Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Life Itself) examines racial, economic and class issues in contemporary American education in the multi-part unscripted documentary series America to Me. This series spends an academic year at Chicagoland's Oak Park and River Forest High School. Reflecting on Langston Hughes’s prophetic poem, “Let America Be America Again,” America to Me looks at the complexities of race, identity, privilege, and education through the eyes of a diverse group of young people. Join us as we watch and discuss one of the America to Me episodes. Screening will be followed by a discussion facilitated by Ashley N. Leonard; Executive Director, Spark Program. (full bio here)
Community Space
Welcome to the Community Space @ LSPC! Our hope is to provide a place where we can all gather to seek the good of the neighborhood and Chicago through listening to one another, learning together and generous discussion.
We partner with various community groups to provide a broad mix of lively and informative programming such as film screenings, educational talks, book discussions and more. These events are free and open to the public. Please join us for one of our upcoming events!
Questions? Contact us at community@lincolnsquarepres.org
Recurring Events
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Stay tuned for dates of the next session (typically Wednesday Evenings from 7:00pm-8:00pm)
If you have lost someone you know the pain of loss, and this grief support group is a safe space that can help you process and understand your journey through your grief- not around it. We will explore topics like: what is normal in grief, its impact on you (body, mind, relationships), guilt and anger, how long does it last?, etc.
Contact Pastor Brian for more information. Register here.
Neighborhood AA Group
This is an open AA meeting, and it meets every Sunday at 7:00pm in the Community Space.