Friday, January 5, 2024

Presbyterian Peace Fellowship - Honoring Dr. King and Learning More about Peacemaker Bayard Rustin

MLK Webinar on Bayard Rustin with Michael Long
Join us this Thursday, January 11th at 12:00 PM ET/11:00 AM CT/9:00 AM PT for an MLK Q&A webinar on Bayard Rustin featuring civil rights author Michael Long. You can register here. If you are interested but cannot attend, register anyway and we will send you the recording!
About Author Dr. Michael Long
Dr. Michael Long is an author whose passion lies in civil rights, nonviolence, LGBTQIA rights, and religion. He has a Ph.D. from Emory University and is currently focused on writing books for young readers on various social justice issues. Dr. Long wrote a nonfiction biography on civil rights activist Bayard Rustin titled "Troublemaker for Justice: The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington."

Michael has written on a variety of social justice issues, including the 1917 Silent Protest Parade and the history of HIV and AIDS. His civil rights writing has been featured on many major platforms, including the New York Times, NPR, MSNBC, CNN, The Los Angeles Times, and many more. You can read his full bio and browse his books on Amazon here.

We are excited to feature Michael Long and learn from his breadth of knowledge. If you are interested in asking Michael any specific questions, please send them to us at info@presbypeacefellowship.org no later than Monday, January 8.
Join our second GA Planning meeting
If you missed our first GA brainstorming session but are interested in helping sculpt our presence this year, please join us for our second planning gathering on Saturday, January 20th at 12:00 PM ET/11:00 AM CT/9:00 AM PT. Register here. If you cannot make this meeting but are interested in the work of planning for GA, please reach out to us at info@presbypeacefellowship.org so we can keep you in the loop.
Advent Fundraising Update
Thank you for your support of PPF's work and your engagement with our Advent campaign. We are still receiving donations but we wanted to let you know that we are more than two thirds of the way to our final goal of $80,000! As of right now we have raised over $53,000. We are so grateful to you for helping us continue the important peacemaking work that PPF has been doing for 80 years!

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