[Yhjusticenet] Fw: Social Justice Inst 2007 - Brochure, Registration form now available!

[Emmy Henry]

FYI 
Sending this to make sure you all have the information and an opportunity to register in time.


Please circulate this invitation through your networks! Thanks! 

You are encouraged to register early for this event - The Registration Form and Agenda are in the attached brochure, and may also be downloaded from the website  www.albertasynod.ca/social_ministry/sji2007  

A bulletin announcement is included below - please feel free to use it. 
See the list of workshops and presenters below.


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Social Justice Institute 2007:
Whose Story, Whose Justice: Imagining Alternatives
May 3 - May 5, 2007
 
Keynote speakers:

- Lee Cormie, St. Michael's College, University of Toronto
- Paul Hansen, CSsR, Chair of the Board of KAIROS-Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
- Kathy Vandergrift, Citizens for Public Justice;  the Canadian Council of Churches Commission on Justice and Peace; Micah-Canada Advocacy committee; Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict; Child Soldiers Coalition

We hear many stories in this age of instant communication and all-news media. There are the culturally dominant stories of consumerism, individualism, domination, economic growth and environmental destruction. There are the stories of the homeless, immigrants, refugees,  aboriginals, voices from the South and the voice of the planet. And as Christians we hear the Biblical stories and those of our faith traditions.

How are these stories interconnected? What do these stories have to say about justice in our world today? How could we respond to these sometimes conflicting stories? What alternatives are there and how can we contribute to creating them?

Come together with others for the whole event or for just one day, hearing and analyzing these stories, reflecting, praying, sharing our own stories, and imagining an alternative world with ideas and actions to take home with you.

Workshop options:


The Ethics of Democracy Promotion:  the Case of Afghanistan - 
Tom Keating, Political Science, U of A
  
African Economic Development - Elwil Beukes, the Kings University College
   
Life Before Profit:  Corporate Responsibility in Mining - Clint Mooney, Kairos-Calgary; 
United Church of Canada
   
Stories of Resettlement: Refugees and Immigrants - Marlene Mulder, Prairie Centre 
of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration, University of Alberta
   
“The Outsider got it Right”-  A Gloss on the Good Samaritan - Paul Hansen


The Tarsands, Climate Change and “eastern 'bastards' freezing in the dark.”  - 
Gordon Laxer, Parkland Institute
     
Responsibility to Protect:  Is it an Alternative to Just War and Pacifism? - Kathy Vandergrift
   
The World Social Forum - Lee Cormie
   
Aboriginal Stories: Envisioning Alternatives - TBA


This ecumenical event has been organized in cooperation with: Alberta Synod-Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC); Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace;  Kairos-Edmonton;  The Kings University College; Newman Theological College;  St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta;  United Church of Canada.


Conference to be held at Newman Theological College
15611 St. Albert Trail, Edmonton
Some accommodation is available - see the website or brochure for more info.

Cost: $75  or  $10 for Thursday May 3 (evening only)
                          $35/day for Friday May 4  or  Saturday May 5
Lunches (must be pre-ordered) $8.50/day
Banquet Friday evening, 5:30 p.m. Cost: $20

Brochure with registration form, agenda, and more information available at:

www.albertasynod.ca/social_ministry/sji2007
email:  sji2007 at telus.net
phone: 780-467-2833


Bulletin Announcement
Social Justice Institute 2007: Whose Story? Whose Justice? Imagining Alternatives - with keynote speakers Lee Cormie, Paul Hansen, Kathy Vandergrift, and several other speakers and workshop options. This ecumenical event will be held at Newman Theological College, Edmonton. Overnight accommodation, meals available. For brochure with agenda, registration form, more information contact 780-467-2833   or  email to:   sji2007 at telus.net

Comments from SJI 2005

-I was hoping to learn more about social justice - I did. 

-I really liked the spiritual component. 

-This was a very well organized conference. Thank you! The pace was fast but good, no wasted time. 

-It’s always good to see where we're at and where we're called to go, with a sense of hope and possibility.

-I have renewed motivation.

-I have been energized by the SJI to continue working on SJ issues in my community and not give up.

-Good sharing ecumenical wisdom and signs of hope.

-I got a lot of information, connection to resources, and food for thought, study and prayer.

-Thoughtful, worshipful liturgies, acknowledging that we are a Christian people.

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