Columbia Theological Seminary Hosts “A Call to Justice” Advocacy Training March 6-7

Columbia Theological Seminary will join several local and national organizations to host a two-day event – “A Call To Justice” advocacy training workshop March 6-7 – to train and inform college students and advocates on how to effectively be part of change and support in important issues of the day.

The event is a collaborative venture by Columbia faculty, students, staff and administration who will be joined by the Washington, D.C.-based Presbyterian Church (USA) Office of Public Witness and Advocacy, Self-Development of People in the Presbyterian Mission Agency, Presbyterians for a Better Georgia, Faith in Public Life (Georgia), Georgia Interfaith Public Policy Center, Georgia Interfaith Power and Light, Hosanna Project, and Columbia Presbyterian Church.

The groups will conduct workshops and lectures about ways to effectively advocate for change and improvement in issues such as affordable housing, poverty and justice, immigration and refugee justice, environmental justice, along with awareness of the latest legislation pending locally and in Washington, D.C.

College students are able to attend free of charge with a valid current student I.D., while non-students can register for $50.  To register, go to https://www.ctsnet.edu/call-t.o-justice/

“This ‘Call to Justice’ is all of our work in such a time as this,” said the Rev. Dr. Kathryn Threadgill, vice president and dean of Columbia’s Office of Student Formation and Campus Culture. “This event is a direct response to the polarized and divisive political climate we find ourselves in today where new executive orders threaten marginalized people in our very community and throughout the world.  We will gather as a community located throughout metro Atlanta to learn, pray, worship, and plan our Advocacy action in personal and communal ways together.”