Tuesday, April 30, 2024
7:30 - 9:00 pm, ET
Available by: Join by Videoconference Only (learn more about videoconference)
Free Event
Facilitated by members of One Spirit in Action
In this panel discussion, One Spirit in Action is exploring Sacred Activism through Reclaiming Community of those who are formerly incarcerated. We will inquire into the questions: "What might sacred activism for formerly incarcerated persons re-entering society look like through the lens of Love?" and "How does society, as 'the community that I inhabit,' help reintegrate individuals who were previously incarcerated?"
We will be joined by former guest speakers from New Beginnings Reentry Services and Arise Collective (formerly Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women). They will share information, updates and emerging trends pertinent to women associated with the criminal justice system, offering valuable insights, awareness, and avenues for our community to address their needs effectively.
It promises to be an informative and inspiring evening, we hope you will join us!
Facilitated by:
Rev. Laurene Williams
Activist. Counselor. Innovator. Minister. Known for her ability to give voice to the deepest expressions of Spirit and connect them to the daily experiences of living, Reverend Laurene Williams delights in creating spaces in which people can express love, experience connection, demonstrate responsibility and empower community. She believes the purpose of ministry is to serve and empower community such that people experience their natural connection to others. Reverend Laurene asserts, “The more we function from understanding the depth of our interrelatedness and degree of our interdependence, the more each of us can consciously create our lives and contribute to a world that serves us ALL. Church would expand beyond its walls as a ‘house of God’ to ‘God housed in us’ and the congregation from a group of ‘people assembled for worship’ to ‘worship resembled in people.’ God, the Nameless and Named, is a “Lived Experience and Living Presence”—the spiritual experience of a multi-faceted, multi-dimensional relationship to ourselves, one another and Life that we express and embody as our divine essence.” Whether it was human development, psychology, religious studies and sociology electives she studied as an undergraduate at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania or her choice to attend an interfaith seminary at One Spirit Learning Alliance in NYC, Reverend Laurene believes a curious mind cultivates a consciousness mindset. “Curiosity encourages us to look beyond the facts, explore the limits of what we know to discover what is True—that we’re intimately and intricately connected. My curiosity has led me to meet people from all walks of life and walk in life with all sorts of people. And with not despite our differences, we are the same in our essence.” A truth that has only deepened and expanded for her through more than 20 years of study in various educational and transformational trainings. Sought after for her compelling conversations, engaging inquiries, sense of humor and unique perspective on spirituality-infused living, Reverend Laurene explores with people how to embody their personal truth in alignment with Spiritual Truth for greater fulfillment, power, joy and peace of mind. This is accomplished through her writings, counseling, ministry, public speaking and transformational workshops and innovative programs. Born in Westbury, Long Island, Reverend Laurene Williams currently lives in Bloomfield, NJ.