There is a fundamental concept of which every teacher is aware. When a child enters a your school, their safety is one of your primary concerns and responsibilities. When a child enters a prison, this is no less true. Read more…
I continue to see a steady stream of articles coming across my feeds about CPS. It’s worth pointing out that all of them have been negative, and all of them focus on CPS as the primary problem. Perhaps we need to consider things from a different perspective. Read more…
(Get Unheard No Longer for the latest in the unheard.)
I’ve been working over this article posted by the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform (NCCPR). It’s a difficult issue to untangle. Read more…
“I know that there are good foster families out there, o.k.? But I also know that every foster kid that I have ever talked to, including myself, have been abused in foster homes. And I’m talking physically, emotionally and sexually.” Read more…
Every day women and children are exploited across our city and across our globe. They are usually the powerless and marginalized with few to plead their cause. What if we changed all that? What if we could see their dignity? Read more…
Torture has a long history of being glamorized in our culture. The recent instances of the 24 television series and the widespread justification and support for the torture of individuals taken prisoner by US forces in the Middle East are only the most blatant expressions of popular views of torture presented in popular action films for decades. Read more…
Did you know that slavery still goes on in our city, in SW Atlanta? More than 250 girls are commercially sexually exploited a month in Georgia, and according to a 2005 Mayors report, much of this is hidden in our SW Atlanta neighborhoods. Come learn more about this issue and how to be part of the solution.
Drop in to an open house that will include “System of Chance” found-art exhibit by Andy Imm, as well as various interactive prayer stations and a short documentary viewing. Come for as short or as long as you’d please.
Thursday, January 28, 12-8pm
Rice Memorial Presbyterian
1515 Brewer Blvd SW
(corner of Deckner, Sylvan, Brewer)
Atlanta, 30310
Should you happen to be in West Virgina:
Date: January 28, 2010
Time: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Rice Memorial Presbyterian Church 1515 Brewer Blvd, SW Atlanta, GA 30310
With our hearts and minds focused on the upcoming Lobby Day at the Georgia State Capitol, we invite you to participate in the concert of voices rising from Street GRACE’s first quarterly Prayer Event, which will be held on January 28 from 12-8pm. The location is to be determined and will be posted on our website.
The event will be held in one of the city’s “hot zones,” South West Atlanta, where you will pray with folks from all over the Metro area who have come together to lend their spiritual support. We will have opportunities to pray using your whole body, your imagination, as well as ancient and traditional prayers. Interact with Bible passages, multimedia, various prayer stations, hands on art activities, and places for quiet contemplation while informing ourselves about the problem of the commercial sexual exploitation of children in Atlanta and the abolitionist efforts underway. The event is a “drop in,” but come with friends and plan on joining us for a good hour to fully engage with the issue through the various mediums.
