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09 / 13 CRLN Coordinating Council Meeting w/ David Illidge, Executive Secretary, Presbyterian Church in Colombia Start: 2:00 pm End: 4:30 pm The Coordinating Council will meet at the Chicago Presbytery offices, 100 S. Morgan St, with special guest David Illidge, the current Executive Secretary of the Presbyterian Church in Colombia. more info
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09 / 24 Feminist Christology Revisted: A Latin American Perspective Start: 10:30 am End: 12:00 pm Voices and Visions: Latina Theologians Speak "Feminist Christology Revisited: A Latin American Perspective," Dr. Nancy Bedford McCormick Theological Seminary, 5460 S. University Ave., Hyde Park neighborhood, Chicago Dr. Bedford is Georgia Harkness Professor of Applied Theology at Garrett-Evangelical Seminary more info Perspectives on a Feminist Intercultural Theology for a Just World Start: 4:00 pm End: 5:00 pm Voices and Visions: Latina Theologians Speak Perspectives on a Feminist Intercultural Theology for a Just World," Dr. Maria Pilar Aquino McCormick Theological Seminary, 5460 S. University Ave., Hyde Park neighborhood, Chicago Dr. Pilar Aquino is Professor and Associate Director, Center for the Study of Latino/a Catholicism, University of San Diego, California. more info Fall Fair Trade Forum w/ Mirian Otzin, MayaWorks Coordinator in Guatemala Start: 6:30 pm End: 9:00 pm Please join Chicago Fair Trade at its Fall Fair Trade Forum. Refreshments and Networking starting at 6:30pm and the program beginning at 7pm. Mirian Otzin, MayaWorks Coordinator in Guatemala will be in Chicago and will share how Fair Trade has made a difference in the lives of women in her cooperative. The Forum will be held at 637 S. Dearborn. more info
09 / 25 One Man's Story: Philip Agee, Cuba, and the CIA Start: 7:00 pm End: 9:00 pm "One Man's Story: Philip Agee, Cuba, and the CIA," A new documentary by Bernie Dwyer and Roberto Ruiz. Oak Park Public Library, Maze Branch, 845 Gunderson Avenue, Oak Park Philip Agee joined the Central Intelligence Agency based on his idealism to fight communism but quit after 12 years in disgust over what he was ordered to do to undermine movements for social justice in Latin America. He has been hounded by "the Company" (the CIA) since his resignation in 1968. Now he tells his story on film. more info Colombia Steering Committee conference call Start: 3:00 pm End: 4:00 pm Colombia Steering Committee conference call, for more information contact Sharon Hunter-Smith at shunter-smith@crln.org more info
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09 / 29 Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance 20th Anniversary Celebration Start: 6:00 pm End: 9:00 pm Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance 20th Anniversary Celebration. Join CMSA friends and supporters to celebrate 20 years of solidarity in an evening of Latin American food, music, dance, and crafts. $5 - $10 donation. Lakeview Presbyerian Church, 761 W. Addison (at Broadway). For more information contact Sharon Hunter-Smith at shunter-smith@crln.org more info
09 / 30 Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance 20th Pedal for Peace Start: 1:00 pm End: 6:00 pm Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance 20th Pedal for Peace Bike-a-thon Find Sponsors and ride to raise money for organizations supporting peace with justice in Latin America. For a brochure, contact cmsa@cmsa.org 1:00 - 2:00 Registration at the lakefront Clock Tower near the Totem Pole (Lake Shore Drive & Addison) or at the "Dog Water Station" (55th St. on the lakefront bikepath). $10/individual, $15/family (1 adult & children), $20/family (adults and children), $5/student, senior or low-income. 2:00 Start riding! Choose between the 12 or 24 mile loop. 4:30 Fiesta! Food and music from Latin America. more info
10 / 1 Reconceptualizing Our Differences: Towards a Mujerista Perspective of Justice in a Multicultural World Start: 4:00 pm End: 6:00 pm Voices and Visions: Latina Theologians Speak "Reconceptualizing Our Differences: Towards a Mujerista Perspective of Justice in a Multicultural World," Dr. Ada María Isasi-Díaz McCormick Theological Seminary, 5460 S. University Ave., Hyde Park neighborhood, Chicago Dr. Isasi-Díaz is Professor of Ethics and Theology, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey. more info
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10 / 15 The Touch of Transcendence: A Postcolonial Theology of God Start: 4:00 pm End: 6:00 pm Voices and Visions: Latina Theologians Speak "The Touch of Transcendence: A Postcolonial Theology of God," Dr. Mayra Rivera McCormick Theological Seminary, 5460 S. University Ave., Hyde Park neighborhood, Chicago Dr. Rivera is Assistant Professor of Theology, Pacific School of Religion, California. more info
10 / 16 US Intervention Abroad: Connecting the Dots Between Vietnam, Latin America and Iraq Start: 7:00 pm End: 9:00 pm Come hear Tom Melville and George Mische present and lead a discussion on what must be done within our government, our corporations, and our religious institutions to change our support and collaboration with violence in the world. Tom Melville and George Mische Tom Melville, a Maryknoll missioner in Guatemala from 1957-67, will have copies of his book Through A Glass Darkly: The U.S. Holocaust in Central America on sale after the talk. George Mische is currently working on a book about the history of the Catholic peace movement since Vietnam. Both have spent years researching State Department archives to document their conclusions. more info
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10 / 22 Lessons from NAFTA: Building a New Fair Trade Agenda Start: 8:00 am Start: 10/22/2007 - 8:00am End: 10/23/2007 - 5:00pm Conference in Minneapolis, sponsored by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. CRLN members are encouraged to attend this important event. Fourteen years after its ratification, the North American Free Trade Agreement—NAFTA—has radically changed life for people in Canada, Mexico and the United States. It has caused negative impacts for family farmers and consumers, reversed important environmental and labor protections, and played a key role in increased immigration to the U.S. more info
10 / 23 Lessons from NAFTA: Building a New Fair Trade Agenda End: 5:00 pm Start: 10/22/2007 - 8:00am End: 10/23/2007 - 5:00pm Conference in Minneapolis, sponsored by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. CRLN members are encouraged to attend this important event. Fourteen years after its ratification, the North American Free Trade Agreement—NAFTA—has radically changed life for people in Canada, Mexico and the United States. It has caused negative impacts for family farmers and consumers, reversed important environmental and labor protections, and played a key role in increased immigration to the U.S. more info
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11 / 6 CRLN 2007 Annual Luncheon Start: 12:00 pm Voices from Venezuela: Faith Perspectives from the Grassroots Join us for the 2007 Annual Luncheon, with keynote speaker Venezuelan Sr. Jenny Russián and Lisa Sullivan speaking on the social changes taking place in Venezuela. The luncheon will be held on November 6 at Old St. Patricks Church, 700 W. Adams Street, from noon until 2 pm. The CRLN Luncheon is an opportunity to hear first hand from women in leadership working with Catholic communities ecumenically to empower the poor majority for inclusion in Venezuelan society. Sr. Jenny and Ms. Sullivan will help us understand the many changes taking place in Venezuela and how we, as religious leaders and U.S. citizens, can engage in meaningful relationship and dialogue with communities working for peace, justice, and human rights in Venezuela. Tickets are $45 each. Tables of 8 are also available. For more information, contact Sharon Hunter-Smith at shunter-smith@crln.org or 773-293-3680. more info
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