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6th Annual (In)Justice For All Film Festival
Held October 3-12 throughout Chicago and Co-sponsored by ICAR
A full list of film screenings will soon be available at InJusticeForAllFF.com
Monday, October 7, 7pm
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Buchanan Chapel
Join us for a screening of and discussion about Stateville Calling,
a documentary exploring parole reform and the struggle of aging inmates in Illinois.
Click here to watch the trailer.
Insight Trip on the Civil Rights Movement
Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma, Jackson
October 26 – November 2, 2019
Sponsored by the Racial Equity Council of Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago
Journey to Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma, AL and Jackson, MS to learn the history of the Civil Rights Movement. Bond with other participants and with ancestors of faith as we hear powerful stories of the freedom struggle for African-Americans and become inspired by resilient heroes. We will worship at 16th Baptist Church in Birmingham where a bomb killed four girls. We will also visit numerous museums and walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. The group will share in daily reflection and prayer. Room accommodations will be in centrally located hotels and rides between cities will be by bus. Participants must arrange their own travel to arrive in Birmingham on October 26 and depart from Jackson, Mississippi on November 2.
Places we will visit include:
Birmingham, AL: Civil Rights Institute and Kelly Ingram Park
Montgomery, AL: National Memorial for Peace and Justice, Legacy Museum, Rosa Parks Museum, Civil Rights Memorial, Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church and Parsonage; Freedom Rides Museum
Selma: National Voting Rights Museum and the Slavery and Civil War Museum
Jackson, MS: Mississippi Civil Rights and History Museums, Medgar Evers Home Museum, State Capitol
Nature of Trip
Educational, addressing racism and oppression, building interracial relationships
Age Range
18 years and older
Co-Leaders
Robert Crouch, Director of Volunteer Ministry, Fourth Presbyterian Church
Vicky Curtiss, Associate Pastor, Fourth Presbyterian Church
Derrick Dawson, Co-Program Coordinator for Chicago Regional Organizing for Antiracism (CROAR)
Estimated Cost
$1,375 for double (hotel room); $1,975 for single; plus airfare
Applications due
May 1, 2019 with $800 deposit
Apply by filling out an online form at www.bit.ly/crtrip2019
For more information, contact Vicky Curtiss, vcurtiss@fourthchurch.org or 312-981-3598.
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