Violence
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Kindling Faith: Annual Nolde Human Rights Lecture with Anthony Ray Hinton
United Lutheran Seminary: Philadelphia Campus 7301 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesJoin this lecture on freedom and justice with Anthony Ray Hinton, in person or virtually, hosted by United Lutheran Seminary. Hinton survived for 30 years on Alabama's death row. His story is a decades-long journey to exoneration and freedom. In 1985, Hinton was convicted of the unsolved murders of two fast-food restaurant managers based on
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Commemoration of the Emmanuel Nine 2024
Every year, the ELCA commemorates the Emmanuel Nine on June 17. The Emmanuel Nine are nine people who were shot and killed on June 17, 2015, during a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Our relationship to the shooter, as well as two of the slain, reminds us of
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LDR: The Intersections of Climate Justice and MMIW
Zoom1 hour | Online via Zoom Special Guest: Justice Nichols and Brenda Blackhawk Join special guest Justice Nichols, Program Coordinator for Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations for the ELCA, and Brenda Blackhawk, Director of Communications at Central Lutheran Church, for an overview of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, (MMIW) Sub-Task force, the work being
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Commemoration of the Emanuel 9
As part of the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, voting members adopted a resolution designating June 17 as a commemoration of the martyrdom of the Emanuel 9—the nine people shot and killed on June 17, 2015, during a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. The resources referenced below are provided to help synods
