6 pm Central Time – Zach Norris – Author of “Defund Fear: Safety without policing, prisons, and punishment”

Norris is the author of Defund Fear: Safety Without Policing, Prisons, and Punishment (Beacon Press). Zach Norris is the executive director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, which creates campaigns related to civic engagement, violence prevention, juvenile justice, and police brutality, with a goal of shifting economic resources away from prisons and punishment and towards economic opportunity. He is also the cofounder of Restore Oakland and Justice for Families, both of which focus on the power of community action.

Thirty Days of Love 2021 – January 17 through February 13  Details & registration at https://sidewithlove.org/thirty-days-of-love … This collation of readings, music, films, reflection questions, is largely “asynchronous” meaning you can adopt it for your small groups or use it solo… But within it are several “synchronous” scheduled large-group events, specifically:

January 21st – 11 AM Central – Side of Love discussion

January 21st – 6 pm Central – Rabbi Rachel Mikva, Ph.D.

January 26th – 6 pm Central – Zach Norris

January 28th – 6 pm Central – Willona Sloan 

Details & registration at https://sidewithlove.org/30-days-of-love-2021-live-events