[act-ma] 6/14 JASON LYDON - "Religion, Theology, and the Prison Industrial Complex"

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THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF BOSTON
SUNDAY SPEAKERS FORUM presents...

Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 11:00am

JASON LYDON
"Religion, Theology, and the Prison Industrial Complex"

It is easy to blame the Quakers for instituting the first penitentiaries in
our country but the role of religion runs much deeper than that. Religious
leadership has benefited from and perpetuated the expansion of the penal
system since the beginning.We will discuss the far reach of religion within
the modern penal system as well as the religious and theological basis for
its abolition. We will look at the power of evangelical Christians who run
private prisons, the chaplains who restrict prisoner access to support, and
all those who use their faith to inspire resistance.

Jason Lydon is the Congregational Director of the Community Church of
Boston. Jason has been involved in anti-prison organizing for nearly a dozen
years. He currently runs a website (www.blackandpink.org) and works on
issues affecting queer/transgender people in prison and survivors of sexual
violence.

Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston St. (Copley Square)
www.communitychurchofboston.org


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JOIN US ON SUNDAYS

10:00am Coffee, Tea and Bagels
11:00am Sunday Speakers' Service/Forum (2nd floor)
12:30pm Luncheon
5:00pm  Meditation/Prayer Services

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NEXT WEEK'S COMMUNITY CHURCH FORUM (6/21)

Annual Ethel & Julius Rosenberg Commemoration
SUSAN MORTIMER & BARBARA DOUGAN
"Making Families Pay: The Unseen Cost of Incarceration"

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LUNCH ON SUNDAYS, 12:30PM

On Sunday after our morning programs, we have lunch with one another in the
Guatemala Room (3rd floor), prepared by our cook Luis Alonso Guzman. Enjoy a
delicious lunch with friends! A small contribution is requested to help
cover lunch expenses.


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DIRECTIONS/PARKING

The Community Church is located at 565 Boylston Street in Copley Square,
between Dartmouth and Clarendon Streets.

Parking is available on Sunday mornings at the Back Bay Garage (entrances on
Clarendon Street or St. James Ave.). We can provide a sticker to affix to
your parking receipt, and you will be charged $5.00 for 3 hours of parking.

By public transportation, take the Green line to Copley or take the Orange
line to Back Bay station. Community Church is a 2-minute walk from either
station.


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A PEACE AND JUSTICE CONGREGATION SINCE 1920

The Community Church of Boston is a free community of human beings united
for the study and practice of universal religion, seeking to apply ethical
ideals to individual life and the democratic and cooperative principle to
all forms of social and economic life.


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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US

Jason Lydon, Congregational Director
Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617)266-6710
(617)266-0449 (fax)
info at commchurch.org
http://www.communitychurchofboston.org