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Bishop JS speaking on the moral imperative of cannabis equity! February 21, 2021
Panel talk originally held on Wednesday, July 7, 2020, moderated by Real Art Ways Executive Director Will K. Wilkins. http://www.realartways.org Panelists: Bishop John Selders is an ordained minister serving in the United Church of Christ, the Organizing Pastor of Amistad United Church of Christ, Hartford, CT, former Associate College Chaplain and currently Assistant Dean of Students, Trinity College, Hartford, CT and one of the leaders of Moral Monday CT. Rev. Dr. Shelley D. Best is a visual artist, equity warrior, yogini, and creative place maker. Through her two decades of community-building ministry, she has inspired the lives of thousands of leaders across the country. Iran Nazario is an expert in Gang Prevention and Mediation and provides training to many groups serving youth who are deemed at risk. In 2016, he founded the Peace Center of Connecticut, where he serves as President/CEO.
The Right Reverend Doctor John L. Selders, Jr. is an ordained minister serving in the United Church of Christ, the Organizing Pastor of Amistad United Church of Christ, Hartford, CT, former Associate College Chaplain, and currently Assistant Dean of Students, Trinity College, Hartford, CT and one of the leaders of Moral Monday CT. For 15 years, he served as Executive Director of Zezzo House (an 18-unit housing project) in Hartford, CT. Bishop shares a personal story of Allyah Murbarak-Tharpe, a difference-making person in his life. (February 2020)
Bishop John Selders was invited to participate in a race conversation at Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown, CT, on October 11, 2015. He spoke of growing up near Ferguson, Missouri, and how the protests there following the death of Michael Brown were the beginning of a new movement toward racial equality.
Theme: “What Does Justice Making Mean Today?” (April 4, 2024)
Hear from Pamela Selders and Bishop John Selders as they share their thoughts regarding CT bill ” S.B. No. 1, An Act Equalizing Comprehensive Access to Mental, Behavioral and Physical Health Care in Response to the Pandemic.” March 16, 2021