Learning from Local Leaders with Chasing Justice

And for those who don't know what Chasing Justice is, we're connected to CCDA because Chasing Justice was founded in 2020 at the height of a global pandemic and racial and societal unrest and political upheaval intentionally.

It was founded out of the vision of, of our founder and executive director, Pastor Sandra VanOstel.

And the idea is that we envision a world where young leaders are inspired by their faith.

They're equipped to challenge systemic injustice and also foster flourishing communities.

We say this all the time.

We believe in collective flourishing, specifically among emerging leaders.

And what is unique about Chasing Justice is we're not just talking about justice.

We are BIPOC-led, which means that we are talking about the panorama of what it looks like to express justice and experience God's shalom in the midst of our unique story and community.

And so that means that there's a whole host of voices that you'll see when you go to Chasing Justice website or when you appear at a Pilgrimage Pop-up, or when you interact with our content.

You'll hear a host of BIPOC voices who are wondering, "How can we collectively flourish together?" We're dreaming.

We're imagining what this looks like, where faith and justice are not separated from, from one another, but they're actually in concert together beautifully.

And so that's what Chasing Justice is about.

And as Alethia mentioned, we've been working on this project, this initiative called the Pilgrimage Pop-ups.

And, uh, Alethia, I wanna kick it to you.

Uh, what do you feel is the importance of these pop-ups? Why are we doing these? Because we've experienced a few of these so far, and they've really broken some new ground, not just for the participants, but for us as well.

So what, what, what would you tell the people about the Pilgrimage Pop-ups that they need to know?