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Grace Lee Boggs to visit
March 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Ms. Grace Lee Boggs will be at the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center on Thursday, March 29, 2012. She will be joined by Dr. Vincent Harding and a number of activists from the Detroit area. The event will begin at 11:30 AM and will be in the cafe. All are welcome. Please bring a brown bagged [...]
Bob Moses of the Algebra Project Visits
March 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dr. Bob Moses and Maisha Moses visited with Dr. Vincent Harding’s class: The Last Years of Martin King, Jr. and the Future of America on March 21, 2012. Prior to class, they stopped by the Center to sit in on a lecture co-sponsored by AJEC, the King Papers Project at Morehouse, and FOR.
Blessed are the Peace-makers: Peace activists from the Congo and Japan share their stories
March 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Peace activists Jean Pierre Massamba of the Congo and Kyoko Itaka of Japan
We are Troy Davis
March 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Absalom Jones Episcopal Center will co-sponsor an event with Amnesty International to discuss ways to continue fighting against the Death Penalty in the state of Georgia. This event will feature a keynote address from Ms. Kimberly Davis, a sister of Troy Davis. The event will be held on Spelman’s campus in Cosby Hall on [...]
The Feast of Absalom Jones
February 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Feast of Absalom Jones On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center celebrates the Feast of Absalom Jones. Because Absalom Jones is the Patron Saint of this Ministry, let us to a brief moment to provide some addition information about him: Ordained a deacon in 1795 and a priest in 1802, the [...]
Seeking a Worship Leader
January 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Absalom Jones Episcopal Chapel is seeking a praise and worship leader for Wednesday Evening’s in the Spring Semester A Stipend is available! Interviews: Will be held at the Chapel through February 14, 2012 Info: The Absalom Jones Episcopal Center seeks a person who is prayerful and has a heart for innovative forms of [...]
Fine Arts Friday
October 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AJEC will sponsor it’s very first “Fine Arts Friday” on Friday, November 4, 2011 at 7:00 PM. Fine Arts Fridays will be held every first Friday of the month. This is an opportunity for people in the AUC community to share with one another their gifts and talents in the arts. Spoken word, poetry, musical [...]
FOR Trains members in Non-Violence Principles
October 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In response to the need for Atlantans to be trained in Martin Luther King’s principles of non-violence, the Atlanta chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) conducted at train the trainer workshop on October 21st. The Absalom Jones Episcopal Center hosted this training.
AJEC Goes To Atlanta Pride
October 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On October 9, 2011, the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center students, chaplain, and friends will march in the Atlanta Pride Parade in Midtown, Atlanta. Marching in the parade is a tradition that began in the early 2000’s when the Reverend Gloria Bowden (Chaplain 2000-2004) served as Chaplain of AJEC. The tradition was resumed in 2010. All [...]