No One Left Alone: Book Launch and Conversation with Rev. Liz Walker

The Trauma-Responsive Congregations program, led by Professor of Theology Shelly Rambo, hosted a book launch for Rev. Liz Walker’s forthcoming book, No One Left Alone: A Story of How Community Helps Us Heal, on April 29, 2025, at Boston University’s Howard Thurman Center. Rev. Walker’s book tells the story of “Can We Talk… Community Conversations on Trauma and Healing” – a grassroots model for trauma-healing that draws on the power of compassionate neighbor-to-neighbor presence within a safe sacred space to build a new sense of meaning and trust. Endorsers include Bryan Stevenson, Otis Moss III, and Fr. Gregory Boyle.

• Introduction and Welcome: Shelly Rambo, Professor of Theology, Boston University School of Theology
• Cory Johnson Program for Post-Traumatic Healing
  • Debra Johnson, Site Companion and Cory Johnson’s Mother
  • Colleen Sharka, Co-Founder and Director of Replication & Trauma Education, Cory Johnson Program for Post-Traumatic Healing
• Interview and Conversation: Rev. Liz Walker, Founding Director, Cory Johnson Program for Post-Traumatic Healing; Author, No One Left Alone
• Audience Q&A

Special thanks to the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground for hosting this important and timely event.