

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Long Road Toward Justice and Beloved Community: A Civil Rights Pilgrimage
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 am – Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join The Academy for Spiritual Formation on a sacred, six-day pilgrimage through Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma — walking the roads of history and hope. Guided by spiritual leaders and civil rights scholars, we will encounter sacred sites and stories that shaped the Civil Rights Movement, grounding ourselves in the ongoing call to justice and beloved community. 

This pilgrimage is rooted in spiritual practice, with daily times of prayer, reflection, and group processing. It’s more than a trip — it’s an invitation to transformation. 

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin 

Registration is now open. Space is limited. Early bird pricing ends OCTOBER 20TH.

Application deadline: December 5, 2025 
Eligible for 3 CEUs 

Questions? Contact academy@upperroom.org 

Apply here:
https://academy.upperroom.org/event/civil-rights-pilgrimage-2026/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/birmingham/the-long-road-toward-justice-and-beloved-community-a-civil-rights-pilgrimage/200028892251911
- **Event Categories**: spiritual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 413

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028892251911?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=birmingham-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Birmingham
- **state**: AL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Alabama, Birmingham
- **lat**: 33.494876672
- **long**: -86.8798913102
- **full address**: Alabama, Birmingham, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Upper Room Academy for Spiritual Formation (https://allevents.in/org/the-upper-room-academy-for-spiritual-formation/12645796)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Alabama, Birmingham, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Upper Room Academy for Spiritual Formation
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** spiritual
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Long Road Toward Justice and Beloved Community: A Civil Rights Pilgrimage ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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