ICNY is proud to share this upcoming event launched by Ken Sibanda, a fellow in ICNY’s Interfaith Civic Leadership Academy (ICLA), sponsored by Trinity Church. ICLA is giving diverse religious leaders the tools they need to make a difference — with an intensive ten-month training program to develop civic engagement skills, as well as a rich network of relationships with colleagues across faith lines. In the final phase of the academy, our fellows receive grant funding to create their own community-based projects, applying the skills and insights developed in the program to address a social justice issue that impacts their faith community or other New Yorkers.
In prisons throughout the US, wrongfully convicted inmates have given up hope for a just resolution of their cases. Inspired by the ancient Jewish Great Sanhedrin, this project will convene an interfaith council of attorneys and religious leaders to visit prisons in the New York metropolitan area, offering lectures to prisoners on evidence and the appeal process in hopes of assisting on their cases. Please join us for this planning session on August 27th, and join the movement to offer hope beyond hope.
Date: Monday August 27
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Location: The Interchurch Center, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, Dining Room ABC
Planning session will be moderated by ICLA fellow and attorney Ken Sibanda. A flyer for this event is available here.
