"Beyond Inclusion: Gay Church and Liberation Sexuality" Speaker: Jaime Harker Debates about queer inclusion are causing major rifts in a number of denominations, and many faith traditions are considering what including queer and trans people in the church looks like. Using the early history of the Metropolitan Community Church, the first explicitly gay Christian denomination in the United States, I look beyond the notion of inclusion to consider what happens if we place queer and trans folks at the very heart of our spiritual traditions. How do radical reimaginations of the connection of sexuality and spirituality liberate all of us from the shame and repression of many of our inherited traditions? What happens when gay church is THE church? Watch on YouTube. "Memorialization in Lafayette County" Speaker: Effie Burt Sunday, June 2, 2024 What is Memorialization work? Why do it? Memorialization is a form of public history, specifically, telling a more truthful story of the history of racial terrorism in Lafayette Co., in Mississippi and in this country. The Lafayette Community Remembrance Project (LCRP) has been among the first groups in Mississippi to place public markers naming the known victims of lynching. This year, on June 7-9, over 15 groups doing similar advocacy work will gather in Oxford to share strategies, struggles, and successes in a conference that is open to everyone. As a preview of this gathering and an introduction to this work, Effie Burt will be our guest speaker on June 2. Well known as a local musician, Effie has been part of LCRP since it started in 2017. Doing this work grows empathy, fosters learning and contributes to community-based healing and reconciliation. Watch on YouTube. |
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