The St. Charles Center for Faith + Action
Welcome to The Center!
At The Center we create spaces for people of all faiths to learn, unlearn and act; building a community grounded in equity and empathy.
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Learning Over Lunch Webinar
Transplanted Roots - Documentary Screening
Transplanted Roots
This deeply human film shares the personal testimonies and lived experiences of Ukrainian refugees who have rebuilt their lives in Louisiana after being forced from their homes by war. Through intimate storytelling, the documentary explores themes of displacement, resilience, and the challenges of rebuilding life far from home, offering a powerful and personal perspective on the human consequences of war.
After the screening, stay for a discussion with the director followed by an audience Q&A.
Date: April 21st
Time: 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Solitary Gardens
Solitary Gardens: Freedom to Grow
What is a Solitary Garden? Solitary Gardens both directly and metaphorically ask us to imagine a landscape without prisons. We both directly and metaphorically ask us to imagine a landscape without prisons. Solitary Gardens transforms solitary confinement cells into living garden beds. The beds are designed and remotely gardened by incarcerated collaborators, known as Solitary Gardeners and are tended by community members on the outside.
“The movement of the Spirit of God in human hearts often calls them...to dare a deed that challenges and to kindle a hope that inspires.”
Donate to the Center
As you consider your gifts throughout the year, we hope you will include the St. Charles Center for Faith + Action. Each donation helps create a community that includes less incarceration and more healing.
Our Commitment to Justice
The Center embraces movements for justice and liberation, partnering with leaders from BIPOC communities. We also affirm the following Land Acknowledgment: We acknowledge that we are on Bulbancha, now called New Orleans. Bulbancha, which means place of many tongues, unceded land of the Chitimacha, the Houma, the Chahta, Yakni (Choctaw), the Atakapa Ishak Chawasha, and all Indigenous peoples of this region.