call to faithful service in the public square. \nTuesday\, December 30\, 2025 \n8:00 – 10:00 AM (feel free to stop by anytime) \nA Flour Shop \n803 N. 7th Street\nSuite 102\nPhoenix\, AZ 85006 \nRSVP:
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/friends-of-cpj-breakfast/
LOCATION:A Flour Shop\, 803 N. 7th Street Suite 102\, Phoenix\, Arizona\, 85006\, United States
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SUMMARY:Engaging Communities for Juvenile Reentry: Holistically Supporting Justice-Involved Youth After Detention
DESCRIPTION:On October 23\, 2025\, from 1:00-3:00pm Eastern Time\, CPJ will be hosting our sixth annual virtual Juvenile Justice Convening\, Engaging Communities for Juvenile Reentry: Holistically Supporting Justice-Involved Youth After Detention. \nWhile youth incarceration rates have declined over the past two decades\, over 27\,500 youth were placed in residential facilities in 2022. Upon release\, many return to their communities without the support\, resources\, or guidance needed to navigate the complex transition back into everyday life\, making them more vulnerable to recidivism. Families\, community members\, nonprofit organizations\, and houses of worship play a vital role in filling the gaps left by the juvenile justice system. Through mentoring\, skill development\, leadership training\, and other community-based services\, these groups can offer the wraparound support that empowers youth to heal\, grow\, and thrive. \nDuring this convening\, we will hear from service providers\, have time for questions\, and explore how families\, communities\, and faith-based organizations can most effectively support the reentry of justice-involved youth through comprehensive support that fosters positive development\, reduces recidivism\, and promotes long-term community connection. \nRegister: \n \nPanelists:  \n \n Atujuan Douroux is the Youth Program Director and Community Volunteer Coordinator for Hustle PHX in Phoenix\, Arizona. With a strong commitment to community outreach\, he leads youth programming in the community\, juvenile detention centers\, and group homes. He specializes in developing and facilitating entrepreneurship curricula that teaches sales skills\, identity development\, financial literacy\, and community restoration.  \n  \n \nDiego Garcia is a passionate young professional from the Chicago area. His journey reflects a deep commitment to growth\, transformation\, and service. After facing challenges early in life and spending several years in the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice\, Diego turned his experience into motivation for change. While incarcerated\, he completed high school\, began college courses\, and even took the real estate licensing course—earning his license soon after his release. \nToday\, Diego works for a research organization and as a realtor. Active in his church and connected to a strong network of positive influences\, he focuses on helping others—especially young people who have faced similar struggles—find stability\, purpose\, and opportunity. \n \nMargaret Hoffer works for Project Belong\, a nonprofit organization that inspires\, recruits and resources the local church to care for vulnerable children. She is the director of Don’t Go Alone\, a program that connects young adults aging out of foster care to caring adults who provide connection and support to help them reach their full potential. She is also the proud adoptive mother of eight children and currently a foster home in Loudoun County.  \n  \n  \n  \n \nBelinda Ramos is the Chief Executive Director of CCFY. She joined CCFY’s Training Department in August 2014 after her years working in research\, training and development of parent-peer support and advocacy training through The Research Foundation for Mental Health and Columbia University. Her personal experience in navigating the issues produced by the justice system that impacted her and her family is central to her drive to see systems overturned. \n  \n  \n \nPhillip Vellon serves as the Juvenile Justice Ministry Director for Youth For Christ New York City\, leading programs that engage over 2\,500 justice-involved and transitioning youth each year across NYC. He has helped launch initiatives such as Public Reading of Scripture\, the Faith and Works entrepreneurship program\, Adopt-a-Hall\, and the City Life Ministry Partnership Cohort\, which equips local churches to reach unchurched youth. A passionate advocate for holistic transformation\, Phillip partners with city agencies and churches to stop the cycle of youth incarceration through mentoring\, discipleship\, and community reintegration. \n  \nOye Waddell is the founder and CEO of Hustle PHX\, driven by a visionary leadership style and the belief in the inherent dignity of all people. With a strong background in urban education and entrepreneurship\, Oye is passionate about transforming urban communities in Arizona through business. He and his wife\, Crys\, along with their four children—Chariot\, Clover\, Crescent\, and Oye II—live in Phoenix\, Arizona. In addition to his role at Hustle PHX\, Oye serves as a pastor at Sojourn Village PHX and is the Co-Founder of Adonai Behavioral\, a company focused on supporting youth and young adults with mental and physical behavioral health needs. \n  \nAnthony Crosson is a Boston-based advocate and leader dedicated to\nempowering young people and communities through justice-centered\,\nfaith-based\, and educational initiatives. A native of New Jersey\,\nAnthony has called Boston home since 2000. He graduated from\nBoston College with a degree in Sociology and later earned a Master’s\nin Management from Emmanuel College. Anthony began his career\nwith Straight Ahead Ministries\, where he was first introduced to\njustice-involved youth and the importance of transformative support in\ntheir lives.
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SUMMARY:28th Annual Kuyper Lecture: The Afternoon of Democracy
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Public Justice (CPJ) hosted the 28th Annual Kuyper Lecture on Thursday\, October 2\, at 5:00 pm ET in the University of Notre Dame Washington Office in Washington\, D.C. This year’s lecture was delivered by Gert-Jan Segers\, who served in the Dutch Parliament from 2012 to 2023\, on the topic ‘The Afternoon of Democracy: How Faith Can Save Government of\, by\, and for the People.’ The event opened with a reception at 5:00 p.m.\, followed by the lecture at 6:15 p.m. \nWith a worldwide decline in democracy and the rise of autocratic rule\, we are witnessing what President Lincoln famously called the “afternoon of government of\, by\, and for the people.” All Western democracies face enormous challenges\, both from within their societies\, such as polarization and unstable governments\, and from anti-democratic forces abroad. \nIn this Kuyper Lecture\, Segers argued that while the defense of democracy requires a commitment to a set of political rules and regular free elections\, it also calls for a rediscovery that: 1) democracy is rooted in deep beliefs and faith\, and 2) democracy is meant for high purposes such as justice and truth. This lecture outlined a path for faith in democracy and offer hope for a new morning in our free societies. \nThe Kuyper Lecture was followed by a panel discussion featuring Chris Seiple\, Ph.D.\, President Emeritus at the Institute for Global Engagement\, and Stephanie Summers\, CEO at the Center for Public Justice. The respondents took up the theological\, philosophical\, and policy considerations raised by the lecturer\, with an eye towards equipping young people and academics to carry forward the ideas practically. \nWatch the Recording: \n \nYou can download the written copy of the remarks by the lecturer and respondents here. \n  \nSpeaker: \nGert-Jan Segers is a Dutch politician and writer (b.1969) whose career has been shaped by his deep Christian faith and commitment to religious freedom. He was a member of the Dutch Parliament from 2012-2023. \nAs leader of the Christian Union in the Dutch parliament from 2015 to 2023\, he played a pivotal role in shaping national debates on justice\, human dignity\, and the role of faith in public life. He was a two-time member of the coalition government of the Netherlands. \nToday\, he continues to speak and write internationally on democracy\, pluralism\, and the vital place of religion in society. \nRespondents: \nChris Seiple\, Ph.D.\, began operating at the intersection of religion & realpolitik in 2003\, when he became president of the Institute for Global Engagement\, and founded The Review of Faith & International Affairs. He has practiced relational diplomacy throughout Eurasia\, Africa & the Middle East. He played a significant role in the removal of Vietnam from the U.S. State Department’s religious freedom violations list (2007)\, and later Uzbekistan (2019)\, about which he developed a theory of change. He has served as senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State\, chairing the religion and foreign affairs  working group (2011-2013)\, and as senior advisor to USAID\, regarding the U.S. government’s first-ever summit on Strategic Religious Engagement (2020). He is co-editor of The Routledge Handbooks on Religion & Security\, and Religious Literacy\, Pluralism & Global Engagement\, and a co-creator of The Dialogue of Declarations. He is a senior fellow at Love Your Neighbor Community and the University of Haifa. He previously advised the Templeton Religion Trust in the creation of the Covenantal Pluralism Initiative. \nStephanie Summers is the CEO of the Center for Public Justice. Ms. Summers is a co-author with Washington Post columnist Michael J. Gerson and Katie Thompson of Unleashing Opportunity: Why Escaping Poverty Requires a Shared Vision of Justice (Falls City Press). A frequent speaker and moderator\, recent topics include Christian activism in Reformed Public Theology (Baker Academic) and leadership in The Routledge Handbook of Religious Literacy\, Pluralism\, and Global Engagement (Routledge). Ms. Summers is a recipient of the inaugural Duke Divinity Reflective Leadership Award. She received her M.S. in Nonprofit Management from Eastern University. Prior to her appointment at the Center for Public Justice\, she spent 12 years with the CCO\, where her roles included Vice President for the Eastern Region and Vice President for Organizational Development. Ms. Summers began her career in nonprofit administration as executive director of The Open Door\, a church-based youth center in Pittsburgh\, PA. \n 
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/28th-annual-kuyper-lecture-the-afternoon-of-democracy/
LOCATION:University of Notre Dame Washington Office\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States
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SUMMARY:Closing Celebration: EMF Dallas Cohort & Mini Grant Presentations
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LOCATION:Texas Baptist Español\, 7557 Rambler Rd. Suite 1200\, Dallas\, TX\, 75231\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Johnson Amendment: Should Pastors Endorse Political Candidates?
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Public Justice (CPJ) hosted a webinar on August 21\, 2025\, from 12:00-1:45 pm (Eastern Time)\, exploring one of the most debated intersections of faith and public life: can and should religious leaders and organizations endorse political candidates from the pulpit or in their official capacities? \nRecent news coverage and legal developments—particularly a July 7\, 2025 federal court filing in which the IRS said political endorsement communications between a house of worship and its congregation are exempt from the Johnson Amendment—have reignited conversations around the controversial amendment\, a provision in the U.S. tax code that prohibits 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations\, including churches\, from engaging in partisan political endorsements. Simultaneously\, some faith leaders and legal advocates argue that this restriction infringes on religious liberty and free speech. \nThis webinar offered a nonpartisan\, principled\, and deeply informed discussion of both the legal frameworks governing this issue and the theological perspectives that should guide faith leaders navigating these choices. \nWatch Recording:\n \nSpeakers:\nWalter Kim became the president of the National Association of Evangelicals in January 2020. He previously served as a pastor at Boston’s historic Park Street Church and at churches in Vancouver\, Canada and Charlottesville\, Virginia\, as well as a campus chaplain at Yale University. He preaches\, writes and engages in collaborative leadership to connect the Bible to the intellectual and cultural issues of the day. He regularly teaches in conferences and classrooms; addresses faith concerns with elected officials and public institutions; and provides theological and cultural commentary to leading news outlets. He serves on the boards of Christianity Today\, World Relief\, and The Salvation Army\, USA. Kim received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations\, his M.Div. from Regent College in Vancouver\, and his B.A. from Northwestern University. \n \nChris Butler is a pastor\, community organizer\, and political strategist with over 25 years dedicated to public service at the intersection of faith and civic life. As the Director of Christian Civic Formation at the Center for Christianity and Public Life\, Chris leads efforts to equip Christians for thoughtful and transformative engagement in the public square\, creating resources and spaces that encourage spiritual and civic formation for the common good. \nChris holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civic and Political Engagement from Northeastern Illinois University and a Master’s in Bible and Theology from Northwest University in Kirkland\, Washington. He has been married to his wife\, Aziza\, for 18 years\, and together they are raising six remarkable children. \n \nMike Batts is the managing partner of Batts Morrison Wales & Lee\, a national CPA firm dedicated exclusively to serving nonprofit organizations and their affiliates across the United States.  Mike has more than 30 years of experience serving nonprofit organizations in a variety of ways. He advises nonprofit organizations on matters related to board governance\, financial reporting\, tax compliance and strategy\, risk management\, corporate structure\, international activities\, and related topics. Mike actively engages in nonprofit legislative matters at the federal and state levels. Mike has authored several books covering a variety of topics important to nonprofit organizations\, including books addressing board member responsibilities\, financial administration\, and unrelated business income.  \n \n Theresa Lynn Sidebotham is an attorney at Telios Law PLLC. Theresa Sidebotham assists organizations in theU.S. and internationally\, with a special focus on employment law\, religious and nonprofit law\, and child safety. She advises on numerous misconduct investigations. Theresa has represented a variety of businesses\, ministries\, churches\, and individual clients in advising\, litigation and on appeal.  She has advised missions\, churches and nonprofits on legal and policy issues\, including child protection and safety\, religious free exercise\, and employment law. \nRev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero pastors The Gathering Place\, a Latino-led multi-ethnic Assemblies of God congregation in Orlando\, Florida. He is also the president and founder of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NALEC)\, a national coalition of several thousand evangelical congregations in the United States. He was the former Director of the Hispanic Leadership Program (HLP)\, and the Institute for Faith and Public Life at Princeton Theological Seminary. He has written extensively on Latino evangelicalism\, immigration\, racism\, and multicultural congregations. He has served on the advisory councils of the White House Faith-Based Council\, the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE)\, and My Brother’s Keeper Alliance. He is also on the board of La Asociación Evangélica Latina (AEL)- the coalition of Latin American evangelicals. He holds a BA in Spanish and History from Rutgers University\, M.Div from New Brunswick Theological Seminary\, and a Doctorate in Divinity from Eastern Nazarene College. He and his wife\, Rev. Jeanette Salguero\, have two sons. PC: This is courtesy of The Gathering Place/National Latino Evangelical Coalition. Photo by Alexis Mendez.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/the-johnson-amendment-should-pastors-endorse-political-candidates/
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SUMMARY:CPJ Linkage Committee Focus Group
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SUMMARY:Preaching Reformed Zoominar
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SUMMARY:Keeping Families Together Convening
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SUMMARY:Equipping Ministries Fellowship: Session 7
DESCRIPTION:We are looking forward to seeing you for the seventh Equipping Ministries Fellowship session titled “EMF Mini Grant Informational Session” on Thursday\, May 29 from 7:00-8:30 pm Mountain Time. This meeting will take place over Zoom. \nThis session will cover all the essential information you need to apply for the mini grant designed to support advocacy projects\, including the application process and key deadlines. There will be a dedicated time for your questions at the end. \nDate: Thursday\, May 29\nLocation: ZOOM\nWorkshop: 7:00-8:30 pm Mountain Time\nSpeakers: Stephanie Summer\, CEO at the Center for Public Justice\,\nMario Alfaro\, Program Director\, Equipping Ministry Fellowship\,\nDr. Gus Reyes\, Director\, Hispanic Partnerships Baptist University Texas \nRegister:
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/emf-mini-grant-informational-session/
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SUMMARY:Book Reception: Hopeful Realism: Evangelical Natural Law and Democratic Politics
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Center for Public Justice\, co-hosted by the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities and the University of Notre Dame Law School. \nDuring a time when political conversations are marked by deep division\, polarization\, and challenging moral questions\, what resources do evangelicals have to think and act critically\, coherently\, and theologically about public life? \nEvangelical Christians have long struggled with discerning how to think about politics. In their new book\, Hopeful Realism: Evangelical Natural Law and Democratic Politics\, political theorists Jesse Covington\, Bryan T. McGraw\, and Micah Watson lay out an evangelical theory of the natural law and show how it can be employed within the context of our pluralist democratic order.  \nEvent Schedule \n\nReception: 5:30 PM ET\nProgram: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET\nPost-Event Reception: 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET\n\nThank you for joining us at the University of Notre Dame Washington Office for an engaging conversation with the authors\, and Fr. John Paul Kimes\, preceded and followed by a festive reception. \nModerator:\n \nFr. John Paul Kimes is an Associate Professor of the Practice at Notre Dame Law School and the Raymond of Peñafort Fellow in Canon Law at the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. \nPrior to joining the Notre Dame Law School faculty\, he served for 11 years as a canon lawyer at the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He was ordained in 2000 as a priest of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles after having completed his first course of studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He is a native of Birmingham\, Alabama. \nSpeakers:\nJesse Covington is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Augustinian Scholars honors program at Westmont College in Santa Barbara\, California. He teaches and writes in the fields of political theory and constitutional law\, with particular interest in the interrelation of religion and government. His publications include Hopeful Realism: Evangelical Natural Law and Democratic Politics (2025\, with Bryan McGraw and Micah Watson)\, co-editing Evangelical Political Theory and Natural Law (2012)\, and articles and book chapters on St. Augustine of Hippo\, political morality\, democracy\, the First Amendment\, and Christian liberal arts education Dr. Covington has taught at Westmont since 2007 and has also held appointments at Wheaton College and Princeton University.  \n \nBryan T. McGraw is Dean of Natural and Social Sciences\, Director of the Aequitas Fellows Program\, and a Professor of Politics and International Relations at Wheaton College. His first book\, Faith in Politics: Religion and Liberal Democracy\, was published in 2010 by Cambridge University Press.  He is the co-editor of Natural Law and Evangelical Political Thought and has published work in Perspectives on Political Science\, Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy\, Political Studies\, and several other places. He teaches classes on classical and medieval political thought\, modern political thought\, church and state\, and political ethics. His co-authored book Hopeful Realism: Evangelical Natural Law and Democratic Politics was published in early 2025.  \nMicah Watson is a native of the great golden state of California where he completed his undergraduate degree at U.C. Davis. He earned his M.A. degree in Church-State Studies at Baylor University in Waco\, Texas\, and holds M.A. and doctorate degrees in Politics from Princeton University. Professor Watson joined the faculty at Calvin College in the fall of 2015.  He directs the Politics\, Philosophy\, and Economics program (PPE) and is the executive director of the  Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics. He holds the Paul B. Henry Chair in Political Science. Professor Watson is the author of several articles and book chapters\, the co-author of C.S. Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law (Cambridge)\, and more recently the co-authored Hopeful Realism: Evangelical Natural Law and Democratic Politics (IVP Academic). He and his wife Julie and their five children and one son-in-law make their home in Grand Rapids\, Michigan.   \n 
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/hopeful-realism/
LOCATION:University of Notre Dame Washington Office\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States
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SUMMARY:11th Annual Friends of CPJ Luncheon
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URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/11th-annual-friends-of-cpj-luncheon/
LOCATION:August Wilson African American Cultural Center\, 980 Liberty Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
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SUMMARY:The State of CPJ 2025
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to watch the recording of the State of CPJ webinar on February 18 from 5:00-6:00 pm ET\, where we shared how we are thinking about the road ahead\, discussed practical ways to be faithful citizens in the current landscape\, and reflected on God’s faithfulness in the year past. \nDuring this special session\, Stephanie Summers\, CPJ’s CEO\, shared key updates on our current programs\, upcoming milestones\, and the highlights of our 2024 Annual Report\, which can be found here. \nWe also introduced new members of the CPJ team\, who are joining us in our mission to equip citizens\, develop leaders\, and shape policy to advance justice for the transformation of public life. In addition\, you’ll have the opportunity to hear from Stanley Carlson-Thies\, Founder and Senior Director of CPJ’s Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance\, who will be retiring in the spring. \nWatch the Recording:
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/state-of-cpj-2/
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SUMMARY:Summit on Post-Election Trends\, Hopes\, and Challenges for Faith-Based Service Organizations
DESCRIPTION:In light of the 2024 election outcome\, this summit assessed the prospects for U.S. faith-based service organizations and examined key developments likely to affect them going forward.  \nHow might the new administration treat institutional religious freedom and the faith-based initiative? In what ways could the new Congress safeguard\, promote\, or hamper the public-serving roles of faith-based organizations (FBOs)? What should FBOs know\, and how should they change their practices in order to remain free to serve as governments and courts change their policies and rules?  \nSpeakers include: \n\nJosh Good\, Director of the Faith Angle Forum and Aspen Institute’s Religion and Society Program\nTim Schultz\, President of the First Amendment Partnership\nMelissa Reid\, Director of Government Affairs for North American Adventists\nSteve McFarland\, Director of the Center for Law and Religious Freedom at the Christian Legal Society\nStanley Carlson-Thies\, Founder and Senior Director of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance\n\nThis event was recorded. You can request access to the recording by clicking here.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/summit-on-post-election-trends-hopes-and-challenges-for-faith-based-service-organizations/
LOCATION:University of Notre Dame Washington Office\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T123000
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SUMMARY:December Community Call Year in Review: A Time to Pray
DESCRIPTION:Join CPJ’s Advocacy Manager Madi Allen and the Families Valued community for the final community call of 2024. This will be an opportunity to pray as a community for the upcoming year\, the needs of families\, and to celebrate God’s faithful work in 2024. \nIn addition to prayer time\, the Families Valued team will be announcing the theme of our 2025 community calls and giving an update on key policies that we have been discussing this year. We hope you join us.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/december-community-call-year-in-review-a-time-to-pray/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241031T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241031T150000
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SUMMARY:Partnering with Parents: Equipping Communities to Partner with Families for the Flourishing of Justice-Involved Youth
DESCRIPTION:“Partnering with Parents: Equipping Faith-Based Communities to Partner with Families for the Flourishing of Justice-Involved Youth.” This convening was held on Thursday\, October 31\, 2024\, from 1:00PM – 3:00 PM EST on Zoom. \nThe flourishing of youth is often intrinsically linked to the flourishing of their families. It is critical\, therefore\, that families receive the resources and support necessary to pursue restorative justice.  This convening will examine the ways in which communities\, including nonprofit organizations\, faith-based organizations\, and houses of worship\, can best engage with and provide support for families before and during involvement in the justice system. The panels will provide insights into how engagement with the entire family unit\, rather than focusing solely on the child\, can lead to positive change. \nThe convening may give you and your church\, organization\, or agency ideas on how to improve the programming and services you currently provide youth or practical ways to get involved. Now is a critical time for faith-based leaders to engage with these issues and help strengthen our communities. \nWatch the Recording:
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/partnering-with-parents-equipping-communities-to-partner-with-families-for-the-flourishing-of-justice-involved-youth/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241004T173000
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SUMMARY:CPJ Trustees’ Reception and Open House
DESCRIPTION:CPJ’s Trustees are in town for the fall board meeting and warmly welcome you to join them for a festive wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres reception at CPJ’s office between 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm ET on Friday\, October 4. Ten minutes of remarks will be made at 6:30 pm. \nStop by for as long or as short as you like\, feel free to RSVP to bring a +1.  \nCPJ’s office provides plentiful free parking and is a quick walking distance from the Braddock Road Metro. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Debora Haede (comms@cpjustice.org). \nRSVP:
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/cpj-trustees-reception-and-open-house/
LOCATION:University of Notre Dame Washington Office\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240925T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T145037
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SUMMARY:Community Call: Neighboring with Courage
DESCRIPTION:K.J. Ramsey says that “Courage is the choice to move our fear into communion.” But how do we lean into community when anxiety and fear keep us from engaging with our neighbors about the very issues that impact our families’ lives? Elections and political strife have split churches\, divided families\, and isolated neighbors\, but this is not the way it has to be. Silence and avoidance cannot be the answer. We must ask ourselves whether we have the courage to enter hard conversations\, even when it goes against the grain of our political tribes. Join the Center for Public Justice’s Families Valued team for our fall community call with Shannan Martin\, Author of Start with Hello: (And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors)\, to discuss how we can engage with our neighbors so that we might move fear into communion.  \nRegister:\n \nShannan Martin\, author of Start with Hello\, The Ministry of Ordinary Places\, and Falling Free\, is a speaker and writer who found her voice in the country and her story in the city. Shannan works as a cook at The Window\, a local non-profit dedicated to feeding its community. She and her family live as grateful neighbors in Goshen\, Indiana.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/community-call-neighboring-with-courage/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240725T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240725T193000
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SUMMARY:Faith in Policy: A Conversation with Current Staffers
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join us at our upcoming panel\, Faith in Policy; A Conversation with Current Staffers featuring Cruz Perez\, Tamika Mason\, and Lydia Abma. We look forward to seeing you July 25th at 5:30 pm in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 106 (SD – 106).  \nTopic Summary  \nWhat does it mean to be a Christian public servant? How can Christian public servants steward their vocations for the common good of all? How might being a Christian influence our perspectives on public policy — and is it okay for Christians to come to different conclusions? For Christian public servants\, these are important questions that impact both our personal and public lives. We look forward to exploring these questions with current congressional staffers Cruz Perez\, Tamika Mason\, and Lydia Abma and discussing the role of faith in policy.  \nRegister \n \nCruz Perez currently serves as the Legislative Assistant for Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) and covers issues related education\, labor\, banking and financial services\, and health policy. Prior to joining the office of Congressman Nathaniel Moran\, served as the Legislative Correspondent and Staff Assistant for Congresswoman Mayra Flores (R-TX) and as an intern for Congressman Randy Weber (R-TX). Born and raised in Tyler\, Texas\, Cruz is a proud graduate of Tyler Junior College and Baylor University where he received his B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Religion. \n  \nTamika Mason currently holds dual roles as the Director of Technology and Director of Faith Outreach for Congressman James E. Clyburn.  She provides technical support to a diverse team and stands as a pivotal liaison to the diverse faith community\, where her engagement with an array of faith leaders adds an invaluable dimension to her work. Tamika is a native of Prince George’s County\, Maryland\, and a graduate of Bowie State University. \n  \n \nLydia Abma is a Policy Analyst for the minority staff of the Energy and Commerce Committee\, covering various health issues. She received her Master’s of Public Health in Health Policy from George Washington University. Prior to working for the Committee\, she worked for several health advocacy organizations while getting her graduate degree and spent a year doing community health work in rural Alabama. She attended Calvin University and is originally from Grand Rapids\, Michigan. \nThis is a widely attended event.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/faith-in-policy-a-conversation-with-current-staffers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240716T183000
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SUMMARY:Research Triangle Friends of CPJ Gathering on July 16
DESCRIPTION:RSVP:
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/research-triangle-friends-of-cpj-gathering-on-july-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T150000
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SUMMARY:Faith in Child Care Settings: Findings from Georgia and Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:In the United States\, child care has long been provided by religious groups or housed in buildings that also serve as places of worship. According to a survey conducted by the Bipartisan Policy Center in 2020\, faith-based child care remains a popular choice for many families. However\, there has been little research conducted about the faith-based component of the child care sector: who provides faith-based child care\, what does it mean to be faith-based\, and how many faith-based child care providers are there? \nJoin us on Thursday\, June 20 at 2pm ET for a CPJ-hosted webinar exploring the role of faith in child care settings. This webinar will discuss findings from our recent study in Georgia and Massachusetts\, conducted in partnership with Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion. \nRegister:\n \nSpeakers:\nRachel Anderson\, J.D.\, is a coalition-builder\, facilitator\, and policy advisor with a background in law\, community organizing\, and religious studies. Rachel is the founder and senior advisor to CPJ’s Families Valued program which advances family-supportive policies such as paid family leave\, protections for pregnant women\, and a child care ecosystem that meets families needs. She is also the Principal of Hope& Consulting which helps faith\, civic and philanthropic organizations build common ground. Previously\, she held leadership roles at the Center for Responsible Lending\, the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts\, and the Boston Faith & Justice Network. \n  \nChelsea Langston Bombino\, J.D.\, is a program officer with the Fetzer Institute. Her work as a Fellow with CPJ focuses on increasing public understanding of the importance of religious freedom for faith-based organizations of diverse faiths and mission areas. Her career has focused on nonprofit policy\, democracy\, and civic engagement. She is also an experienced facilitator\, speaker\, and teacher\, having led numerous conference sessions and having taught a nonprofit management course at Pepperdine University. She currently serves on the boards of First Amendment Voice and Young Leaders Institute. She enjoys spending free time making yummy vegan food and exploring nature trails with her husband\, Josh\, and their two children. \n  \nStephanie Summers is the CEO of the Center for Public Justice. Stephanie is a recipient of the inaugural Duke Divinity Reflective Leadership Award. She received her M.S. in Nonprofit Management from Eastern University. Prior to her appointment at the Center for Public Justice\, she spent 12 years with the Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO)\, where her roles included Vice President for the Eastern Region and Vice President for Organizational Development.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/faith-in-child-care-settings-findings-from-georgia-and-massachusetts/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T120000
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SUMMARY:Community Call: Courage in the Face of Hopelessness
DESCRIPTION:Facing the upcoming election can feel like a daunting task. Fear and polarization have challenged our understanding of what it means to live in community with each other. Churches have split\, families divided\, and communities filled with strife due to political disagreement. Many are now familiar with the repercussions of divisive conversations\, but silence and avoidance can not be the answer. We must ask ourselves whether we have the courage to enter hard conversations even when it goes against the grain of our political tribes. Families Valued\, this year\, will be envisioning a community in which Christian citizens can take courageous action to support families\, uplift their neighbors\, and fulfill their role as citizens.   \nPlease join us on April 11 for our first community call of 2024 as Toni Collier\, found of Broken Crayons Still Color\, will explore how Christians can build an imagination for a more hopeful and courageous civic life.  \nRegister for the webinar:\n \nSpeaker:\nToni Collier is the founder of an international women’s organization called Broken Crayons Still Color and helps women process through brokenness and get to healing and hope. Toni is a speaker\, host of the Still Coloring podcast\, and author of two books: Brave Enough to be Broken and a children’s book\, Broken Crayons Still Color. Toni is teaching people all over the globe that you can be broken and still worthy\, or feel unqualified and still be called to do great things.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/community-call-courage-in-community-an-imagination-of-hope/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T193000
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SUMMARY:27th Annual Kuyper Lecture: In Search of the Radical Middle - Navigating Populism and Progressivism
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Public Justice (CPJ) presented its 27th Annual Kuyper Lecture\, featuring Hans-Martien ten Napel\, Ph.D.\, on the topic “In Search of the Radical Middle: Navigating Populism and Progressivism.” The lecture took place on Thursday\, April 4\, 2024\, at 7:30 pm ET at the Great Hall of Calvin University’s Prince Conference Center in Grand Rapids\, MI. \nHans-Martien explored the political landscape in the US and Europe\, addressing the challenges posed by populism and progressivism. How should Christians navigate these political shifts? What insights can be gained from neo-Calvinist thought? This engaging discussion aims to illuminate a path forward\, drawing on Hans-Martien’s Dutch neo-Calvinist background\, expertise as a constitutional and legal scholar\, and familiarity with US constitutional and policy developments. \nThe Kuyper Lecture was followed by a panel discussion featuring Ruth Melkonian-Hoover\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Political Science at Gordon College\, and David Koyzis\, Ph.D.\, affiliated with Global Scholars Canada. The respondents took up the theological\, philosophical\, and policy considerations raised by the lecturer\, with an eye towards equipping young people and academics to carry forward the ideas practically. \nWatch the recording of the lecture: \n \nYou can download the written copy of the remarks by the lecturer and respondents here. \n \nSpeaker:\n\nHans-Martien ten Napel\, Ph.D.\, is an Associate Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law at Leiden University. Before transferring to the law school\, he taught at the Institute for Political Science of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Leiden University. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University (Cambridge\, MA). \nDuring the 2014-2015 academic year\, he served as a ‘Research Fellow in Legal Studies’ at the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton\, NJ. He participated in an interdisciplinary research project entitled ‘Law and Religious Freedom.’ As a fruit of the fellowship\, he published the monograph Constitutionalism\, Democracy and Religious Freedom. To Be Fully Human (Routledge\, 2017; paperback edition\, 2019). \nFrom 2015 until 2023\, he was a member of the editorial board of the Tijdschrift voor Religie\, Recht en Beleid (Journal of Religion\, Law and Policy) (Boom Juridische uitgevers). Since 2021\, he has also been a Senior Fellow at the Center for Religion\, Culture & Democracy in Plano\, TX\, serving on the Executive Editorial Council of the Journal of Religion\, Culture & Democracy. \nRespondents:\nRuth Melkonian-Hoover\, Ph.D.\, is a professor in the Political Science Department at Gordon College (B.A. Biola University; M.A. and Ph.D. Emory University). With Lyman Kellstedt\, she recently co-authored Evangelicals and Immigration: Fault Lines Among the Faithful (2019). She has published in Social Science Quarterly\, The Review of Faith & International Affairs\, Latin American Perspectives\, and Political Research Quarterly as well as “Welcoming the Stranger\,” in Cosmologics and “A Theology of Immigrant Labour\,” in Comment. Her scholarly interests include Latin America\, immigration\, women and politics\, and religion and international affairs. She is currently conducting research on religion and immigration in the United States. \nDavid T. Koyzis\, Ph.D. (Notre Dame)\, is affiliated with Global Scholars Canada and is the author of Political Visions and Illusions\, with another book\, Citizenship Without Illusions\, coming out in November 2024.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/27th-annual-kuyper-lecture-in-search-of-the-radical-middle-navigating-populism-and-progressivism/
LOCATION:August Wilson African American Cultural Center\, 980 Liberty Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
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SUMMARY:Friends of CPJ Dinner Grand Rapids
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to the Friends of CPJ Dinner on Thursday\, April 4\, 2024\, at the Prince Conference Center at Calvin University in Grand Rapids\, MI. \nPlease join us to spend time with friends and learn about the ongoing work of CPJ as we continue to equip pastors\, Congressional staffers\, young people\, and citizens to shape policy and follow Christ as faithful citizens. \nAmong the speakers at the dinner are Stephanie Summers\, CEO of CPJ\, and Emily Steen (Calvin University ’23) and Kailani West (Multnomah University ’23)\, 2023 Hatfield Prize winners. \nWe are delighted to welcome old and new friends to this gathering. Feel free to bring a guest\, particularly someone you think should learn about CPJ\, but kindly register that person as well. We look forward to seeing you! \n\n5:00 PM: Welcome reception\n5:30 PM: Friends of CPJ Dinner in the Willow Room of the Prince Conference Center\n7:30 PM: CPJ’s Kuyper Lecture freaturing Hans-Martien ten Napel\, Associate Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law at Leiden University (scroll down to read more)\n9:00 PM: Dessert reception\n\nRegistration for this event has closed. If you have any questions\, please contact comms@cpjustice.org. \nAbout the Kuyper Lecturer\nHans-Martien ten Napel\, Ph.D.\, is an Associate Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law at Leiden University. Before transferring to the law school\, he taught at the Institute for Political Science of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Leiden University. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University (Cambridge\, MA). \nDuring the 2014-2015 academic year\, he served as a ‘Research Fellow in Legal Studies’ at the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton\, NJ. He participated in an interdisciplinary research project entitled ‘Law and Religious Freedom.’ As a fruit of the fellowship\, he published the monograph Constitutionalism\, Democracy and Religious Freedom. To Be Fully Human (Routledge\, 2017; paperback edition\, 2019). Since 2021\, he has also been a Senior Fellow at the Center for Religion\, Culture & Democracy in Plano\, TX\, serving on the Executive Editorial Council of the Journal of Religion\, Culture & Democracy.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/friends-of-cpj-dinner/
LOCATION:August Wilson African American Cultural Center\, 980 Liberty Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240217T120000
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SUMMARY:10th Annual Friends of CPJ Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:RSVP
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/10th-annual-friends-of-cpj-luncheon/
LOCATION:August Wilson African American Cultural Center\, 980 Liberty Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T170000
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SUMMARY:State of CPJ
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as Stephanie Summers\, CPJ’s CEO\, discusses current programming\, our 2023 milestones\, and our new strategic plan for 2024 and beyond. Get a comprehensive overview of our 2023 Annual Report\, highlighting stories of God’s faithfulness and transformation. \nAs a valued partner\, we are grateful for your support and want to share highlights of the past year as well as exciting plans for the future. You will hear from Stephanie Summers\, CPJ’s CEO\, Stanley Carlson-Thies\, Founder and Senior Director of the CPJ’s Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance\,  Emily Crouch\, Director of CPJ’s Shared Justice program\, and Dawn Brotherton\, CPJ’s Director of Development. \nYou will have the opportunity to submit questions\, via chat\, and hear how our mission is being carried out to equip citizens\, develop leaders\, and shape policy to advance justice for the transformation of public life. \nRegister below:
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/state-of-cpj/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T193000
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SUMMARY:CPJ Christmas Party
DESCRIPTION:The CPJ team warmly welcomes you to join us for a festive evening of cookies\, hot chocolate\, and hors d’oeuvres at CPJ’s office between 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm ET on Thursday\, December 7. \nCPJ’s CEO\, Stephanie Summers\, will be sharing a few words at the reception\, and you will also hear testimonials from CPJ’s Civitas Fellows. \nStop by for as long or as short as you like\, and feel free to RSVP and bring a +1. \nCPJ’s office provides plentiful free parking and is a quick walking distance from the Braddock Road Metro. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Debora Haede (comms@cpjustice.org). \nRSVP
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/cpj-christmas-party/
LOCATION:August Wilson African American Cultural Center\, 980 Liberty Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T143000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Juvenile Justice Convening: Transformative Relationships - The Essential Role of Positive Relationships in Promoting Youth Justice
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, November 30 from 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM EST via Zoom for the fourth virtual juvenile justice convening “Transformative Relationships: The Essential Role of Positive Relationships in Promoting Youth Justice.” There will be a discussion by faith-based leaders at a variety of organizations working to foster positive relationships between families\, institutions\, communities\, and justice involved youth about how they got involved with this work\, as well as how they work with churches and faith-based organizations and leaders in serving youth and their families.  \nDuring this convening\, CPJ will be launching a faith-based youth justice toolkit “Reimagining Youth Justice: How Faith-Based Leaders Can Be Involved\,” which will provide attendess with practical resources to engage with youth justice. The toolkit will be presented from 12:30-1:00 pm during the convening. Prepared by Community Connections for Youth (CCFY) and the Center for Public Justice (CPJ)\, the toolkit aims to equip people of faith to advocate on behalf of youth in the justice system. The toolkit was designed to help people of faith take practical steps towards supporting\, advocating\, and serving young people who are at a critical juncture in their development\, one threatened by their entanglement with the justice system. You\, your church\, organization\, or agency will gain insight into ways to improve the programming and services you currently offer youth or practical ways to get involved. \nAs youth crime and violence have increased throughout the country during the COVID-19 pandemic\, which in many ways has worsened economic disparities for our most vulnerable youth\, faith-based leaders have an urgent need to learn about these issues. \nFill out the form below to register for the event:
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/fourth-juvenile-justice-convening/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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SUMMARY:26th Annual Kuyper Lecture: Who's Caring for Children?
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Public Justice (CPJ) hosted its 26th Annual Kuyper Lecture\, delivered by Rachel Hope Anderson\, J.D.  on the topic “Who’s Caring for Children?” on Thursday\, November 16. \nRachel Anderson presented on the unique challenges\, possible solutions\, and pathways forward for faith-based child care in the United States. Often\, parents are the only ones to bear the financial responsibility for their children\, who are a blessing and benefit to our entire society. Families form the backbone of our communities\, but with skyrocketing child care costs and limited avenues for acquiring funding\, parents are faced with difficult choices. Rachel Anderson explained where we can step in to help these caregivers. \nRachel Hope Anderson (Hope& Consulting) has extensive experience at the intersection of faith and early childhood policy. She founded and serves as strategic advisor to the Families Valued program at the Center for Public Justice and served as the Primary Investigator for CPJ’s three state studies on faith-based child care. Previously\, she served as the director of faith affairs at the Center for Responsible Lending where she formed and led a cross-ideological religious coalition to rein in predatory payday lending. Ms. Anderson brings a background in community organizing\, advocacy\, and spiritual formation to her consulting work and is committed to the practice of pluralism—helping those with deep differences to work together with mutual respect toward a shared common good. She is a graduate of Harvard Law and Divinity Schools. \nMs. Anderson’s remarks were followed by a discussion featuring Dr. Stanley Carlson-Thies\, Founder and Senior Director of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance at the Center for Public Justice. \n \n 
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/annual-kuyper-lecture-whos-caring-for-children/
LOCATION:August Wilson African American Cultural Center\, 980 Liberty Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
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SUMMARY:Community Call and Text Study: Abundance and Tenacity
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Public Justice’s Families Valued team hosted its third quarterly Zoom community call and text study “Abundance and Tenacity” in the “Setting a Table Where Families Flourish” series on Thursday\, October 26. \nThroughout this year\, we have been inviting advocates to a conversation about the Psalmist’s abundant vision\, what it means for our own lives\, and the work to build a common life where all families have not only enough but more than enough.  \nWe are grateful for having had Sharifa Stevens join us to discuss how we can use our gifts and tenacity to fuel change in our communities.  \nIf you missed the webinar\, please find the recording below: \n \nSpeaker \n\n\n\nSharifa Stevens is the daughter of Jamaican immigrants\, born and raised in New York\, and currently residing with her family in Dallas\, TX. She graduated from Columbia University in New York with a Bachelor in African American Studies before earning a Master in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. Sharifa is a conglomeration of intersections: Bronx wisdom and prep-school code-switching; smoke shop Now-and-Laters and church peppermints; hip-hop and hymns. Intersections can be a mash-up—rife with both tragedy and opportunity; places of pause within movement. Sharifa aspires to use writing as a vehicle that moves readers to intersect with the sacred and the honest. She contributed to the book Vindicating the Vixens: Revisiting Sexualized\, Vilified\, & Marginalized Women of the Bible and Rally: Communal Prayers for Lovers of Jesus and Justice. Sharifa is married to a Renaissance man\, and mother to two lively boys. \n\nAdditional Resources & Recommendations \n\nPsalm 23 (NET)\nPsalm 23 Tremper Longman’s Commentary\nBook: Feed the Resistance: Recipes + Ideas for Getting Involved by Julia Turshen\nBook: The Potlikker Papers by John T. Edge\nEyes on the Prize: Interview with Georgia Gilmore
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/community-call-and-text-study-abundance-and-tenacity/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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SUMMARY:CPJ Trustees' Reception and Open House
DESCRIPTION:CPJ’s Trustees were in town for the fall board meeting and joined Open House attendees during an evening of festive wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres reception at CPJ’s office from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm ET on Friday\, October 6. CPJ’s CEO\, Stephanie Summers\, also shared a few words with friends of CPJ and team members. 
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/october-6-trustees-reception-and-open-house/
LOCATION:August Wilson African American Cultural Center\, 980 Liberty Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
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