The Work that Reconnects Oct 6-8, 2017 A weekend with Lynne Iser and Rabbi Mordechai Liebling facilitating the deep work of Joanna Macy $435/shared room; $495/private room; $300/commuter If you are seeking financial assistance to participate in this program, call 610-566-4507, ext. 137. Do NOT register online. Register Online Call Us for More Information! 610-566-4507, …
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Social Justice through Economic Resistance
Social Justice through Economic Resistance Sep 21-24, 2017 A conference for inspiration, education, networking, and action. Thursday evening through Sunday noon. Fees: tiered registration scale from $300 to $850. From the Free Produce Movement to abolish slavery to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and divestment campaigns to end apartheid in South Africa, people of faith and …
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Just Food: Race & Food
Just Food: Race & Food Sept. 21–23, 2017 Those who fight for racial justice and those who fight for environmental justice have failed to recognize that they are fighting the same fight. Participants at this year’s Just Food conference will be confronted by the complexities and challenges of “Race & Food”. They will share stories …
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Food Faith Mission
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A challenge for Canadians, an opportunity for churches
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples A challenge for Canadians, an opportunity for churches 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Saturday, May 20, 2017 Westmount High School, 4350 Saint-Catherine St, Westmount, QC H3Z 1R1 A challenge for Canadians, an opportunity for churches Join this interfaith conference and help seek the path …
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Food Faith Mission
Food Faith Mission May 16-19, 2017 “Food is a gift of God given to all creatures for the purposes of life’s nurture, sharing, and celebration. When it is done in the name of God, eating is the earthly realization of God’s eternal communion-building love.” From Norman Wirzba, Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating. Cambridge: …
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Stephen Lewis: Are Human Rights Eroding in the 21st Century?
Agro-Ecological Peacebuilding, Becoming People of the Land
Canadian Foodgrains Bank Agro-Ecological Peacebuilding, Becoming People of the Land June 19 – 23, 2017 (Winnipeg) An intensive, week-long course of discussion, readings, practical examples, and visits to local farms on why peacebuilding grounded in faith must stand alongside science and technology toward a just and sustainable food system.
Faithful Earthkeeping: VST @ Naramata
FAITHFUL EARTHKEEPING: VST @ NARAMATA April 24 – 28, 2017 Naramata Centre, Okanagan Join us to consider the Christian foundations and motivations for care of the earth. Discussions, readings and lectures will be framed by the issues of food security, biodiversity loss, climate change and land ethics, and participants will spend time with their hands in the …
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Art and Activism: Living a Creative Life at a Time when Imagination is Needed Most with Heather Jessup and friends
Summer Week 4: July 30-August 5, 2017 Sunday, July 30 – Saturday, August 5, 2017 Art and Activism: Living a Creative Life at a Time when Imagination is Needed Most with Heather Jessup and friends WHEN PEACE FEELS TENUOUS, political rhetoric turns divisive, and empathy and compassion become depleted in our public …
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