Juneteenth Wellness Celebration Highlights!
The Juneteenth Celebration was a powerful, collaborativeĀ event between BCDVI and Christ Congregational Church! Participants enjoyed food, music, and education about health, freedom and prevention.
Enjoy the photo gallery below!
The Black Church and Domestic Violence Institute (BCDVI), a national educational ministry, was founded in 1997 to address the cultural chasm between communities of faith and the violence against women movement. BCDVI supports clergy training to provide culturally competent education on intimate partner violence and other public health crises.
The Rev. Aubra Love, Founding Executive Director, is an ordained minister whose standing is held in the Central Atlantic Conference of the United Church of Christ. A public theologian, pastor and movement ethicist for more than 25 years, Rev. Love is a graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and the Morehouse School of Religion at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA.
A BCDVI Health Equity Campaign
A campaign initiated to appropriately address vaccine hesitancy within faith based communities and advocate for equitable access to preventive medical and intervention protocols during the COVID pandemic. This campaign is designed to explore medical mistrust due to historical injustices experienced by vulnerable communities and to provide information that fosters well-being and public health. For more information about campaign events, [email protected]
Greater than COVID Campaign - https://www.greaterthancovid.org/
Doctors, nurses, researchers and community health care workers provide facts and dispel misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines, in English and Spanish, in this FAQ video series from KFF with the Black Coalition Against COVID and UnidosUS. A series for parents and caregivers about the COVID-19 vaccine and children is presented with the American Academy of Pediatrics. Visit: https://www.greaterthancovid.org/ for more information for your family and community.
