Mountain Rise United Church of Christ

Sunday Worship! 11-8-20 All Are Welcome!

'It Is Well With My Soul' Thank you, Mountain Rise Choir! Thank you, Brad Willard dedicated video wizard! https://youtu.be/SsiNBfyfy2Y

Other panelists you will hear from tonight include: New Orleans/Louisville Khalilah V. Collins is the mother of two, a social worker, community organizer and ...calls herself a Social Justice Practitioner. She earned her Master’s in Social Work from Spalding University in Louisville, KY. She understands the importance of grassroot organizing and the need to couple that with policy change. Collins’ current role is the Director of Making Connections NOLA which focuses on creating community level strategies to enhance the mental health and well-being of African American men and boys in New Orleans. She has served on numerous boards and coalitions and her work has always centered around seeking equitable outcomes for those most vulnerable in our society. She is currently spending her days in between New Orleans and Louisville as she works with on the ground organizers seeking Justice for Breonna Taylor and David McAtee both of whom were murdered by law enforcement. https://makingconnectionsnola.org/ Rochester, New York Mike Boucher is a social worker and counselor at St. Joseph’s Neighborhood center a health center in Rochester NY providing care for people who are uninsured or without adequate coverage. His work seeks to explore the intersections of poverty, racism, oppression, resistance and resiliency in the lives of the people who consult him. https://www.sjncenter.org/ Tiffany Porter is the co-founder of the Fairport Coalition, founder of Being Black in the Burbs, and mother of three sons. Tiffany is committed to engaging communities and the government in dialogue that supports people of color and creating solutions to the problems they face. https://www.facebook.com/beingblackintheburbs

Introducing: Blackfoot legends, "How the Thunder Pipe Came".

WEBINAR: How White Women Can Talk with Women of Color about Race on Tuesday, November 10 @12:00pm. Register here: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/16/wyxrli2

Hey there Mountain Risers, check out this online event hosted by Social Welfare Action Alliance!