Conference Schedule (subject to change)
Saturday, October 27, 2007
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8:00-9:00 am |
Registration (Lower Level Cathedral Conference Center)
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9:00-10:30 am |
The Call of the Poor
Opening Plenary with music, reflections and prayer featuring
The Most Rev. Njongonkulu Ndugane, Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa
Ms. Bridget Chisenga, HIV/AIDS Specialist for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Zambia Biography
Mr. Marc D'Silva, CRS Country Representative for India
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11:00 am - 12:00 noon |
US Advocacy
What is the political climate regarding America’s efforts to reduce global poverty?
Dr. Stephen Colecchi, Office of International Justice and Peace, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Mr. Alexander Baumgarten, International Policy Analyst for the Episcopal Church
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12:00 noon - 1:00 pm |
Lunch & Gallery Walk
View displays by parishes and schools on successful anti-poverty initiatives underway.
All parishes and schools are invited to prepare a display for the Gallery Walk that illustrates your group's global poverty activities and MDG-related initiatives. For more information, please contact Julia Dowd at dowd@usfca.edu or (415) 422-5200.
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1:00 - 2:30 pm |
Workshops
Legislative Advocacy
High School Students as Advocates
Prayer and Worship as Advocacy
Linking Charity and Justice
What Can Parishes Do?
Making a Difference Through Microfinance
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2:45 - 4:00 pm |
Legislative Town Hall Meeting
Speak to our invited legislators and challenge them to keep America's promise to make poverty history.
Invited legislators:
Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Representatives Anna Eschoo, Tom Lantos and Lynn Woolsey
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