Upcoming Workshops for April 21 and 22 – Unified We are a Force: How Faith and Labor Can Overcome America’s Inequalities
Finding Deep Solidarity: At the Intersection of Faith and Work
Friday April 21, 12:30-2:00p, Roundtable Discussion
Saturday, April 22, 10:00am-12pm, Community Workshop on faith, work and deep solidarity involving us, our neighbors, BU folks, faith and labor leaders, and leaders for Black lives
All events are free and open to the public and held at the BU School of Theology Community Center (Basement level)
The Center for Practical Theology, the Poverty Consortium (Boston) and BUSTH Poverty Justice Initiative announce and invite your participation in a roundtable discussion and community workshop this Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, 2017. Joerg Rieger of Vanderbilt Divinity School and Rosemarie Henkel-Rieger of Jobs with Justice will speak on the topic of “Unified We are a Force: How Faith and Labor Can Overcome America’s Inequalities. The vast implications of growing economic inequality give urgency to finding ways to resist and to model economic justice—for us all, our neighbors, faith communities, labor organizers, organizers for Black lives. On Friday, April 21st, Henkel-Rieger and Rieger will lead a roundtable discussion from 12:30-2pm. On Saturday, April 22nd, Rieger and Henkel-Rieger will facilitate a community workshop from 10am-12pm on faith, work, and deep solidarity involving us, our neighbors, BU folks, faith and labor leaders, and leaders for Black lives.
Both workshops are free and open to the public and will be held in the Community Center (Basement level) of Boston University School of Theology, located at 745 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. Please contact Diana Swancutt at swancutt@bu.edu (203-824-8509) with any questions. We hope you can attend!