Date: Friday, April 10th Scripture: Leviticus 19:15 “Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.” By Dawn N. Cleveland, CRESC Restorative Justice Committee Member There are different kinds … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/05/vision-justice-117-rights-groups-offer-roadmap-transform-us-criminal-legal-system Published on Thursday, September 05, 2019 by Common Dreams “We simply cannot live up to the values we profess if we don’t end mass incarceration and eliminate the deep racial bias entrenched in the current system.” By … Continued
August 5, 2018, 1:30-5:30 pm August 9, 2018–Based on legislative visits First United Methodist Church, 5401 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Registration: https://www.pachurches.org/events/faithful-advocacy-for-gun-violence-reform-aug-5/ ($20 registration fee) Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/249287812319439/ Why You Should Attend Come to this program to learn why, as people of … Continued
Governor Wolf joined with Senator Greenleaf and Secretary John Wetzel on Thursday to outline a package of eight criminal justice reforms. These reforms are long overdue and will help to provide consistency and uniformity in the system. The debate about how … Continued
April 15, 2018, 1:30-5:30 pm April 16, 2018–Based on legislative visits Lancaster Theological Seminary, Hafer Center (above the library), 555 West James Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 Registration: https://www.pachurches.org/events/faithful-advocacy-for-criminal-justice-reform-april-15-april-16-lancaster/ ($20 registration fee) Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/596233080720535 Why You Should Attend Come to this program to … Continued
October 28, 9:00 am-2:00 pm November 3, 9:00 am– Salford Mennonite Church, 480 Groffs Mill Road, Harleysville, PA 19438 Registration: https://www.pachurches.org/events/registration-faithful-advocacy-for-criminal-justice-reform-october-28november-3-2017/ ($20 registration fee) Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1947739785485960 Other Faithful Advocacy events scheduled for October 1-2 in Harrisburg and January 13/19 in Lancaster. … Continued
October 1, 1:30-5:30 pm October 2, 9:00 am– Ridgeway Community Church of the Brethren, 525 N. Progress Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17109 Registration: https://www.pachurches.org/events/registration-faithful-advocacy-for-criminal-justice-reform-october-1-2-2017/ ($20 registration fee) Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/319721488489104/ Other Faithful Advocacy events scheduled for October 28/November 3 in Harleysville and … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): We are down to mere days that Congress will be in session before Election Day. That likely means mere days left to pass criminal justice reform legislation in this Congress. After the election, … Continued