Bolivian Bishop Carlos Poma: Indigenous Leader Raising the Voices of the Poor and Excluded

Meet and Hear this Faith Leader Speak at a Luncheon On June 9th


Mark your calendars now to join us as we hear from a vital voice of faith from Bolivia, Evangelical Methodist Bishop Carlos Poma.  As part of a deepening partnership with the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church, CRLN is co-hosting a luncheon for Bishop Poma:

 

Monday June 9th
Noon - 1:30
Chicago Temple 77 W. Washington Street, Chicago
Cost of the Luncheon: $25
RSVP to jvondracek@crln.org or 773-293-2964

Bishop Poma is an indigenous leader in Bolivia and a member of the Aymara nation. At a recent World Council of Churches event, he said "the world must listen to the clamor of excluded people."  The bishop also demanded "guarantees for the social movements and their leaders, because there is fear for the lives of these social actors who defend the poorest." 

 

Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America despite its extensive natural resources, he explained.  But "the interests of transnational companies" represent "the death of thousand-year-old Indigenous peoples such as the Aymaras." In his remarks, Bishop Poma called the church to "listen to the emerging clamor of social and economic injustice.  We are sure that our lives are not condemned to failure and destruction." 

 

Come meet this extraordinary faith leader at the luncheon on Monday June 9th