Faith in the Roots: Stories from the Field, reporting out from
the first year of the Community Organizing Residency
Date: |
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 |
Time: |
Noon – 1 pm Eastern/ 9 – 10:am Pacific |
Registration: |
Register for this event. Registration is required by March 7. No fee. |
Date: |
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 |
PRESENTERS:
- Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to the President and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
- Rachel Feldman, Director of Organizing, Jewish Funds for Justice
- Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann (Jewish), organizing resident at IKAR
- Susana Lopez (Christian), organizing resident at United Power for Action and Justice
- Naim Shah Jr. (Muslim), organizing resident at LA Voice
MODERATOR:
- Brie Loskota, co-founder and special advisor for American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute
WHAT IS THIS EVENT: Stories from the field: A live web event sharing stories from the first year of the Community Organizing Residency (COR). Muslim, Jewish, and Christian organizing Residents will share reflections on their placements, the curriculum, struggles with sustainability, their personal faith journey, and what they learned about organizing other faith communities. We are now launching year two of the Community Organizing Residency. The application deadline for year two is April 8th, seewww.rootedinfaith.org for more info.