Celebrant: Julie Skyving
In her books Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism, adrienne maree brown outlines a deeply relational and compassionate approach to the work of collective liberation. She invites us to cultivate the capacity to listen deeply, speak honestly, and find ways to move forward in formations that are instinctual and organic.
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Welcome and Announcements
Territorial Acknowledgement
Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation
Opening Words
Opening Hymn:
Be the Change, from the Social Justice Choir Book
Time for All Ages: Hallelujah Ogo ni fun baba, by Adeniyi Allen Taylor; Dancer: Olamide Oluwatade
Reeb Benediction
Offertory: Make Them Hear You from Ragtime, performed by Wachira Kariuki, accompanied by Spencer Cuppage
Meditation: this is the only moment (species love poetry) by adrienne maree brown
Gift of Music: Javier Rodriguez
Imagination and Murmuration: Presentation in Multiple Voices
Introduction
Go Down Moses by Harr T Burleigh, performed by Wachira Kariuki accompanied by Spencer Cuppage
Reading and Reflections
Rosa’s Ride by Rosa Parks and Rosa Parks by Rosa Mayfield, performed by Maria Dominguez
Reading and Reflections
Still I Rise by Maya Angelou, performed by Reem Tekle
Reading and Reflections
Closing Thoughts
Closing Hymn: #1018, Come and Go With Me
Closing Reading: this is the only moment (species love poetry) by adrienne maree brown, part 3
Musical Benediction: There Is a Love
Embodying the Flame
Spoken Benediction
Topics: Hope, Justice, Perseverance