Resistance Cinema & Ascension Outreach Free Film Series presents …

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Broken on all sidesBroken on All Sides: Race, Mass Incarceration and New Visions for Criminal Justice in the US. (2012, 68 minutes). Here is a link to the trailer for the film.

This documentary film is a powerful indictment of the prison industrial complex and will be shown in our free film series on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, 7pm, in the Church of the Ascension at 5th Avenue & 10th Street. Director Matthew Pillischer explores the theory that mass incarceration has become “The New Jim Crow.” The guest speakers will be NYU Professor and ACLU Staff Attorney Jason Williamson and The Venerable William Parnell, Archdeacon for Mission in the NY Episcopal Diocese. Join us for this important film and some lively Q & A to follow.

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Parish News: October 26

This week, the rector reflects on the power and purpose of The Prayers of the People, a vital expression of our shared faith and compassion. Through these prayers, we lift up the needs of our world — those who are ill, grieving, or oppressed — and give thanks for the blessings that sustain us. She shares two urgent petitions from the wider church: for Ali Faqirzada, an asylum seeker detained by ICE, and Layan Nasir, a Palestinian Christian held without charge. Mother Liz invites us to persist in prayer for justice and to practice gratitude that strengthens and unites our community.

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