The Growing Economic Divide: Which Side Are You On?
The Lehigh County Conference of Churches and its Justice and Advocacy Committee will present a day-long workshop entitled ‘The Growing Economic Divide: Which Side Are You On?’ on Saturday, October 29, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM at Zion's Reformed United Church of Christ, 620 Hamilton Street, Allentown. Those interested may register for the morning session, the afternoon session, or both.
Many people feel stressed by the current economic climate in America - high unemployment, housing foreclosures, rising cost of health care, and cutbacks in public services. Our program uses role play and a number of "popular education" techniques to explore the roots and consequences of the economic divide in America and how we can be engaged in promoting greater economic equality.
Featured speaker will be Steve Schnapp, Education Coordinator, United for a Fair Economy. Schnapp has nearly 40 years experience as a community-based organizer, educator, and activist in New York City and the Greater Boston areas. United for a Fair Economy designs and leads "popular education" workshops on economic justice issues across the U.S. and Canada.
8:30 AM: Registration, resource displays, breakfast goodies and coffee/tea available
9:00 AM -12:15 PM: Morning Plenary
- Welcome, Devotions, Introductions, Overview
- The Growing Divide Workshop -- with Steve Schnapp,
- Biblical Roots of Economic Justice: Sabbath, Jubilee and God's Economy
12:00-12:45 PM: Lunch
12:45-3:30 PM: Afternoon Plenary
- Closing the Racial Wealth Divide Workshop -- with Steve Schnapp,
- Closing the Divide: Planning for Action
Lunch is included. (Suggested donation: $5. Students and Unemployed: As you can afford) Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Please pre-register by October 26th: www.lehighchurches.org or by phone: 610-433-6421.
For further information, contact the Conference of Churches main office at 610-433-6421, or Justice and Advocacy Committee member Bob Walden at .
This gathering is sponsored by the Lehigh County Conference of Churches Justice and Advocacy Committee and other Lehigh Valley partner organizations including Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley (CACLV); Penn Northeast Conference of the United Church of Christ; Peace & Justice Committee (Mennonite: EDC/FMC); Congregations United for Neighborhood Action (CUNA); First Presbyterian Church, Allentown.
