UMW Mission u

Location: online

Saturday, Jan. 23 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Mission u - Virtual Winter Event

Faith and the Prison Pipeline: Understanding and Interpreting the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Cost: $5, freewill mission project/offering accepted

Event open to everyone!

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Guest speakers Kristin J. Carothers, Ph.D. and Kenya Cummings will explore/reflect on how children and youth are rerouted by systems and institutions and funneled away from educational success towards the criminal justice system.

The day will include:

Music/Worship
Guest Speakers and Q&A
Faith Talks Breakouts
Response Breakouts
Discussion from Group Reflection

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