Presbyterian Peace Fellowship - Upcoming: Virtual Book Club & Pentecost Bible Study

PPF Weekend Digest Help select our next PPF Virtual Book Club It is a good time to share political education and reflection together! A group of 12-15 of us have had great weekly discussions about Undoing Border Imperialism, our first Virtual Book Club selection. We want to get another book on deck. If you would like to be a part of the next Book Club, please take 10 seconds here to let us know which book(s) you're interested in. Here are the books we're considering: Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz In order to understand the current obstacles to gun sense legislation, we must understand the history of the gun in the United States in both the culture and the law. Much of the discussion on the Second Amendment is about what the law says. Dunbar-Ortiz uncovers the not talked about racism and colonialism that is at the center of the law and the violence it sanctions.  How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi Antiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racism - and, even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. This is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond the awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a just and equitable society. Empire of Borders by Todd Miller Security, surveillance, and militarization are widening the chasm between those who travel where they please and those whose movements are restricted. In Syria, Guatemala, Kenya, Palestine, Mexico, the Philippines, and elsewhere, Miller finds that borders aren’t making the world safe—they are the frontline in a global war against the poor. Activist Theology - by Robyn Henderson Espinoza This book is an invitation--a powerful and provocative call-to-action--to academic theologians to the work of social activism through movement building. Activist Theology summons all to take up radical acts of labor that use scholarship and contemplation to build bridges with difference and make connections of solidarity, rooted in collective action. It draws on various academic disciples and, as such, is more on the academic side and would be good for anyone who regularly preaches, writes, teaches, and/or otherwise expresses and uses ideas to try and move communities toward action. Help us select our next book! Join us for Pentecost Bible Study with Dr. Robyn Henderson Espinoza, PhD  PPF is honored to host Robyn Henderson Espinoza, PhD for a deep dive into the Pentecost texts. Monday, May 25 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern Register here Dr. Robyn is the author of Activist Theology, founder of the Activist Theology Project, and a visiting scholar at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, and a non-binary Transqueer Latinx who calls Nashville, TN home. Their work seeks to contribute to the ongoing work of collective liberation. We'll hear Dr. Robyn reflect on these familiar texts of passion, fire, and action and how they might speak to us and move us to action even in the context of this pandemic. This Bible study is meant for curious Christians, preachers looking for insight and inspiration, activists, theologians, and everyone in between. There will be time for Q&A with Robyn at the end. PPF is excited to offer this opportunity to our wider community as we all seek to live faithfully in these times into our calling to put our faith into action, even as we continue to socially distance. This offering coincides with our Pentecost campaign, where we are raising money for the ongoing work of PPF as well as to support one of our partners, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers - an organization of farmworkers in Immokalee, Florida, who we have long recognized as essential workers and want to especially support during the Covid-19 crisis -- more info about this coming soon! Join PPF Text Updates Text PPFPEACE to 844-262-8069 Doing the social justice work of the church - even with the changed plans for PC(USA) General Assembly  We were so glad to gather with 50+ of you in our Virtual Coffee Hour a week ago. PPF and Fossil Free PCUSA are planning to pivot our advocacy efforts within the PCUSA in two ways as we adjust to this year's virtual General Assembly because of Covid-19. (1) A Virtual Week of Learning and Action June 20-25 where we can engage around the issues we would have advocated for at GA. (2) Shift our fossil fuel divestment energy to working at the presbytery level Let us know what you think and if you have energy to be involved in these efforts or others. Presbyterian Peace Fellowship 845-786-6743 | presbypeacefellowship.org Instagram | Facebook | Twitter

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