Master Class: The Spirituality of Community Organizing
Week 8 | Tu | Hurlbut Sanctuary | Ages 16 and up
Join Chaplain Rev. William H. Lamar IV as he shares what he has learned through nurturing faith-based community organizing. This two-hour class will consider emerging models for the spiritual dimension of social change through community organizing, and address the necessity of confrontation to address injustice. You can expect to come away with an understanding of how an alternative vision for the future can work to hold people in power to account.
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William H. Lamar IV
As pastor of Metropolitan AME in Washington, DC, Rev. Lamar leads the congregation in a commitment to worship, liberation and service. For nearly 15 years, Lamar has being actively involved with organizations like Direct Action Research Training (DART), Industrial Areas Foundations (IAF), and Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) for faith-based community organizing for justice. Most recently, he has collaborated with Repairers of the Breach, the Center for Community Change (CCC), and People Improving Communities through Organization (PICO) to enact a social justice ministry in surrounding communities and to exhibit a real embrace the beloved community.
