NCJ-CORR Annual Learning Event

Challenging Business as Usual: Facing the Facts

The United Methodist Church North Central Jurisdiction Commission on Religion and Race Annual Learning Event October 17-19, 2008 Chicago area

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Worship and Banquet Speakers

• Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, Chicago Area--Worship Friday afternoon with NCJ Immigration Task Force
• Bishop Minerva Carcaño, Phoenix Area-- Friday Banquet with NCJ Immigration Task Force
• Erin Hawkins, General Secretary General Commission On Religion And Race-- Saturday Banquet

Workshops and Leaders

• Monitoring - Susanne Ware-Diaz Associate General Secretary and NCJ Staff
• Racism and Immigration - Eliezér Valentín-Castañon, Associate General Secretary
• Replacing White Privilege with God’s Promise - Barbara Isaacs, Associate General Secretary
• Racism in Film - Dann Gire, Daily Herald Film Critic

Cokesbury will be on site with relevant books and materials.

Banquet & Speaker Details

Bishop Minerva Carcaño of the Desert Southwest Conference of The United Methodist Church, will be the Friday Banquet speaker at Challenging Business As Usual: Facing the Facts held in conjunction with “Welcoming the Sojourner — Finding the Church’s Voice on Immigration.”

Carcaño is chair of the United Methodist Council of Bishops committee on immigration. She also heads an interagency task force of the denomination that targets reform of U.S. immigration laws.

The North Central Jurisdiction Commission on Religion on Race Annual Fall Learning Event overlaps with ”Welcoming the Sojourner” which is co-sponsored by the North Central Jurisdiction and the General Board of Church & Society (GBCS). For more information on “Welcoming the Sojourner” click here. 

Other featured speakers include host Bishop Hee-Soo Jung of the Northern Illinois Conference preaching on Friday afternoon. Bishop Jung, a passionate preacher has been a champion for diversity in the church. Erin Hawkins General Secretary of the General Commission on Religion and Race will be the featured speaker Saturday evening. All events are open to the public. For those not registered, the evening meals are $30.00

Challenging Business as Usual: Facing the Facts

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October 17-19, 2008

All activities on Friday, Saturday and Sunday are included registration fee.
A more detailed schedule available at registration.

Thursday, October 16

6:00 Church & Society Dinner (requiers additional registration fee of $30)

Friday, October 17

10 am Registration begins
11:00 Lunch
1:00 Opening Worship Bishop Jung
4:00 Workshops
6:00 Dinner & Bishop Carcaño Address

Saturday, October 18

8:30 Worship
9:00 Workshops
12:30 Lunch
2:00 Workshops
6:30 Banquet & Erin Hawkins Address

Sunday, October 19

10:00 Business Session