Pastor Holly Hillman currently serves Burlingame United Methodist
Church. She’s traveled to 56 countries, loved working for
Congressman Ron Dellums and as a docent in Oakland’s Natural
History Museum. For 34 years she’s relished the adventure of serving
as a U.M. Pastor and as a retreat leader. For 14 years, she has
ministered to women in prison through the United Methodist
endorsed Kairos Prison Ministry.

About Pastor Holly Hillman’s presentation: As an active participant in Kairos Prison
Ministries, Pastor Holly Hillman has visited women in federal and state prisons over three-
day weekends. Pastor Holly will share her experiences, review the biblical characters who
endured prison, expose the need for prison reform, and provide ways participants can
make a difference.

Carl Pinkston calls himself an organizer, not an educator. He was the
Education Chairperson of the Sacramento Area Black Caucus when it
was recognized that black students were not doing well in the
Sacramento City Unified School District. Carl pulled together a
committee of local educators, administrators, and young people and
together they produced a report, ‘Status of Black Students in Education’.
The response to this report led to the formation of the Sacramento Black
Parallel School Board. The Black Parallel School Board is a local
organization with similar, but autonomous groups in Merced and Kern
counties. The mission of the Sacramento group is to close the opportunity gap for students
of color in the Sacramento area.

About Carl Pinkston’s presentation: Carl’s talk will cover the role of education in racial
capitalism, the school to prison pipeline in the Sacramento City Unified School District, and
education justice movements.

About this Topic:  From the Prision Policy Initiative report, "Women's Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2019’, we learn:

• Women’s incarceration has grown at twice the pace of men’s incarceration in recent
decades.
• Women of color are markedly over represented in prisons and jails.
• A recent study revealed that a third of incarcerated women identify as lesbian or
bisexual, compared to less than 10% of men.
• The same study found that lesbian and bisexual women are likely to receive longer
sentences than their heterosexual peers.

United Methodist Women report:
• 31% of children and youth experiencing school-based arrests and law enforcement
referrals are African American though they make up only 15% of total school
enrollment.
• African American boys are three times more likely to be suspended than white boys.
• African American girls are six times more likely to be suspended than white girls.

From the Children’s Defense Fund report ‘The State of America’s Children 2020 Factsheet’
• In CA (NV), 90 (85) percent of Black, 81 (78) percent of Hispanic and 55 (61)
percent of white 8th grade public school students were not proficient in reading in
2019.
• In CA (NV), 73 (68) percent of Black, 80 (80) percent of Hispanic and 87 (84)
percent of white students graduated from high school on time during 2016-2017.

About the event: Following each presentation, there will be time for questions. During
breakout groups, participants will have an opportunity to brainstorm ideas for action.

​You can participate in the Zoom meeting using your smart phone, your computer or laptop,
or tablet. You can also join simply by calling the designated number – although sometimes
the results are unsatisfactory. If you are able to meet in small groups at your church or in
someone’s home, this will provide the opportunity for those without the required
technology to participate.