Colorado Springs needs to have some conversations, changes, and healing in the aftermath of the death of De’Von Bailey – shot in the back on August 3 as he ran from two police officers. Community members gathered for dialogue in this “listening session” at the Sand Creek Library on August 19, 2019.
The session was guided by Stephany Rose Spaulding, director and associate professor of Women’s and Ethnic Studies at UCCS, senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, and candidate for U.S. Senate. Stephany is also the author of Recovering From Racism: A Guidebook to Beginning Conversations (2015) and Abolishing White Masculinity from Mark Twain to Hiphop: Crisis in Whiteness.
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Stephany Rose Spalding for Colorado
Pikes Peak Justice & Peace Commission
Founded in 1978, PPJPC has served as an alternative voice committed to raising community consciousness regarding the protection of human rights, environmental sustainability, support for those experiencing homelessness, the elimination of oppressive foreign and domestic policies, nonviolent options for conflict resolution, and an end to the proliferation and use of nuclear weapons. The Commission’s consistent effort has been the promotion of peace through justice and nonviolence. We hold the belief that one by one, we can make a difference and create positive change for the betterment of society as a whole.