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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude,
shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
The13thAmendmenttotheUSConstitution
except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
TheUnitedStatesishometo5%oftheworld’spopulation,but25%oftheworld’sprisoners.Thinkaboutthat.
—FormerPresidentBarackObama
Ourjusticesystemisahumanrightscatastropheandoneofthebiggestmoralcrisesofourtime.—VanJones
It’sintense.It’semotional.It’smind-blowing.Thisguidewillhelpyoudissectwhatyoulearn,anditwillallowyoutomoveatapacethatgivesyouspacetoprocessitemotionally,spirituallyandintellectually.Thisguideisaninvitationtodialogue—nottodebate.Thisguidewascreatedforthoseenteringthistimewithanopenspirit.Ourhopeisthatitwillsparkconversationsthatleadtoothersexpandingtheirworldviews,sharingtheirviewpoints,andactivelylistening.Therearetwomainwaystousethisguide:
1.Becauseoftheintensityofthedocumentary,thisguidebreaksthemovieintothreeparts(approximately35minutespersection)toallowspaceforviewerstoprocessitindividuallyandasagroup.2.Iftheviewerchoosestowatch13thinitsentiretywithnobreaks,therearefourquestionsintheSummaryDiscussionsectiontodiscussasagroup.
Thediscussionquestionsaremeanttoguidetheseconversationsratherthantodirectthem.Chooseonequestionorallofthem.Decidewhatworksbestforthegroup...orfeelfreetocreateyourown.STRONGRECOMMENDATION:Thisfilmhasthemostimpactwhenviewedatleasttwice.Usethisdiscussionguideandtheadditionalresourcesasanopportunitytosharetheexperienceandengagewithmembersofyourcommunity.
THISGUIDEINCLUDES:
About13thBeforeYouStartNotes(1)Discussion1 CheckingYourPulse JustWOW GroupDiscussionNotes(2)Discussion2 CheckingYourPulse JustWOW GroupDiscussionNotes(3)Discussion3 CheckingYourPulse JustWOW GroupDiscussionSummaryDiscussionBeforeIForgetJesusWasaPrisonerActionStepsAdditionalResources
ABOUT THE 13TH
FILMTHEMES(writtenbyinfluencefilmclub.com)AFRICANAMERICANSPORTRAYEDASCRIMINALSDatingbacktoD.W.Griffith’s1915BIRTHOFANATION,AfricanAmericanshavecontinuallybeenportrayedascriminalsinmanyformsofAmericanmedia.Throughthislens,thepublicatlargehascometounconsciouslybelievethatblackpeoplearemorelikelytobecomerapists,drugaddicts,murderersorthievespurelybecauseofthecoloroftheirskin.ThemoreoneseesimagesandhearsstoriesofAfricanAmericanscommittingcrimes,whetheritistrueornot,themorelikelyoneistobelievethatAfricanAmericansareindeedcriminals.MASSINCARCERATIONASREPLACEMENTFORSLAVERYAsAmendmentXIIIstates,“Neitherslaverynorinvoluntaryservitude,exceptasapunishmentforcrimewhereofthepartyshallhavebeendulyconvicted,shallexistwithintheUnitedStates,oranyplacesubjecttotheirjurisdiction.”Yet,countlesscorporationshaveprisonerswhohavebeenputtoworkwithoutpayaspartoftheirsentencing.Sincetheabolishmentofslavery,politicianshaveimplementedpoliciesthatfeedoffofthemedia-generatedfearofblackcriminals,disproportionatelyputtingAfricanAmericansbehindbarswheretheycanbeusedasfreelabor.CORPORATEINTERESTSSHAPEPRISONPOPULATIONTheAmericanLegislativeExchangeCouncil,betterknownasALEC,acoalitionofcorporateinterestslikeWalmartandVerizon,introducesfederalpolicieswhicharguablyresultinputtingAfricanAmericansandimmigrantsbehindbarsintheinterestofprofiteeringfromthesuccessofprivateprisons,surveillance,andprisonlabor.OneinfourUSlegislatorshavetiestoALEC,someofwhomhaveintroducedbillsandpolicieswithoutevenbotheringtoremoveALEC’sbrandingfromthembeforedispersingthemtocolleagues.THEDEHUMANIZATIONOFAFRICANAMERICANSByportrayingblackpeopleascriminals,deprivingtheircommunitiesoffinancialresourcesthatputthemonalevelplayingfieldtotheirwhitecompatriots,developingpublicpoliciesthataremorelikelytoseepeopleofcolorplacedbehindbars,andcreatingprisonsystemsthataremeanttopunishandbreakpeopleratherthanhelpthemrehabilitateandreentersociety,Americahasconsciously,orunconsciously,dehumanizeditsblackpopulation.
FILMDETAILSDIRECTOR: AvaDuVernayRELEASED: Oct7,2016 LENGTH: 1hour40minutesFEATURED: MichelleAlexander,AngelaDavis,Bryan
Stevenson,HenryLouisGates,Jr.,JelaniCobb,VanJones,MalkiaCyril,JamesKilgore
FILMSUMMARY: ChroniclingthehistoryofracialinequalityintheUnitedStates,the13thexamineshowourcountryhasproducedthehighestrateofincarcerationintheworld,withthemajorityofthoseimprisonedbeingAfrican-American.ThetitleofDuVernay’sextraordinaryandgalvanizingfilmreferstothe13thAmendmenttotheConstitution.TheprogressionfromthatsecondqualifyingclausetothehorrorsofmassincarcerationandtheprisonindustryintheU.S.islaidoutbyDuVernaywithbracinglucidity.DuVernayarguesthataprison-industrialcomplexwhichstatisticallyimprisonsblackmendisproportionatelyandallowsfortheirdisciplinaryservitude,hastakenadvantageofAmerica’sblackpopulationandbringsintoquestionifthissystemultimatelyactsasaformofmoderndayslavery.“Thisfilmwasmadeasananswertomyownquestionsabouthowandwhywehavebecomethemostincarceratednationintheworld,howandwhyweregardsomeofourcitizensasinnatelycriminal,andhowandwhygoodpeopleallowthisinjusticetohappengenerationaftergeneration,”saidDuVernayatherpremieratthe54thNewYorkFilmFestival.
BEFORE WE START
Open in Prayer
Checking Your Pulse Beforeyoubegintoviewthefilm,let’scheckyourpulse.Takeafewminutestoanswerthefollowingquestionsashonestlyasyoucan.Wewillcomebacktothesequestionslater.
Whyareyouinterestedinviewingthisdocumentary?
Whenyouhearthewordprisoner,whatimagesandtermscometomind?
Thisfilmaddressestheinjusticeofmassincarcerationandrace–thedisproportionateincarcerationofpoorpeopleofcolor,particularlyblackandbrownmen.Takeasecondtoexaminewhereyouareconcerningrace.Writedownacoupleofwordsdescribingyourstate(ex:sensitive,strugglingwithseeingracism,angry,etc).*Thiswillhelpyoutounderstandandpayattentiontothefilteryouwillbewatchingthefilmthrough.
Writedown1-2questionsyouhaveaboutmassincarceration,prisoners,theChurch’scalltotheprisoner,etc?
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TakeafewminutestoaskGodtoprepareyourheart,openyoureyes,andshowyouwhatHeneedsyoutoseeinordertotakeactionagainstinjustice.
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NOTES (1)
Usethispagetowritedownthingsthatchallengeyou,pointstoremember,thoughtsyouwanttodiscuss,etc.
DISCUSSION 1
1.Noticeyouremotions.Writewordsorphrasestodescribewhatyouarefeelingrightnow.2.Goaroundthegroupandshare2-3ofyourwordsorphrases.DONOTgointodetail.Thiswillallowparticipantstotakethetemperatureofthegroupbeforegoingintofurtherdiscussion.Beawareofandsensitivetowhatothersarefeeling,affirmthem,andrememberthisistheirlensatthemoment.
Historyisnotjuststuffthathappensbyaccident.Wearetheproductsofhistorythatourancestorschoose,ifwe’rewhite.Ifweareblack,wearetheproductsofthehistorythatourancestorsmostlikelydidnotchoose.Yetherewearealltogether,theproductsofthatsetofchoices.Andwehavetounderstandthatinordertoescapefromit.—KevinGannon,13th
Whatareyourthoughtsonthisquote?Doyouagreeordisagree?Whyorwhynot?
PresidentLyndonB.JohnsonusheredintheWaronCrime,NixonbeganafigurativeWaronDrugsthatbecamealiteralWaronDrugsintheReaganera.Wereyousurprisedtolearnabouttheracialunderpinningsoftheselegislativepolicies,andtheactiveroleofthestateincriminalizingandtargetingcommunitiesofcolor?Discussusingthequotationbelow.
TheNixoncampaignin1968,andtheNixonWhiteHouseafterthat,hadtwoenemies:theantiwarleftandblackpeople.YouunderstandwhatI’msaying?Weknewwecouldn’tmakeitillegaltobeeitheragainstthewarorblack,butbygettingthepublictoassociatethehippieswithmarijuanaandblackswithheroin,andthencriminalizingbothheavily,wecoulddisruptthosecommunities.Wecouldarresttheirleaders,raidtheirhomes,breakuptheirmeetings,andvilifythemnightafternightontheeveningnews.Didweknowwewerelyingaboutthedrugs?Ofcoursewedid.–JohnEhrlichman,NixonAdministrationAdvisor
CrackvsCocaine.Samedrug(onepowdered,onecooked)butusedindifferentracialcommunitiesandcarrydifferentsentencing.Shareyourthoughtsonhowthiscontributedtomassincarceration.
Checking Your Pulse 2-3minutes
2-3minutesJUST WOW! ListoneWOWmomentorfactfromthelastsegment:
Group Discussion 15minutes–Chooseoneortwotodiscuss.
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MOVIETIME:0:00–27:23minutes
NOTES (2)
Usethispagetowritedownthingsthatchallengeyou,pointstoremember,thoughtsyouwanttodiscuss,etc.
DISCUSSION 2
1.Noticeyouremotions.Writewordsorphrasestodescribewhatyouarefeelingrightnow.2.Goaroundthegroupandshare2-3ofyourwordsorphrases.DONOTgointodetail.Thiswillallowparticipantstotakethetemperatureofthegroupbeforegoingintofurtherdiscussion.Beawareandsensitivetowhatothersarefeeling,affirmthem,andrememberthisistheirlensatthemoment.
Checking Your Pulse 2-3minutes
2-3minutesJUST WOW! ListoneWOWmomentorfactfromthelastsegment:
Group Discussion 15minutes—Chooseoneortwotodiscuss.
Superpredator.Criminal.Thinkaboutthepowerofmediaandthepowerofwords.Discussmediaandhowwordsimpacttheperceptionandcriminalizationofpeopleofcolor,bothinthepastandthepresent(animalistic,violent,tobefeared,threattowhitepeople,criminals,etc.).Givemodern-dayexamples.Accordingtothedocumentary,PresidentClintonbuilttheinfrastructureformassincarceration:mandatoryminimums(takingthediscretionawayfromjudges),militarizationofpolice(SWATteams),three-strikeslaw,andtruth-in-sentencinglaws(mustserve85%ofsentence).Discusstheroleofpoliticsandcrimeandhowyouseeitimpactourcommunitiestoday(bothpastandcurrentadministrations).PRISONERSFORPROFIT.WereyouawareofthePrisonIndustrialComplexandhowcorporationsareprofitingfromincarceration?
• WereyousurprisedtoknowaboutALEC(AmericanLegislativeExchangeCouncil—acommitteeofpoliticiansandcorporationsinfluencinglawsthatbenefititscorporatefoundersandpushingforthpoliciestoincreasethenumberofpeopleinprisonandincreasesentences)?
• TalkaboutCCA(CorrectionsCorporationsofAmerica,leaderinprivateprisonsthatisrequiredtokeepprisonbedsfilled—theleadingcorporationresponsiblefortherapidincreaseincriminalization)andhowthatimpactsourcommunities.
ThefilmarguesthatthereisadirectlinkbetweenAmericanslaveryandthemodernAmericanprisonsystem.Whatisyourtakeonthisargument?
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MOVIETIME:27:23–1:09:20
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NOTES (3)
Usethispagetowritedownthingsthatchallengeyou,pointstoremember,thoughtsyouwanttodiscuss,etc.
DISCUSSION 3
1.Noticeyouremotions.Writewordsorphrasestodescribewhatyouarefeelingrightnow.2.Goaroundthegroupandshare2-3ofyourwordsorphrases.DONOTgointodetail.Thiswillallowparticipantstotakethetemperatureofthegroupbeforegoingintofurtherdiscussion.Beawareandsensitivetowhatothersarefeeling,affirmthem,andrememberthisistheirlensatthemoment.
Checking Your Pulse 2-3minutes
2-3minutesJUST WOW! ListoneWOWmomentorfactfromthelastsegment:
Group Discussion 15minutes—Chooseoneortwotodiscuss.
MOVIETIME:1:09:21–1:40:21
“Nooneinthehoodgoestotrial.”Discussyourunderstanding(orwhatyoulearned)aboutbail,pleabargains,andrefusingtosettleyourcase.HowdidthestoryofKaliefBrowderimpactyou?
“Youimmediatelybecomenumb.That’swhatjaildoestohumans,thatimmediatedehumanization,andsensorydeprivationthatnobodycanreallyunderstandunlesstheylivethroughit.”Discusstheimpactthishasonthosecurrentlyincarceratedandwhatthiscouldlooklikeuponrelease.“SomanyaspectsoftheoldJimCrowaresuddenlylegalagainonceyou’vebeenbrandedafelon.AndsoitseemsthatinAmericawehaven’tsomuchendedracialcaste,butsimplyredesignedit.”—MichelleAlexanderTheimpactofincarcerationdoesn’tendwhenonereturnstosociety.Asstated,thereareover40,000collateralconsequencesthatfollowthereturningcitizen.ThisdoesnotreflectourGod(repent,forgiven,forgotten,healed),butwecallourselvesa“Christiannation.”Discussyourthoughts.AngelaDavisstated,“Effortstocreatereforms,theyinevitablyleadtomorerepression.”Whatdoesthisstatementmeantoyou?Howdoyouseethisplayingouttoday?
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SUMMARY DISCUSSION
Afterwatchingthefulldocumentary,howwouldyousumupyourcurrentemotional/spiritualstate(helpless,inspired,challenged,angry,stirredtoaction,acombinationoffeelings)?Didyoulearnconceptsthatwerecontrarytowhatyouinitiallythoughtorbelieved?Howdidthisfilmshapeyourunderstandingoftheprisonsystem?Whatchallengedyourpre-existingview?
Howshouldthechurchberespondingtomassincarceration?HowcanthebodyoftheChristaddresssystemicinjusticesassociatedwithmassincarceration?
GobacktothesectionBeforeWeBegin:CheckingYourPulse.Rereadwhatyouwrote,andseeifyoufeelanydifferent.Wereyourquestionsanswered?Havetheimagesandtermsyouwrotedownforthewordprisonerchangedatall?
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Close in Prayer
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BEFORE I FORGET
MY TAKEAWAYS Listthreewaysthisdocumentaryhasimpactedyou.Whatdidyoulearn?Whatinsightsdiditprovide?Whatquestionsdoyoustillhave?
“People say all the time, ‘Well, I don’t understand how people could have tolerated slavery. How could they have made peace with that? How could people have gone to a lynching and participated in that? That’s so crazy. If I was living at that time I would never have tolerated anything like that.’ And the truth is we are living in this time, and we are tolerating it.”
-Bryan Stevenson
WrittenbyAmyWilliams(forCCDATheologicalReflectiononMassIncarceration)Whenwehearthewordprisoner,certainimagesimmediatelycomeacrossourminds:violent,angry,mentalissues,poor,throwaway,tonameafew.Ourunderstandingandexperiencewiththecriminaljusticesystem(probation/parole,prisoners,returningcitizens)andthoseinvolvedinitisverylimitedunlesswearedirectlyinvolvedorconnected...orsoonethinks.Thechurchismorecloselyconnectedtotheexperienceoftheprisoner,becausetheOneweworshipwasaprisonerhimself.ThestoryofJesus’sincarcerationparallelsthelifeoftoday’sinmates.Hewasseenbypoliticalleaders/powersthatbeas“lessthan,”alawbreaker(Mark9:3,Mark12:2,Mark12:10,Mark2:16).Hewasarrested(John18:3-12)andgivenanunfairtrial(John18:28-38).Thisisaprimeexampleofabrokencriminaljusticesystem.Jesuswasunjustlycondemned—“framed”—andsentencedbythecorrupt(“juryofpeers”)(John18:38b-40).Jesuswasgiventhedeathpenalty(Galatians3:1).Onceconvictedandlockedup,hewasallowedvisitorsandfondlyrememberstheimpactthathadonhistimeofincarceration:“Iwasnakedandyouclothedme,Iwassickandyouvisitedme,Iwasinprisonandyoucametome(Matthew25:36).Prisonerswhohavedonetheirtimeeventuallyreturntothecommunity(10,000aweek).CouldtheresurrectionofJesus(Mark16:5-6)beaparallelstoryforthereturningcitizen(Luke24:6-7)?Astoryofsecondchances.Astoryofarebirthofanewlifeandopportunities.Astoryofredemption.
EventheProdigalSonexperiencedthejoyofreturninghomeafter“payinghisdues.”WhenJesusreturned,HebecamefullyrecognizedastheSaviorandchangedtheworld.Returningcitizens—giventherightresources,supportandopportunities—can
becomecommunitychangersaswell.Theparallelscanbesummarizedasfollows:•Mustbedeliveredintothehandsofsinfulmen—criminaljusticesystem•Becrucified—sentenced,servedtheirtime,treatedinhumanly•Onthethirdday,beraisedagain—reentryintosociety•FULLYrecognizedasSavior,
changedtheworld—indigenousleaders,communitychangersAsweengagetheissueofmassincarceration,oneofthemosteffectivewaystoconnectwiththeincarceratedandreturningcitizensistoseethemthewayGodseesthem—asHischildren.WehavetorecognizeandacknowledgetheirinherentworthasGod'screation.
•Rememberthosewhoareinprison,asthoughinprisonwiththem,andthosewhoaremistreated,sinceyoualsoareinthebody(Hebrews13:3-5).•So,Godcreatedhumankindin(God's)image....Godsaweverythingthat(God)hadmade,andindeed,itwasverygood(Genesis1:27,31).
JESUS was a PRISONER
ACTION STEPS
KEEP LEARNING
AWARENESS
POLICY ADVOCACY
MINISTRY
• Continuegaininginformationandknowledgearoundmassincarceration,school-to-prisonpipeline,privatizationofprison,prisonindustrialcomplex,juvenilejustice,womeninprison,andmentalillness/incarceration.
• Watchotherdocumentaries,includingseriesonprisonlife.• Subscribetoemailliststostayuptodatewithissuesaroundmassincarcerationandjuvenilejustice.(Example:Campaign
forYouthJustice,EqualJusticeInitiative,JustLeadershipUSA,JuvenileJusticeInformationExchange,theSentencingProject,#cut50,theMarshallProject,theCenteronJuvenileandCriminalJustice,etc.).
• Hostadocumentaryviewingatyourchurchorinyourhome.• HoldabookclubtoreadanddiscussTheNewJimCrow:MassIncarcerationintheAgeofColorblindnessbyMichelle
Alexander.• Hostaneventatyourchurch.Inviteformerlyincarceratedindividuals,familymembersofcurrentlyincarcerated
individuals,advocates,attorneys,etc.,tosharetheirvoicesandexperiences.• Organize,tracklegislation,andwriteletters/makephonecallstoyourcongressmanaroundlocalandstatelawsthat
perpetuatemassincarceration.(Example:http://lac.org/toolkits/Introduction.htm)• Meetwithyourrepresentativeortheirstaffinperson.• Startamediacampaign,blog,etc.toorganizeandeducateothersonpoliciesandlegislationaroundprisonreform.
• Contactyourlocaljailorprisonfacilitychaplainandaskhowyourchurchcanhelp.TeachBiblestudies,tutor,volunteer,offershort-termprogramsyoucanteach,connectyourchurchyouthgroupwithajuvenilefacilityforasportsday,etc.
• Writetoinmates,sendthembooks,visitwiththem.• Supportfamilieswhohaveincarceratedlovedones.Examplesofsupportcouldbebusridestofacilitiesthatarehours
away,supportgroups,ridestoandfromcourt,etc.• Collectgiftsforchildrenofprisoners.LearnabouttheAngelTree.• Providesuppliesforageriatricprisonunit(similartoanursinghome).Checkwiththechaplainaboutspecificneeds.• Partnerwithotherchurchesandministrieswhoarealreadydoingtheministryofhelpinginmatesandtheirfamilies.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
DOCUMENTARIES
BOOKS
WEBSITES
• TheHouseILiveIn—www.TheHouseILiveIn.org• BrokenonAllSides:Race,MassIncarcerationandNewVisionsforCriminalJustice—www.brokenonallsides.com• Rikers:AnAmericanJail—rikersfilm.org
YOUTHFOCUS:• TIME:TheKaliefBrowderStory—seriesonNetflix• YoungKids,HardTime(45min.)—www.msnbc.com• ChildrenBehindBars:AmericanYouthViolence(46min.)—www.msnbc.com• ChildreninPrison:LockedUpforLife(55min.)—www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLrlajvhUaQ• Alone:TeensinSolitaryConfinement(22min.)—www.csgjuscecenter.org/youth/publications/alone-teens-in-solitary-
confinementWOMENFOCUS:
• “ANationofWomenBehindBars”20/20(30min.)—http://abc.go.com/shows/2020/listing/2015-02/27-2020-022715-a-nation-of-women-behind-bars-a-dianesawyer-hidden-america-special
• WomenBehindBars(30min.)—www.aljazeera.com/programmes/faultlines/2013/09/women-behind-bars-201393010326721994.html
• TheNewJimCrow:MassIncarcerationintheAgeofColorblindness—Alexander,Michelle.2012.• JustMercy—Stevenson,Bryan.2014• ArePrisonsObsolete?—Davis,AngelaY.NewYork:SevenStories,2003.• TheGrowthofIncarcerationintheUnitedStates—CommitteeonCausesandConsequencesofHighRatesofIncarceration,etal.
NationalAcademicPress,2014.• TheCollapseofAmericanCriminalJustice—Stuntz,WilliamJ.2013.• ArrestedJusticeBlackWomen,Violence,andAmerica'sPrisonNation—Richie,Beth.2012.• TheJusticeImperative:HowHyper-incarcerationHasHijackedtheAmericanDream:ACollaborativeExaminationofConnecticut's
CriminalJusticeandCorrectionsSystem—Moran,BrianE,2014.• BuildingaMovementtoEndtheNewJimCrow:AnOrganizingGuide—Hunter,Daniel,andMichelleAlexander,VeteransofHope
Project,2015.• Monster—Myers,WalterDean.1999.(JuvenileFictionnovel)
• CampaignforYouthJustice:www.campaignforyouthjustice.org• TheSentencingProject:www.sentencingproject.org• JuvenileJusticeInformationExchange:www.jjie.org• FreeAmerica(JohnLegend’sOrg):www.letsfreeamerica.org• JustLeadershipUSA:www.justleadershipusa.org• JusticeFellowship:www.justicefellowship.org• JusticePolicyInstitute:www.justicepolicy.org• PrisonPolicyInitiative:www.prisonpolicy.org• EqualJusticeInitiative:www.eji.org• VeraInstituteofJustice:www.vera.org• OfficeofJuvenileJusticeandDelinquencyPrevention
www.ojjdp.gov
A23-yearyouthministryveteran,AMYL.WILLIAMSfollowsherpassiontoministertoteensinvolvedingangs,youthonprobation/parole,andthoselostinthecriminaljusticesystem—atthecoreofwhichlife-on-lifementoringisherkeystrategy.Asacertifiedganginterventionspecialist,sheheardGod’scalltomoveintoaLatinogangneighborhoodinChicago’sHumboldtParkcommunitytobea“hopedealer”tothedopedealer,doingstreetoutreachandwalkinglifewithyoungpeopleonherblock.Herareasofexpertiseandpassioninclude
• Youthandyoungadults• Ganginterventionandstrategies• Juvenilejustice• Massincarceration• School-to-prisonpipeline• Communitydevelopment• Mentoring(youthandyouthworkers)• Youthculture
Shecurrentlyservesasa(n)
• AdvisoryboardmemberfortheNationalInstituteforJuvenileJusticeMinistries(IJJM)• SteeringcommitteememberfortheCCDA(ChristianCommunityDevelopmentAssociation)Mass
IncarcerationTaskForce• AdvisoryboardmemberfortheNorthParkUniversityCenterforYouthMinistriesStudies(CYMS)
Amyisblessedtospeakandtrainformanyorganizationsincluding(butnotlimitedto)
• UrbanYouthWorkersInstitute(trainer)• YouthSpecialties• NationalCCDA(trainer)• DeVosUrbanLeadership(alumnaandtrainer)
Amymentorsotherleadersacrossthecountry,sharingherpassiontoreachasmanyyouthwiththemessageofHOPE.Sheischangingthe‘hoodonekidatatime!FindoutmoreinformationaboutAmyandconnectwithheronline:
http://www.AHopeDealer.org/
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