Join the EJUSA Evangelical Network at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary on Tuesday, April 2nd. We will be in discussion with community leaders including leadership from the Seminary’s staff, the sister of Officer Bruce VanderJagt who was murdered in 1997, and Billy Neal Moore, a minister and former death row inmate. The event will… Continue reading Join us for a community forum on the death penalty
Author: Heather Beaudoin
Heather is the founder of the network and now advises our team on initiatives to build awareness of justice reform among the evangelical community and equips evangelical leaders with the tools to advocate for death penalty repeal. Heather joined EJUSA after working for the Montana Abolition Coalition conducting outreach and public education amongst evangelicals, political conservatives, and members of law enforcement to bring death penalty repeal closer than ever in the state. Previously, Heather worked for the Helena Pregnancy Resource Center and the National Republican Congressional Committee. She graduated with a political science degree from Calvin College.
You’re invited: ‘Locked In Solidarity’ webinar
I am honored to be participating in this year’s Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) “Locked In Solidarity” event, a national advocacy and action week for mass incarceration. Next Thursday, February 8 at 1:00pm CST, I will present a webinar – “Trauma-Informed Responses to Violence” – with EJUSA Executive Director Shari Silberstein and our Trauma Network… Continue reading You’re invited: ‘Locked In Solidarity’ webinar
Engaging event at Florida’s largest Evangelical congregation
This past Wednesday, EJUSA co-sponsored a discussion on the death penalty at Northland Church in Longwood, Florida. We were thrilled to be able to help bring this conversation to Northland – one of the largest Evangelical churches in the nation. Pastor Joel Hunter moderated, and EJUSA Organizer Christine Henderson made the trip from Jacksonville, FL,… Continue reading Engaging event at Florida’s largest Evangelical congregation
EJUSA supports #LockedInSolidarity – *Updated*
For several years, the Christian Community Development Conference has held a national prayer and advocacy day, called “Locked in Solidarity,” to highlight the injustice of mass incarceration. It is a day when their member and participating organizations hold events and prayer vigils to share lament, hope, and stories as they seek a response to the broken… Continue reading EJUSA supports #LockedInSolidarity – *Updated*