The Dispossession Project

Hebrews 13.1-6

Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured. Let marriage be held in honour by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled; for God will judge fornicators and adulterers. Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, 'I will never leave you or forsake you.' So we can say with confidence,
'The Lord is my helper;
I will not be afraid.
What can anyone do to me?'

prisoners Photo: CC Joseph Ferris III

Questions

What does the writer of Hebrews want us to do?
How is solidarity and community important to Christian faith?
What is the point of identifying with the oppressed?

Prayers: Pray for people who live in this house

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Songs: Listen to or perform music

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Stories: Read and reflect

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Navigating the pathways

From here, you can travel as a visitor through a number of pathways through the various cell-spaces finding out what it is like to be an inmate here.

Yellow journey

Word and text based. You can interact with what people are saying and discussing about unjust imprisonment now.

Blue journey

Focussed on bible study, prayer, worship, song and reflective story telling.

Green journey

Engage with pictures, external web and book resources, video clips and various activities, including cooking and eating a meal.

Pink journey

Personal commitments, reflection, and following Jesus more closely. The final pink space is the space where you may or may not be allowed to leave, where you can consider what you have learned, been surprised by, challenged by and assess how you might have changed.

You can mix and match your journey through the different spaces depending on what you would most like to explore, study or do.

Yellow	Blue	Green	Pink
Holding Cell Welcome and warning Guantanamo Bay	Solidarity through Scripture Psalm 107, 142 Isaiah 42 Matthew 25 Acts 5,12,16 Hebrews 13	Art Images of imprisonment Game – free the prisoner	Detention Gift giving/Baggage Dumping Confession
Trial Voices from and about imprisonment	Hope in time of darkness Prayers For those in prison, justice authorities, hostages, condemned	Resources Websites for research Amnesty	House arrest Diary/blog Review journal entries
Conviction Excerpt from Unreconciled? News article about Liu Xiaobo	Finding a way to Freedom Music - Songs, Hymns, Classical music	DVD Films, books, CDs	Parole Footsteps of Jesus Passion of Jesus in John's gospel
Condemned cell Dietrich Bonhoeffer Fr Maximilian Kolbe	Room 101 Reflections Woza Fr Kolbe Brian Keenan Andy McNab	Rations Porridge	Release Empty your rucksack, and fill it with what? Will you be able to leave?

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