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critical issues seminar 2008
May 13, 2008
This spring, the North Carolina Council of Churches will be hosting a statewide conference called From Hostility to Hospitality: Immigration and People of Faith. Designed for both pastors and lay-people alike, this conference will provide timely, relevant information and thought-provoking, in-depth theological perspectives on immigration.
With all of the heated rhetoric out there, it’s time for North Carolina’s people of faith to learn more about immigration first-hand. We want to demonstrate to our fellow citizens and leaders that North Carolinians of faith stand for hospitality and justice in these difficult days. Please spread the invitation to this event!
Click here to see a complete list of workshops and leaders.
Please call our office to register: 919-828-6501. We may not be able to guarantee a lunch since it is past the registration deadline.
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2008 distinquished service awards:
The North Carolina Council of Churches will present its 2008 Distinguished Service Award to three leaders who have worked sacrificially for the dignity and equality of all God’s children and for the full inclusion of all in church and in society. The awards will be presented during the Council’s Critical Issues Seminar and House of Delegates meeting on Tuesday, May 13, at Greensboro College.
Vernon Tyson, a retired pastor who worked courageously for civil rights. His tenure as the pastor of the Oxford United Methodist Church and his ministry for racial reconciliation in the midst of hatred and violence are chronicled in the acclaimed book Blood Done Sign My Name.
David Forbes, pastor of the Christian Faith Baptist Church in Raleigh and a leader of the civil rights movement in North Carolina. He was the first person arrested for taking part in Raleigh’s first sit-in demonstration in 1960, and he was one of the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. In more recent years he has been involved in the issue of homelessness and in work on behalf of the “lost generation,” young African-American and Latino men whose futures are at risk of being lost to poverty and prison.
Jimmy Creech, a leading advocate for the end of discrimination against gay and lesbian people in both the religious and the secular realms. He was pastor of Raleigh’s Fairmont United Methodist Church and later of First UMC of Omaha, Nebraska.
To register for the 2008 Critical Issues Seminar, including the Awards Luncheon, or to register for the luncheon only, call 919-828-6501. We may not be able to guarantee a lunch, so check with us.
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Come to the Table is an on-going project that explores the connections between food security, faith and farms. We include lay leaders and ministers, nonprofits, government officials and individuals. We work together as people of faith to create a food system that feeds our communities, supports farmers and farmworkers, and fosters a connection to the land. Come to the Table is a project of the Rural Life Committee of the North Carolina Council of Churches. For more information, visit www.cometothetable.org. For information on upcoming events, click here. |
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new farm worker web site launched:
The Farmworker Institute has just released a new website: www.ncfarmworkers.org. Here, you'll find fact sheets, farmworker curriculum and a speakers bureau, in addition to learning about upcoming farmworker-related events across NC. All of our free resources are available in both English and Spanish.
Come visit us on the web today! The Farmworker Institute is a project of the Farmworker Ministry Committee of the NC Council of Churches, a group that creates educational materials, presents public forums, and brings together farmworker advocates to share strategies to improve farmworker conditions in North Carolina.
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Come to the Table is proud to be a partner in the the 2008 workshop series Growing Faithful Community Gardens, hosted by the brand new Piedmont Interfaith Network of Gardens.
The last Saturday of every month from Febuary through July, Central N.C.Garden workshare will be 9 - 12 a.m., followed by a potluck lunch and a workshop from 1 - 4 p.m. The workshops are free of charge. For additional information and a list of topics and locations, click here.
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HK on J
Historic Thousands on Jones Street
Rally and March to the Legislature
Carrying the Council banner are Ashlie Doyle (Guilford College student), Spencer Bradford (Council staff), Eric Olson-Getty (Duke Divinity School student), Chris Liu Beers (Council staff), Sekinah Hamlin (Council President), and Chantal Alleyne (Guilford student).
Click here to see additional photos
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Donations to the Council:
As we at the North Carolina Council of Churches complete our 73rd year of work for social justice and Christian unity, we need your continued financial support to help farmworkers and those without health care; to lobby for peace; to protect God's earth and the least among us. Your tax deductible contribution is vitally important to existing programs and to implementing new ones. To make an online donation, please click on the box below. To donate by mail, reach us at NC Council of Churches, 1307 Glenwood Ave., Suite 156, Raleigh, NC, 27605.
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