Social Justice Leadership Project

Emboldening justice artists to express the creative insights that can turn public discourse toward creative visions for our collective future.

[Social Justice Leadership Project @SocJustLeadPro]

Profile: Hwang Kumju Halmoni by Dr. Angella Son. This is the first in a series of profiles of Korean "comfort women" by Dr. Son.

"From now on, I would like to live the rest of my days without being ignored by others."
https://t.co/3OwIlewd7M

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Read on the Blog: "I Want to Change the World, So How Do I Do That?" (And check out our updated website!)

"The problems are big, but if we break it into bite size pieces, everyone can, indeed, make a difference."

https://t.co/QZV89RARWX

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After a brief hiatus, the Justice Blog is back! Here are some hopes for 2020 from Annie Lockhart-Gilroy:

https://t.co/SfI2of3OMc

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New from Annie Lockhart-Gilroy: "Reject the Premise"

" Those who work for social justice cannot accept anyone’s attempt to make a particular person or group justify their existence. Reject that premise." @drewtheological #SocialJustice #AntiRacist

LINK:
https://t.co/KHngrVbbND

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We Ain’t Afraid to Sing a World - by Sharon Kimberly Williams.

"The dissonance within

Is the sultry sound of

Global soul..."

https://t.co/pcVAj33FTx

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New blog post from Dr. Annie Lockhart-Gilroy: "To Whom Does My Body Belong?"
"I choose to say that my body is a gift from God, but it is very much mine."
#Theology @drewtheological #Christianity

Read More: https://t.co/2ukuBoeiha

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Welcome our new Justice Artist, Donna Olivia Owusu-Ansah​!
"We Flesh: Embodied Flesh, Death and Dying, and the Earth"

"If Black flesh does not matter, then what of the Incarnation?" @drewtheological #reverenddonnao #earthenvessels #justiceseedbed

https://t.co/Y4xxw3KQ1Z

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New post up from @j_a_quigley ! "Teaching about Gender and Sexuality in the Bible: Reflections from a Seminary Classroom for Congregations." #UMC #Pedagogy

Follow the link to watch Dr. Quigley's lecture at a gathering of #UnitedMethodistScholars
https://t.co/7yQlq8npiD

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his is Tyrone Birkett’s final submission to the Justice Blog. We thank him for many months of beautiful and empowering music, and for dreaming #justice forward.
@drewtheological
#JusticeArt

"The Struggle" by Emancipation, featuring Theara Ward, Dancer
https://t.co/7RiV6lJ5tK

[Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II @RevDrBarber]

Help us spread the word. America needs a #PoorPeoplesCampaign to revive the heart of democracy. https://t.co/aqDDX3eF7T

[Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove @wilsonhartgrove]

Folks are free to worship whatever god they like, but those of us who preach Jesus have an obligation to help people see the difference b/w #SlaveholderReligion & the Christianity of Christ. #AMJoy

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New on the blog from Sharon Williams, "Rhythm of Breath: An Exodus Poetics of Becoming."

"All throughout the African Diaspora

the Spirit is manifest

as an exodus of human souls"
https://t.co/9z8rf2nRs0

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The finale! "Warrior Women: Truth, Social Justice, and the American Way, Part 3" @drewtheological
"...sexism has not been eradicated from social justice movements. So, this one is for the ladies, a list of things comic book movie heroines teach us."
https://t.co/WEiITp0aFu

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We've got 4 new submissions to round out the end of your August! First up: "The Costs of Our Theologies" by
@j_a_quigley

"For folks already overwhelmed by these and other predatory systems of indebtedness, theologies of sin-debt can be truly crushing."
https://t.co/IAPdVvw1aS

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Introducing the first post by new contributor, Sharon Williams!

"Lyric"

I am lost

inside the melody

I am found

inside the wound

we keep pace because

you alone make life

beautiful
https://t.co/BoFvITCZMY

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We post new content throughout the month, so don't forget to scroll through our blog archive to read up on what you've missed!

https://t.co/IM8P78cAET

[Lisa Crayton, M.F.A. @SpiritLedWriter]

About “The Bluest Eye”:

“Little black girls were never taken seri­ously in books, they were always jokes,” Mor­rison said. “But I wanted to read a book where they were taken seri­ously, so I had to write it.”

—
So grateful she did!
https://t.co/KN5WvuV1OJ

[The Riverside Church @RiversideNYC]

“You are your best thing.” -Toni Morrison

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Part 2 of "The Hero's Arc: Truth, Social Justice, and the American Way" by Dr. Annie Lockhart Gilroy is up!

"There are dark sides to hero work just as there can be dark and lonely sides for those who fight for justice."

https://t.co/EsvGNV7aMH

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New on the Blog - Justice Music from Tyrone Birkett and New Freedom Songs. See more of their work on Instagram @newfreedomsongs.

“Motherless Child (Revisited)” A live performance at WNYC/Greene Space

https://t.co/Lt5FcknMAK