Climate Activist, Tim DeChristopher, to Preach at First Unitarian, February 7th
Tim DeChristopher, the climate activist whose work to save public lands in Utah was featured in the film, Bidder 70, will be the guest preacher at First Unitarian at 11:ooAM on February 7th. Mr. DeChristopher will preach “The Structural Evil of Prison”, sharing stories from his time in prison and reflections on the nature of evil
Tim DeChristopher, posing as Bidder 70, disrupted an illegitimate Bureau of Land Management oil and gas auction in December of 2008, by outbidding oil companies for parcels around Arches and Canyonlands National Parks in Utah.
His actions and 21 month imprisonment earned him a national and international media presence, which he has used as a platform to spread the urgency of the climate crisis and the need for bold, confrontational action in order to create a just and healthy world. Tim used his prosecution as an opportunity to do organize the climate justice organization Peaceful Uprising in Salt Lake City, and most recently founded the Climate Disobedience Center.
He continues the work to defend a livable future.
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DeChristopher is a true hero and we didn’t even hear him preach on what he did as Bidder 70 in the illegal Bureau of Land Management auction in 2008. Read more about that here: http://www.timdechristopher.org/ How many people do we know who will put their lives and freedom on the line to stand up for what is right? DeChristopher is one of the rare few. But today he preached about the need to see the humanity of all in the criminal justice system. Anyone who was not moved by his description of a family torn apart by the imprisonment of the father of two small children, should understand that allowing for strong contact with family has been show to decrease recidivism and the mental health of inmates and their families. For more, read the research of CF Hairston: Family Ties During Imprisonment: Important to Whom and For What? http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/jrlsasw18&div=8&id=&page=
Also, see her chapter on “Fathers in Prison” in Children of Incarcerated Parents,
Katherine Gabel and Denise Johnston, eds. (available from books.google.com)