UniteBoston

Nurturing Relational Connections Across Boston's Christian Community

Southern Civil Rights Tour Info Session

We invite you to join the Race and Christian Community Initiative as we travel with Christians from across the country on a Southern Civil Rights Tour to visit nationally-known sites, local treasures, and people connected to the Civil Rights Movement of the ’50s & ’60s. This will be a Black-led, multiracial tour hosted by The Center for Restorative Justice (CFRJ).

This tour will take place June 7th – 15th, 2024.

To learn more, register for the Southern Civil Rights Tour Info Session on Monday, February 12th from 7 – 8pm online.

This is our second and final info session designed for newcomers or folks who want to meet with the CFRJ team to learn more. Don’t miss this impactful opportunity. Sign up to learn more today!

Applications Open: Experiential Learning Weekend on the History of Slavery in Boston

Join the Race and Christian Community Initiative for an Experiential Learning Weekend on the History of Slavery in Boston alongside local historians, theologians, and activists April 5th – 7th, 2024. This experience is designed for participants of all races to see how the past shapes the present and to respond to the legacy of racism as followers of Jesus.

We will visit multiple sites connecting Greater Boston to the transatlantic slave trade while creating space for reflection and processing. This is not only an opportunity to receive new information, but to open ourselves to God’s holistic transformation.

Learn more and apply at egc.org/rcci-experiential. Applications are due February 15th, 2024.

Southern Civil Rights Tour Info Session

Emmanuel Gospel Center’s Race and Christian Community Initiative invites you to join us as we travel with Christians from across the country on a Southern Civil Rights Tour to visit nationally-known sites, local treasures, and people connected to the Civil Rights Movement of the ’50s & ’60s. This will be a Black-led, multiracial tour hosted by The Center for Restorative Justice.

This tour will take place June 7th – 15th, 2024.

To learn more, register for the Southern Civil Rights Tour Info Session on Tuesday, December 5th from 7 – 8pm via Zoom.

Justice, Politics & the Black Church of Boston

The Institute for the Study of the Black Christian Experience (ISBCE) at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary is excited to host the 2nd Annual (Rev. Dr. Michael E.) HAYNES Symposium on Saturday, October 31 via LIVE stream via ISBCE on FaceBook, YouTube and LinkedIn.

This is a completely virtual and FREE event. We will celebrate 2020 ISBCE Legacy Awardees: Rev. Dr. Cheryl Townsend Gilkes and Rev. Dr. Arthur T. Gerald, Jr. We will hear panelists: Tracy Litthcut (City of Boston), Arva J. Byron (Boston Praise Radio & TV), Rev. Willie Bodrick II (Twelfth Baptist Church) and Rev. Mariama White-Hammond (New Roots AME Church) share on “Justice, Politics & the Black Church of Boston.” Come and join the conversation!

Hope Is Rising

NewCity Church, in collaboration with local community leaders, organizations and businesses, is hosting, HOPE IS RISING. Join us for a free drive-in concert event designed as a safe space for people of color and allies to recharge and be inspired.

Enjoy listening to a live band with special musical guests, celebrate the Black culture, and listen to a panel discussion, “My City and Me,” moderated by Rev. Devlin Scott with panelists, Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, Newton Police Department Chief David MacDonald, Newton Police Department Public Information Officer Lt. Bruce Apotheker, METCO Specialist and Newton Public Schools Teacher Katani Sumner, and members of Newton’s Coalition of Black Residents.

UniteBoston is a key partner for this event and will be coordinating volunteers – contact Joel Putnam at joel@uniteboston.com if you’d like to volunteer.

Social distancing will be observed. Masks are required. Limited spots available – sign up here!


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