"Doing Justice Locally and Globally Conference"
Saturday, June 28, 2008
1:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Church of the Servant (COS) CRC,
3835 Burton SE
Grand Rapids, Mich., 49546
Registration Fee: $5 per person ahead of time / $10 day-of / free for Justice Club members
Learn more about how YOU can follow God’s call to DO JUSTICE at this exciting conference! Presenters include Honduran, Christian justice worker Carlos Hernández, who has received death threats for his efforts on behalf of the poor; AJS president and Calvin College sociology prof. Dr. Kurt A. Ver Beek; Higher Grounds Trading Co.; Safe Haven Ministries; and AJS-supported justice workers in Honduras (via videoconference).
Tentative Schedule
| Sanctuary | Rm 1 | Rm 2 | Rm 3 | Rm 4 | Outside | |
| Opening
Session
1:30 p.m.- 1:45 p.m. |
Led by Carlos Hernández | --- | ---- | --- | --- | -------- |
| First
Session
1:45 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. |
Video-Conference with AJS-Supported
Justice Workers in Honduras: Aid for Poor Victims of Sexual Abuse and Other Violent Crimes |
The Fair-Trade Way presented by Chris Treter of Higher Grounds Trading Co. |
(Illegal) Immigration: What's All the
Fuss About?*** presented by Jo Ann Van Engen |
Kids Activities | ||
| Second
Session
2:35 p.m.-3:20 p.m |
Video Conference with AJS-Supported
Justice Workers in Honduras: Labor Rights |
Reaching Out to Domestic Violence
Survivors presented by Sarah TenBroek, Raise Hope Program Manager at Safe Haven Ministries |
Short Term Missions: Are They Worth It?*** presented by Dr. Kurt Ver Beek |
Kids Activities |
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| Third
Session
3:35 p.m.-4:20 p.m. |
Video Conference with AJS-Supported
Justice Workers in Honduras: Land Rights | What Will We Eat? Presented by Chris Bedford, documentary filmmaker and President of Sweet Water Local Foods Market |
| Kids Activities | ||
| Closing
Session
4:25 p.m.-4:45 p.m. |
Led by Carlos Hernández | --- | ----------- | --------- | -------- |
Speaker Bios
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The Association for a More Just Society (AJS) oversees and funds initiatives carried out by Honduran partner organization la Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa (ASJ). AJS is a US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so all donations to AJS are tax-deductible for US taxpayers.
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