Tue, Feb 23
|Zoom
Crisis & Compassion Series: Episode 3 - Doing the Work
In Crisis & Compassion Episode 3 "Doing the Work", local leaders and volunteers who are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic through faith communities and nonprofit organizations articulate the values and motivations that inspire their work, and they share some of what they’ve learned along the way.
Time & Location
Feb 23, 2021, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST
Zoom
About the Event
In this episode, leaders from five different religious traditions share the values and motivations prompting their responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and talk about what they’ve learned along the way.
Episode 3 features interviews with Jermaine Nakia Lee, founder and Executive Director of Poor No More, Pawanjit Singh of Gurdwara Sahib Charlotte, the Rev. Jonathan Coppege-Henley of Cokesbury United Methodist Church, the Ven. Ayya Sudhamma of the Charlotte Buddhist Vihara, the Rev. Jay Leach of the Unitarian Universalist Community of Charlotte, and Michael and Fran Mastry of the Bahá’í Community of Charlotte. Following the screening of the episode, there will be an opportunity for questions and discussion.
The Crisis and Compassion team is Dr. Kendal Mobley, Associate Professor of Religion and Coordinator of the Spiritual Life Center at Johnson C. Smith University, JCSU students Exodus Moon and Iyanla Parsanlal, and LeDayne McLeese Polaski, Executive Director of Mecklenburg Metropolitan Interfaith Network (MeckMIN).
You can view all previous Crisis & Compassion videos by clicking here
Telling Charlotte's Interfaith Story
Helping people recognize the value of religious pluralism for the Charlotte community is the aim of the JCSU Bridge Builders project. Their team has produced a series of short documentary videos that capture how diverse religious communities are responding to the pandemic--often through virtual efforts.
Watch for the release of films highlighting MeckMIN's efforts to mobilize our diverse faith communities to meet critical needs during the pandemic.The Crisis and Compassion series is made possible by a grant from Bridge Builders Charlotte.
The Crisis and Compassion Team:
Kendal P. Mobley, Assistant Professor of Religion and Coordinator for the Spiritual Life Center at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU),head of the Crisis and Compassion team.
LeDayne McLeese Polaski, Executive Director, MeckMIN
JCSU students, Iyanla Parsanlal and Exodus Moon.