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<DIV align=left>Greetings, to the Kairos-Edmonton network and the Social
Justice Institute Edmonton network! </DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=2><FONT size=4><STRONG>"The Canadian Ecumenical
Peace and Justice Movement: Past, Present, and Future." <BR>with Dr Roger
Hutchinson<BR></DIV></STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT size=4>
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<DIV><BR><STRONG>Friends:<BR><BR>On behalf of Bob McKeon and David Goa of the
Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life, I am happy to
invite you to an event, beginning with a potluck supper and followed by a
presentation, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Edmonton on Thursday, September 18,
at 5:30 p.m. The Chester Ronning Centre Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Dr Roger
Hutchinson, has been invited to join us to explore "The Canadian Ecumenical
Peace and Justice Movement: Past, Present, and Future." <BR><BR>Attached you
will find a small handbill with further details regarding this evening (the
contents are also copied in below). <BR><BR>Please join us at any point in the
evening that you are able. Potluck supper about 5:30 - The presentation
will begin about 7:30 pm<BR><BR>We look forward to meeting with you on the 18th.
If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, or Debbie
Smeaton, or one of the other contacts (see addresses below).<BR><BR>
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<DIV><STRONG>Join with Roger Hutchinson and members of the Edmonton area
ecumenical social action groups for an evening of reflection and discussion.
Roger will provide a critical overview and analysis of the "glory days" of
Canadian ecumenical social action in the 1970s and 1980s and the changed
situation of the past fifteen years. We will talk together about the challenges
and opportunities for this work today. <BR><BR>Roger C. Hutchinson is the first
Ronning Centre Distinguished Visiting Fellow on Religion and Public Life. He has
written extensively on the work of the <BR>Canadian ecumenical social justice
coalitions over the past thirty years. He has also participated in many of the
discussions and debates within ecumenical peace and justice networks in Canada
as well as with the World Council of Churches. Since 2002 Hutchinson has been
Professor Emeritus, Emmanuel College of Victoria University in the University of
Toronto. <BR><BR>Thursday, September 18, 2008, 5:30 p.m. <BR>Trinity Lutheran
Church <BR>10014 St and 81 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta <BR><BR>This is a potluck
supper for those who have been active in the movement. <BR><BR>Kindly bring
something for the table. No RSVP is required. <BR><BR>Contact:</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Debbie Smeaton , Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion
and Public Life <BR><A
href="mailto:dsmeaton@augustana.ca">dsmeaton@augustana.ca</A></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>780-679-1104 or 780-504-5942</STRONG><BR></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>David Goa, Director, Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of
Religion and Public Life </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>780.679.1104 or 780.504.5942<BR></STRONG><A
href="mailto:david.goa@ualberta.ca"><FONT
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<BR></STRONG></FONT><A href="http://www.augustana.ualberta.ca/ronning"><FONT
size=2><STRONG>www.augustana.ualberta.ca/ronning</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=2><STRONG> <BR><BR>Professor Bob McKeon <BR>780.424.4395
<BR></STRONG></FONT><A href="mailto:rmckeon@shaw.ca"><FONT
size=2><STRONG>rmckeon@shaw.ca</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
size=2><STRONG> <BR><BR>Joyce Zutter, Social Ministry Coordinator
(ELCIC)<BR><A
href="mailto:jzutter@telus.net">jzutter@telus.net</A> <BR></DIV></STRONG></FONT><FONT
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