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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This week, Mother Liz reflects on Sarah’s laughter when promised a child past child-bearing age and God’s question “Is anything too wonderful for God?” She invites us to keep our hearts open to wonder during challenging times, sharing her delight in the Knicks’ unlikely comeback victory as an example of life’s mysterious wonders. Such experiences remind us to be surprised by the unimaginable and keep working toward justice and joy.

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