# 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


## 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 gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Long Road Toward Justice and Beloved Community: A Civil Rights Pilgrimage being held?
  - **A:** The Long Road Toward Justice and Beloved Community: A Civil Rights Pilgrimage takes place on Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 am to Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Alabama, Birmingham, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Long Road Toward Justice and Beloved Community: A Civil Rights Pilgrimage?
  - **A:** The Long Road Toward Justice and Beloved Community: A Civil Rights Pilgrimage is organized by The Upper Room Academy for Spiritual Formation.

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