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Learn more about the history of Japanese American Incarceration as it relates to current exhibition "Kelly Akashi: Formations" with this guest post on our blog from our community partner Densho.

This is the best interactive course for churches, pastors and prison ministries to learn how faith has, does and could inform a response to mass incarceration. Check it out!

Happy Juneteenth! In celebrating this day of emancipation it is also important to reflect on the effects of slavery which are still present today. To that end, my Juneteenth blog post for the ARCC (The Anti-Racism Commitment Coalition), briefly accounts for how mass incarceration came to be in the U.S. Please check it out! https://lnkd.in/g_bgEkNJ

Is maintaining law and order such an insurmontable task? Without law and order the rule of law is at stake.

Sample Weekly Assignment #5: Discussion Board #ETHN531131 Weekly Assignment #5: Discussion Board #WeeklyAssignment5 #DiscussionBoard Education Savers: https://lnkd.in/d6jegyB3 Following incarceration, the Japanese Americans used redress campaigns and civil rights legislation to seek justice following incarceration. After the new resolutions were exacted in 1978, which also followed the introduction of the Civil Rights Liberty Act. as a result, I think that remembering incarceration is important for the Japanese American community; it was an era that was marked by unfair treatment among Japanese Americans to the point that they were forced to move from their homes and live in camps during the war. Thus, remembering the events is also important to draw inspiration from history today in advocating for justice. It is also possible for Japanese Americans to raise awareness of other injustices as a result of their removal from incarceration. Despite the fact that maintaining the liberty of individuals is vital, people can also find comfort in their identities and groups.

Several decades after the end of World War II, the federal government determined that the incarceration of Japanese Americans was unjust, fueled by racial prejudice and war hysteria. Based on this week’s material, explain how Japanese Americans fought for justice following incarceration. Include ONE (1) specific example from this week’s material to answer this question. Do you think it is important for the Japanese American community to remember incarceration, why or why not?

Why do we think chaplains in public schools are a bad idea? Read this excerpt from our letter: “Many chaplains serve in contexts in which individuals cannot access their religious services — such as the military, a prison, or hospital — which is hardly the case for children in public school. Military members may have security or language barriers in finding a house of worship while on deployment. Incarcerated individuals are not given a ‘religious hall pass’ to leave prison and attend the corporate worship service of their own choosing. Hospitalized patients may be too sick or far away from their congregations to engage in meaningful religious exercise. Public school children do not face the barriers to religious exercise that service members, prisoners, and patients face.” “Public schools are fully funded by the government and serve people of all faith traditions and of no faith tradition. Having government-sponsored chaplains, paid or volunteer, is inappropriate and threatens to harm our public schools and the students and families they serve.” If you are a chaplain or you know chaplains who care about this issue, please sign the letter opposing public school chaplains: https://lnkd.in/e_wY8ZAt

#NOVEMBER is my month of birth. So as a birthday gift to all the #outliers, #noncomformists, the #neversettle for status-quo people. This is a #calltoaction to you all (or those who hear that loud voice within them, saying "Why not, ME?").🎯🎯🎯🚀🚀🚀 A former prisoner, who became president once said: "It always seems impossible, until it's done." #Madiba Let's #learn, #build and #grow meaningful solutions to today's challenges!!! Link to application form in the comments!!! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Housing first is often criticized within Christian homeless service organizations. The arguments offered usually call for individuals to make significant effort/progress toward exiting homelessness before housing is offered. Essentially, placing housing as the last rung of the ladder instead of the first. I wonder if there is more to this argument under the surface? In what ways has the idea of a “Protestant Work Ethic” influenced Christian ministries approach to solving homelessness? The Protestant Work Ethic places high value on diligence, punctuality, deferment of gratification, and primacy of the work domain, often to the point of declaring it as evidence of someone’s “election” or “salvation.” Let me know your thoughts in the comments. #housingfirst #homelessness