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Action Training 101

- The Social Justice Advocacy Ministry invites you to an in-person training that will equip our community to respond to injustice with purpose, courage, and collective action. We will learn how faith-filled Black and Brown people —and allies—can lean on biblical and theological teachings as the basis of strategic action to resist the pillars that prop up authoritarian regimes. Join us as we deepen our understanding and prepare to live out our call to justice together.
  WHEN:
  Saturday, May 30, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
  Registration 9:00-9:30 AM
  WHERE:
  St. Augustine Catholic Church
  15th and V St. NW, Washington, DC
  (held in the church for accessibility)
  
  RSVP Today!
  
  This workshop is free of charge and open to all. To help defray the cost of food and the speaker's travel and accommodations, we are accepting donations. Donations can be made using the link below
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- IN THIS TRAINING, WE WILL:
  Understand authoritarianism and how noncooperation has been used to defeat authoritarians and fascists
  Explore the pillars that support it – especially the church/faith pillar
  Learn noncooperation and strategic resistance to liberate communities from oppressive, racist, and undemocratic policies
  Make the Biblical and theological case for noncooperation. civil resistance and noncooperation
  
  Lunch will be provided.
Guest Speakers
- Rev. Vahisha Hasan
  Vahisha Hasan is a faith-rooted organizer moving at the intersections of faith, social justice, and mental health. She is the Executive Director of Movement in Faith, a project of Transform Network.
  
  Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart
  Naomi Washington-Leapheart is a leading faith strategist, trainer, and advocate. She is an adjunct professor at Villanova University in Philadelphia, PA.