Brethren Building Beloved Community (B3C)
Brethren Building Beloved Community (B3C) is a collection of congregations and individuals in the South/Central Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren (and friends!). We have joined together to learn and practice Kingian Nonviolence as a courageous way of life. This group is for sharing ideas, encouragement, stories, and support in our pursuit of positive peace.Announcements and Events
Reminder of our ZOOM meeting on September 2nd, 7:00 pm.
(if you would like to join, contact rhondabake@aol.com).
We will be discussing the Weekend of Witness (see below).
We will also have time to be together in community.
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Hope you can make it out to one or more of these Public Witnesses to support our B3C folks
and to stand in solidarity with our Immigrant Neighbors.
There is a Mobilize Link for most of these events.
This allows those planning to know how many people to expect.
And so that we can report these numbers to the Governor.
It is not required to sign up to attend, just an option.
Please promote these at your church and in your community
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Statewide Weekend of Witness
August 28-30th
to End ICE Detention at Miami Correctional Facility
Indiana Organizing Project has a goal to hold 50 public witness events
across the state of Indiana over this weekend
B3C members are holding several of these
to stand in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors
To find out more information about all of the vigils across the state, click this link
To find out more about each individual B3C Public Witness,
click the link under each event
Cultural Connections (private event)
(Deana Brown and women of Cultural Connections)
Aug. 28: 12:00 noon lunch and informational gathering:
Speakers: Rhonda Baker, Jeanne Smucker
Miami Correctional Facility (BP parking lot across the street)
(Michael Polara)
Aug. 29: 9am - 2pm
Burma Shave-style signing (several locations)
(Cliff Kindy Bob Gross, Luther Eberly and others)
Aug. 29th (see times and locations below)
9:00 with Michael Polara at the Miami detention center on US 31
10:30 in Urbana on SR 13 at the former mini-mart
11:30 at the Liberty Mills turnoff on SR 13
12:30 Pierceton on US 30 at the SR 13 intersection.
North Manchester Church of the Brethren
(Jeff Hunn, Nan Erbaugh, Bev Eikenberry Seth Hendricks, )
Aug. 29: 10 am - 12 pm
public parking lot on 114 (Main St.) by Zion Lutheran Church
Anderson Church of the Brethren (Hope Woodard Staton )
Aug. 29: 11am-12pm
Peace Church Coalition:
(Northview, Shalom Mennonite, First Mennonite, First Friends)
Aug. 29. 3-4pm Broad Ripple
(65th and Monon trail across from Broad Ripple Brew Pub)
Plymouth Congregational Church Ft. Wayne
(Kimberly Kockzan-Flory, Sara Ofner-Seals, Timothy Murphy, Anna Lisa Gross)
Aug. 30: after 10am service
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblecentralindiana/event/1011241/
Northview Church of the Brethren
Aug. 30: walk out to the street at the end of the 9:45 am service
Beacon Heights church of the Brethren
(Anna Lisa Gross and Carla Kilgore)
Aug. 30: walk out to the street at the end of the 10:30 service
(Link coming)
Contact Rhonda Baker for more information
317.408.6941
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Other ways to get engaged in Indiana
Mutual Aid Indianapolis: help with transportation, funding, temporary housing,
call 317-752-1867.
Indy Rapid Response Phone Number: 855.589.4639 Think you see ICE? Report it.
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If you are interested in holding a training at your church or in your community
let us know (rhondabake@aol.com).
Here are some options for trainings.
These can also be created based on time and needs:
Standing in Solidarity with Our Immigrant Neighbors: How to be an Anabaptist Rebel
Nonviolence/De-escalation Practice session (Role playing)
Kingian Nonviolence
De-escalation Training
Other Suggestions or to book a training contact:
Rhonda Baker rhondabake@aol.com for more information