January 27, 2022

Public Witness Bible Study, Feb 1 and 2 – As we continue to learn from African American history, it is important to ask questions of what must be done to repair harms of the past, cultivate healing in the present, and em-brace transformation for our future. In Bible Study, we will explore Biblical themes of reparations, healing and transformation.

Public Witness Forum, Feb 6 – In February we will be joined by Rev. Naw San KD, pastor of the San Francisco Kachin Baptist Church. Naw San and members of his congregation will provide us with an update on what is happening in Burma and how we can support the Burmese community both in Myanmar as well as in the Bay Area. As we honor the heritage of African Americans overcoming brutal oppression by the U.S. government, we acknowledge the ways so many contin-ue to endure government oppression.

An Interfaith Vigil of Remembrance and Solidarity, February 12, 11a.m. -12:15 p.m. (online) – This vigil will commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Presi-dent Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 that led to the mass in-carceration of Japanese Americans. It will be hosted by Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, register for zoom link at: bit.ly/RemembranceVigilFeb12-RSVP or contact Pastor Tanner for registration information. This event is in solidarity with Reparations for African Americans and Stop AAPI Hate (Love AAPI Lives) movement.

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Justice Jam on Mass Incarceration as it affects Alameda Country, March 9 – The first Justice Jam of 2022 will take place in March. It is being planned in partnership with Interfaith Coalition on Justice in our Jails, Faith in Ac-tion East Bay and Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity.

May God bless our ongoing efforts to engage in public witness together.

Peace,
Pastor Allison