Marching in the Arc of Justice Conference
March 5-8, 2015
A Conference Honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Selma Voting Rights Campaign
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This video, Fifty Years of Love, was shared at the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)'s Chapel Service and Re-Dedication of the Selma Memorial at UUA Offices in Boston on March 31, 2015.
Download Selma Re-Dedication Litany of and Prayer: "We Are Not Done." |
THANK YOU!
Thank you to all of those who journeyed to Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma to bear witness to the 50th anniversary of the Selma Voting Rights Campaign and to recommit to the work of justice in 2015. Thank you to those who tried to come but were stymied by the weather. We're so sorry you couldn't join us. We hope you will join us through the conference videos (posted below).
We also want to thank those of you who were so generous in donating to the future of the Living Legacy Project. If you'd like to give but missed the opportunity, you can donate now. We are so honored by the confidence you've placed in us.
We also want to thank those of you who were so generous in donating to the future of the Living Legacy Project. If you'd like to give but missed the opportunity, you can donate now. We are so honored by the confidence you've placed in us.
Watch keynotes on demand here
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Friday, March 6, 2015
Keynote Address: the Rev. Dr. Mark Morrison-Reed Retired from Unitarian Universalist parish ministry, The Rev. Dr. Mark Morrison-Reed is an affiliated faculty member at Meadville Lombard Theological School and the coordinator of the Sankofa Archive there. He is the author or editor of several books from Skinner House Books, including The Selma Awakening: How the Civil Rights Movement Tested and Changed Unitarian Universalism. Friday, March 6, 2015 Conversation with the Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian - Interview by the Rev. James Hobart C.T. Vivian is a minister, author, and was a close friend of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rev. Vivian, who recently founded the C.T. Vivian Leadership Institute in Atlanta, GA., was a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's leadership and assaulted in a voting rights demonstration in Selma by infamous Sheriff Jim Clark. President Barack Obama has called him the best preacher that ever lived. |
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Saturday, March 7, 2015
How to Build a Movement and Wake Up Call with Rev. Barber The Rev. Dr. William Barber, II is the Pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church, Pres. of the North Carolina NAACP, a national NAACP Board Member, and architect of the Moral Monday Movement in North Carolina. For more information about Rev. Barber, visit www.revwilliambarber.com. |
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Saturday, March 7, 2015
Keynote Address – Opal Tometi Opal Tometi is a transnational Black feminist, writer, producer and facilitator. Tometi is co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter and helped launch the political project and network in the wake of the murder of Trayvon Martin in order to combat anti-black racism. She is as the Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), a national organization that educates and advocates for immigrant rights and racial justice with African-American, Afro-Latino, African and Caribbean immigrant communities. |
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