Social Justice

Co-Organizer, MLK Day of Service- Philadelphia, PA (2014-2015)
- 600+ volunteers across the Philadelphia Metro area
- Coordinated, organized, spiritually grounded worship offered
Princeton Community Action Network- Princeton, NJ (2012-2015)
- volunteered at Princeton YMCA
  - basketball coach
- volunteered at PEI Kids, Inc.
  - Mentor and Life Skills coach
    - part of adjudication program for kids in the criminal justice system of Trenton, NJ; weekly program on building healthy coping skills, anger management, tutoring and academic assistance, free meals, faith-based emotional expression activities, camping skills!
Community Engagement Fellows (2012-2015)
- nationwide group of seminary students dedicated to social justice as expression of ministry
- part of team developing a social action curriculum to be used by M.Div. programs and centers for Urban Ministry
Sanctuary DMV- Washington, DC (2016-17)
- accompanied and supported undocumented residents of the DMV area to ICE check-in appointments, supporting direct action and civil disobedience in protest of unjust immigration laws
Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen- New Haven, CT (2012-2014)
- organized and volunteered to help staff a free dining experience for unhoused residents of New Haven
- introduced middle school students to social justice education through service learning curriculum
Gods and Guns 2016 Conference
- interfaith, multi-cultural workshops dedicated to organizing faith-based responses to intersection of racism, poverty, and gun-violence
- Riverside Church, New York City
Poor People’s Campaign
- attended rallies in support of Rev. Liz Theoharis and Rev. William Barber
- support for local activists in the DMV area for living wage reform