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Emily Jones

Emily Jones is the executive for racial justice at United Methodist Women, a national, faith-based women's membership organization. She leads United Methodist Women’s campaign to interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline. Prior to her current position, Emily served as the director and lead organizer for the Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty. She has also worked as a program manager for an education non-profit and as a lay associate pastor for discipleship at a new church plant in Chicago, IL. She began her career as a labor organizer with the healthcare employees' union in Connecticut.

This School Year We Should Get Curious rather than Punitive When it Comes to Kids, All Kids

Emily Jones
August 30, 2022
Family and Parenting, Gun Violence, Practical Justice, Race
Scripture tells the story of a 12-year-old Jesus who slipped off without the courtesy of a quick word to Mother Mary or Stepfather Joseph about where he was going or how late he was staying out. His parents ass...

Consistent and Faithful Witnesses

Emily Jones
June 15, 2021
General, Practical Justice, Race
Racial justice is a necessary part of the substantive call of discipleship, part of who we are called to be – day after day, year after year.

Don’t Just Wash Your Hands: Scripture, COVID-19, and Mass Incarceration

Emily Jones
March 20, 2020
Global, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics
A call for immediate release of vulnerable, incarcerated individuals amid COVID-19 crisis.

People of Faith Must Help Disrupt the School-to-Prison-Pipeline

Emily Jones
May 16, 2019
Church Life, LGBTQ+, Practical Justice, Race, Women
What are we doing to build a system that shows grace to all children, not just some?

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