El Dia de Los Muertos, Birmingham, Alabama Style
This is a video journal of the 2011 Celebration of Remembrance a block from where I live.
Icon of St. Stephen
Steve's Bio
- srshanks
- Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Lives in Richmond, Virginia, works at a regional engineering firm, and is an ordained Episcopal Deacon. Alabama. Has provided leadership, training and advocacy for 35+ years for groups including SANE Freeze, HIV/AIDS, and the School of the Americas Watch. Certified provider of hospice chaplaincy. Has served on the Diocesan Department of Mission and Outreach, and the AIDS Task Force. Active at various times and roles in Cursillo, Happening, and Kairos communities. Currently serves as the Jubilee Officer for the Diocese of Alabama. Convener and co-founder of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship (EPF) Alabama chapter. Serves on the national boards of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship and Creating a Culture of Peace. Provides nonviolent direct action training for the School of Americas rally and vigil, Christian Peace Witness, as well as others. Associate of the Order of the Holy Cross, based in Benedictine spirituality. Active in expanding the nonviolent movement within the Episcopal Church by providing leadership, while standing in solidarity with the people of the church who are working for issues related to justice, peace, nonviolence, and reconciliation.
Jubilee Ministry
Jubilee Ministry engages congregations in the important work of empowering people to change their lives. Join us in the fight against poverty and inequity, and together we can lift up strong and empowered communities.
Episcopal Peace Fellowship
Following Jesus’ Call for Peace. Connecting Episcopalians Doing Justice, Dismantling Violence and Striving to Be Peacemakers.
Creating a Culture of Peace
Creating a Culture of Peace (CCP) is a nationwide program for community-based peacemaking. The innovative design of CCP provides a holistic and practical foundation in spiritually-grounded active nonviolence.