This document announces the 17th Annual Lives of Commitment Awards Benefit Breakfast hosted by Auburn Theological Seminary. The event will honor multifaith leaders who work to promote social justice and bridge religious divides, including Lauren Bush Lauren, Sister Simone Campbell, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, and several Auburn Seminary program alumni. During a panel discussion, the honorees will discuss building an economy with resources for all. The breakfast aims to celebrate bold leaders whose lives of commitment inspire others to heal the world.
Becky Lee is the founder and executive director of Becky's Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing domestic violence. She developed an interest in domestic violence issues after a college lecture and has since dedicated her career to helping victims. Becky's Fund works to raise awareness of domestic violence and provide resources and support to victims. Lee also uses her experience on the TV show "Survivor" to educate others on building strength and resilience to overcome obstacles like domestic violence.
This issue of The Osage newsletter from Orange Grove Center focuses on volunteer Debbie Chadwick receiving the President's Volunteer Service Award from President George W. Bush, as well as remembering longtime volunteer Jim Goldman. The issue profiles Debbie's 10 years of volunteering at a nursing home, where she was recognized for accumulating over 4,300 hours of service. It details her meeting the President in 2007, including exchanging hugs and a "high five." It also honors the memory of Jim Goldman, who volunteered at Orange Grove Center for 20 years before his passing, dedicated to making a difference in residents' lives.
Faith In Action: Communities Of Faith Bring Hope For The Planet Z2P
This document provides a summary of 3 faith-based environmental initiatives from different states:
1. In Birmingham, AL, Faith Apostolic Church is working to protect an endangered fish species found on their property by restoring habitat, removing invasive species, and educating the community.
2. In Fairbanks, AK, the Episcopal Diocese advocates for the Gwich'in people whose way of life depends on the Porcupine Caribou herd that could be threatened by oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
3. In North Dakota, the ecumenical Prairie Stewardship Network educates faith communities about clean energy and global warming.
This document provides the schedule for an educational forum on athletes and social change being held from March 28-30. The forum will include presentations, panels, and discussions on topics such as the roles athletes can play in social change, how sporting communities encourage or discourage social activism, and the role of educational institutions in preparing athletes for community engagement. Presenters will include academics, athletes, and representatives from organizations working at the intersection of sports and social issues. The schedule provides details on presentation topics each day, the presenters, and event logistics.
Frederick Douglass IV and his wife BJ continue the legacy of Frederick Douglass through their organization. They give lectures and performances reenacting Douglass's speeches to promote literacy, financial education for youth, and bridging the digital divide. The organization also provides scholarships and workshops to encourage understanding between different groups. Frederick Douglass IV and his wife travel the world bringing Douglass's story and messages of empowerment to diverse audiences.
The document summarizes the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Marcellus, New York on June 21, 2011. It discusses announcements about upcoming events, a club assembly discussing a pilot program proposal, and articles from the ABCs of Rotary section of their weekly bulletin.
The Center for Inquiry fosters a secular society based on science, reason, and humanist values. It publishes magazines, operates a book publishing company, and maintains local grassroots centers around the world that provide educational programs, activism, and social activities. The Center for Inquiry Indiana offers coffee and conversation, book discussion groups, speaker events, and supports various discussion groups in cities around the state. It also coordinates programs like the Secular Family Network and Earth Scouts.
The annual leadership conference of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart brought together organizational leaders from various Cabrini ministries. Presentations highlighted responses to the new missionary vision and explored mission-driven questions in health care, eldercare, higher education, and technology. Participants also discussed rethinking mission and integrity in challenging times. The conference aimed to unite leaders in their shared Cabrini mission.
Becky Lee is the founder and executive director of Becky's Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing domestic violence. She developed an interest in domestic violence issues after a college lecture and has since dedicated her career to helping victims. Becky's Fund works to raise awareness of domestic violence and provide resources and support to victims. Lee also uses her experience on the TV show "Survivor" to educate others on building strength and resilience to overcome obstacles like domestic violence.
This issue of The Osage newsletter from Orange Grove Center focuses on volunteer Debbie Chadwick receiving the President's Volunteer Service Award from President George W. Bush, as well as remembering longtime volunteer Jim Goldman. The issue profiles Debbie's 10 years of volunteering at a nursing home, where she was recognized for accumulating over 4,300 hours of service. It details her meeting the President in 2007, including exchanging hugs and a "high five." It also honors the memory of Jim Goldman, who volunteered at Orange Grove Center for 20 years before his passing, dedicated to making a difference in residents' lives.
Faith In Action: Communities Of Faith Bring Hope For The Planet Z2P
This document provides a summary of 3 faith-based environmental initiatives from different states:
1. In Birmingham, AL, Faith Apostolic Church is working to protect an endangered fish species found on their property by restoring habitat, removing invasive species, and educating the community.
2. In Fairbanks, AK, the Episcopal Diocese advocates for the Gwich'in people whose way of life depends on the Porcupine Caribou herd that could be threatened by oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
3. In North Dakota, the ecumenical Prairie Stewardship Network educates faith communities about clean energy and global warming.
This document provides the schedule for an educational forum on athletes and social change being held from March 28-30. The forum will include presentations, panels, and discussions on topics such as the roles athletes can play in social change, how sporting communities encourage or discourage social activism, and the role of educational institutions in preparing athletes for community engagement. Presenters will include academics, athletes, and representatives from organizations working at the intersection of sports and social issues. The schedule provides details on presentation topics each day, the presenters, and event logistics.
Frederick Douglass IV and his wife BJ continue the legacy of Frederick Douglass through their organization. They give lectures and performances reenacting Douglass's speeches to promote literacy, financial education for youth, and bridging the digital divide. The organization also provides scholarships and workshops to encourage understanding between different groups. Frederick Douglass IV and his wife travel the world bringing Douglass's story and messages of empowerment to diverse audiences.
The document summarizes the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Marcellus, New York on June 21, 2011. It discusses announcements about upcoming events, a club assembly discussing a pilot program proposal, and articles from the ABCs of Rotary section of their weekly bulletin.
The Center for Inquiry fosters a secular society based on science, reason, and humanist values. It publishes magazines, operates a book publishing company, and maintains local grassroots centers around the world that provide educational programs, activism, and social activities. The Center for Inquiry Indiana offers coffee and conversation, book discussion groups, speaker events, and supports various discussion groups in cities around the state. It also coordinates programs like the Secular Family Network and Earth Scouts.
The annual leadership conference of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart brought together organizational leaders from various Cabrini ministries. Presentations highlighted responses to the new missionary vision and explored mission-driven questions in health care, eldercare, higher education, and technology. Participants also discussed rethinking mission and integrity in challenging times. The conference aimed to unite leaders in their shared Cabrini mission.
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This article discusses the benefits of using the Internet in nurse education. It notes that while the Internet provides powerful research and educational tools, nurse educators have been slow to adopt these technologies. The article highlights some key Internet technologies that can be used practically in nurse education, such as email for fast and low-cost communication, file transfers, and accessing distant databases and information services. It argues that the Internet provides benefits like improved access to information, more effective communication, and opportunities for collaborative work.
CannonDesign’s Cost Estimating team offers clients an in-depth understanding of initial construction cost, life cycle cost, schedule and construction delivery strategies to complement the firm’s design talent.
Emergency Planning for K-12 and Higher Education ComplexesCannonDesign
Cannon Design has assembled a team of experienced emergency management professionals to help schools and universities prepare for, respond to, and recover from hazards and emergencies. The team understands compliance with federal, state, and education guidance. They can review existing emergency plans for consistency and compliance, and have experience developing comprehensive emergency management plans, annexes, and multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plans. Cannon Design offers existing plan review services for $15,000, valid through May 2013.
Actionable Education Prototyping New Learning ModelsCannonDesign
This document advocates for new learning models that empower learners to take positive action in real time through prototyping actionable education that allows learners to learn now, act now, initiate dialogue, affect policy change, inspire others, and improve lives in order to enrich future leaders, elevate communities, and transform cities.
Learning Spaces 2.0: Catalysts for Socioeconomic GrowthCannonDesign
This document discusses three case studies of educational institutions that transformed their learning spaces in ways that catalyzed socioeconomic growth in their regions. It describes how Brownsville, Texas developed a regional education plan to address socioeconomic challenges on the border, how Malcolm X College in Chicago created a pipeline for health sciences jobs, and how the University of Central Florida revitalized pre-K through university education in Orlando.
DOME OF THE ROCK OCTAGON GENERATED 22 CUBE STRUCTURE OF NEW JERUSALEM TO AN 2...LAURELD SMITH
NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASTRONOMICAL MICROBIOLOGICAL & THEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES OF LAURELD SMITH OF CHICAGO ILLINOIS REVEALS THE JERUSALEM TEMPLE MOUNT DOME OF THE ROCK OCTAGON GEOMETRICT CUBE 22 STRUCTURE OF NEW JERUSALEM THAT IS BASED UPON THE DOME OF THE CHAIN DUAL SET OF MASONIC CIRCLES ELONGATED HEADED AFRICAN ANCIENT OF DAYS 22 FACE IMAGE THAT ALSO HAS A DUAL SET OF MASONIC SQUARES UPON HIS FOREHEAD IN WHICH UNCOVERS THE JERUSALEM TEMPLE MOUNT GLOBED EARTH 2121 RECTANGULAR KINGSCHAMBER DIMENSIONS OF THE ISAIAH 19:19 GIZA PYRAMIDS THAT ALSO APPEARS AS AN GLOBED EARTH 2121 DUAL SET OF MASONIC SQUARES THE DUAL SET OF MASONIC SQUARES REVEALS ITS NORTH POLE CONCENTRICT MAP IMAGE OF PLANET EARTH WHERE WE SEE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE HOLY HYDROGEN LIGHT OF CREATION WITHIN THE APEX AREA OF THE DUAL SET OF MASONIC SQUARES GENERATED EGYPTIAN PYRAMID THAT HAS THE BIBLICAL JERUSALEM TEMPLE MOUNT DOME OF THE ROCK OCTAGON GENERATED FROM THE PYRAMIDS INTERIOR BASE & WALL LINES AS EZRA 1:3 DOME OF THE ROCK OCTAGON EQUATORIAL MEASUREMENTS OF THE 2121 GLOBED EARTH ORIGINAL GIZA PYRAMID RECTANGULAR KINGSCHAMBER DIMENSIONS AS WE REDISCOVER THE GEOMETRICT GLOBED EARTH RECTANGUALR KINGSCHAMBER DUAL SET OF MASONIC DOME OF THE CHAIN CIRCLES THAT APPEAR BELOW THE DOME OF THE CHAIN ARABIC 22 GRID NAME OF ALLAH WE SEE THE DOME OF THE CHAIN DUAL SET OF MASONIC CIRCLES GEOMETRICTCALLY GENERATED BIBLICAL ELONGATED HEADED AFRICAN ANCIENT OF DAYS 22 FACE IMAGE WHO'S FORE HEAD BEARS THE IMAGE OF THE GLOBED EARTH 2121 ARCTIC CIRCLE AREA OF HYDROGEN LIGHT IN THE FORM OF A DUAL SET OF MASONIC SQUARES THE FORE HEAD AREA OF THE DOME OF THE CHAIN ELONGATED HEADED AFRICAN ANCIENT OF DAYS 22 FACE APPEARS IN THE APEX OF THE DUALSE TOF MASONIC SQUARES GENERATED GIZA PYRAMID AS AN ARCTIC CIRCLE AREA OF HYDROGEN LIGHT THAT IS SURROUNDED BY THE DUAL SET OF MASONIC SQUARES GENERATED DOME OF THE ROCK OCTAGON WHEN WE DRAW A LINE FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH AND FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST ROOF LINE OF THE OCTAGON WE SEE THE IMAGE OF AN ETHIOPIAN CROSS 11 STRUCTURE OF KING LALIBELA THAT HAS 3 VERTICLE SQUARE SECTIONS & 3 HORIZONTAL SQUARE SECTIONS AS THEY ARE SEEN WITHIN THE DUAL SET OF MASONIC SQUARES GENERATED DOME OF THER OCK OCTAGON WHEN WE FOLD EACH OF THE VERTICLE & HORIZONTAL SQUARE SECTIONS OF THE ETHIOPIAN CROSS 11 OF KINGLALIBELA IN TOWARDS THE GOLDEN DOME AREA WE SEE THE CUBE STRUCTURE OF NEW JERUSALEM ENCLOSING THE 22 AFRICAN FACE FOREHEAD AREA OF ARCTIC CIRCLE HYDROGEN LIGHT IN WHICH CONFIRMS THE JERUSALEM TEMPLE MOUNT DOME OF THER OCK OCTAGON GENRATED RETURNING CUBE 22 STRUCTURE OF NEW JERUSALEM THAT HOUSES 1ST JOHN 1:1 BIBLICAL HOLY HYDROGEN LIGHT OF CREATION WHERE WE SEE THE RETURNING CUBE 22 STRUCTURE OF NEW JERUSALEM CONFORMIG TO THE GIZA PYRAMIDS DUAL SET OF MASONIC DOME OF THE ROCK OCTAGON GLOBED EARTH 2121 SQUARED RECTANGULAR KINGSCHAMBER DIMENSIONS OF AN NORTH POLE CONCENTRICTLY VIEWED EARTH TO CUBE 22 LATITUDE & LONGITUDINAL BASE MERIDIAN LINES.
This document provides information about the 27th annual Bioneers conference taking place October 21-23, 2016 in San Rafael, California. The conference will feature keynote speakers and presentations on topics ranging from indigenous knowledge and climate solutions to women's leadership, green technology, and social justice. Special events include workshops, films, performances, and opportunities to connect with other attendees working on environmental and social change. The document promotes participating in the conference to experience inspiration, explore new ideas, and network with leaders in the sustainability movement. It also provides details on pre-conference and post-conference intensives on indigenous climate solutions and gender reconciliation.
This document provides summaries of the keynote speakers and workshops at the "Mothers as a Catalyst of Change: Inspiration from around the World" conference held by HIPPY Canada and the BC Association of Family Resource Programs from November 25-27, 2015 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. The keynote speakers will discuss topics like the impact of early childhood development programs on sustainable communities, the shifting status of women globally, and grassroots movements for social change. Workshop topics include indigenous parenting approaches, the leadership of grandmothers, resilience in families, creating welcoming spaces for indigenous women, and supporting isolated immigrant families.
David Vermette Writing Sample: Fundraising Documentdgvermette
Every five years, the Parliament of the World’s Religions brings together religious leaders, scholars, and practitioners to share their collective wisdom and to deliberate on global challenges. After serving on the team that wrote the Program Book for their 2009 global gathering, the Council for the Parliament asked me to envision, research, and write a marketing document for a VIP fundraiser for the upcoming Parliament in Brussels (2014). Brussels needed a document demonstrating the legacy the Parliament had bequeathed to its former host cities: Chicago (1993), Cape Town (1999), Barcelona (2004) and Melbourne (2009).
This article discusses Rabbi Gersh Lazarow, who serves as the rabbi of Temple Beth Israel in Melbourne, Australia. It describes the challenges of being a progressive rabbi in a community where progressive Judaism is not the norm. Rabbi Lazarow studied at HUC-JIR, which imbued him with pride and commitment in reform Judaism. He returned to Australia determined to transform the community and challenge notions of modern Judaism there. Previously he worked to establish the Center for Living Judaism at a Jewish day school in Melbourne to inculcate students with pride and passion in progressive Judaism.
Community-Based Solutions for Environmental & Economic Justice - Magnuson Hea...Z2P
The document summarizes the 4th annual Community-Based Solutions for Environmental & Economic Justice conference organized by the Community Coalition for Environmental Justice. The one-day conference was held on May 7th, 2005 at the University of Washington and included keynote speeches, workshops, and presentations on topics related to indigenous peoples, rural and urban communities, youth, globalization, and brownfields. The conference provided an opportunity for environmental justice activists and indigenous groups in the Northwest to network and discuss tools for creating environmental justice in their communities.
This newsletter issue from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet highlights stories that illuminate good works being done to build God's kingdom, including a program helping deaf children communicate and sisters celebrating jubilees of 50-75 years of service. It also remembers three sisters who marched in Selma, Alabama in 1965 for voting rights and encourages continued work for justice and relationship-building.
Ethical Eating: Food And Environmental Justice Z2P
This document provides a worship service supplement on the Congregational Study/Action Issue of "Ethical Eating: Food and Environmental Justice" from 2008-2012. It includes various materials to incorporate themes of ethical eating into a worship service, such as hymns, chalice lightings, prayers, readings, and sermon excerpts. The document is introduced with acknowledgments and an overview of the goals of exploring this issue through worship. Sections are dedicated to different elements that could be included in a service, and additional resources are provided.
Weekly Update - Topics include MSC Leadership Conference; Come and See feedback; Pizza and Prayer with MSCs; Cabrini College Students Lobby for Immigration Reform
The annual leadership conference of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart brought together organizational leaders from various Cabrini ministries. Presentations highlighted responses to the new missionary vision and explored mission-driven questions in health care, eldercare, higher education, and technology. Discussions also focused on rethinking mission and integrity in challenging times. The conference aimed to unite leaders in their shared Cabrini mission.
The annual leadership conference of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart brought together organizational leaders from various Cabrini ministries. Presentations highlighted responses to the new missionary vision and explored mission-driven questions in health care, eldercare, higher education, and technology. Discussions also focused on rethinking mission and integrity in challenging times. The conference aimed to unite leaders in their shared Cabrini mission.
This document provides an agenda for a New Israel Fund dinner event. It lists the names of those introducing and chairing the event. It also outlines the planned speaking program including the presentation of awards, a keynote speech by journalist Peter Beinart, and closing remarks by Daniel Sokatch. The document includes biographies of Peter Beinart and award recipients Rabbi Amy Eilberg and Professor Louis Newman. It concludes by thanking dinner chairs, committee members, and providing an honorary dinner committee list.
The 2017 Humboldt Area Foundation yearbook features stories of great work taking place in the community thanks to dedicated grantees, generous donors and inspired community members.
When Truths Collide Ways of Approaching The Religious Other by Jeannie CorbittBrown Fellows Program
The document summarizes the author's experiences with three different religiously-focused organizations over the summer:
1) The Camino de Crestone interfaith pilgrimage, which exposed the author to various spiritual traditions with a pluralistic vision of interreligious relationships.
2) The "Discerning the Signs of the Times" conference, where liberal Christian thinkers advocated for secularized political solutions to social problems rather than religious ones.
3) Volunteering at the South Asian Friendship Center, a Christian mission that seeks to convert local Hindu and Muslim communities through social services and evangelism.
The experiences highlighted both benefits and disadvantages of different approaches to religious pluralism and relationships with religious others.
The ATHENA Awards is the region’s most prestigious event recognizing the professional accomplishments of exceptional individuals and organizations dedicated to the advancement of women.
The document summarizes research on traditional Inuit leadership and effective school leadership in Nunavut, Canada. Key findings include: 1) Inuit leadership is fluid and based on community needs, with individuals stepping up as needed; 2) Elders provide calming spiritual and social guidance to students and disseminate Inuit language, culture and skills through patience and observation; 3) Effective school leadership is collaborative and team-oriented. Findings relate to the Aboriginal concept of holism where all things are interconnected.
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This article discusses the benefits of using the Internet in nurse education. It notes that while the Internet provides powerful research and educational tools, nurse educators have been slow to adopt these technologies. The article highlights some key Internet technologies that can be used practically in nurse education, such as email for fast and low-cost communication, file transfers, and accessing distant databases and information services. It argues that the Internet provides benefits like improved access to information, more effective communication, and opportunities for collaborative work.
CannonDesign’s Cost Estimating team offers clients an in-depth understanding of initial construction cost, life cycle cost, schedule and construction delivery strategies to complement the firm’s design talent.
Emergency Planning for K-12 and Higher Education ComplexesCannonDesign
Cannon Design has assembled a team of experienced emergency management professionals to help schools and universities prepare for, respond to, and recover from hazards and emergencies. The team understands compliance with federal, state, and education guidance. They can review existing emergency plans for consistency and compliance, and have experience developing comprehensive emergency management plans, annexes, and multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plans. Cannon Design offers existing plan review services for $15,000, valid through May 2013.
Actionable Education Prototyping New Learning ModelsCannonDesign
This document advocates for new learning models that empower learners to take positive action in real time through prototyping actionable education that allows learners to learn now, act now, initiate dialogue, affect policy change, inspire others, and improve lives in order to enrich future leaders, elevate communities, and transform cities.
Learning Spaces 2.0: Catalysts for Socioeconomic GrowthCannonDesign
This document discusses three case studies of educational institutions that transformed their learning spaces in ways that catalyzed socioeconomic growth in their regions. It describes how Brownsville, Texas developed a regional education plan to address socioeconomic challenges on the border, how Malcolm X College in Chicago created a pipeline for health sciences jobs, and how the University of Central Florida revitalized pre-K through university education in Orlando.
DOME OF THE ROCK OCTAGON GENERATED 22 CUBE STRUCTURE OF NEW JERUSALEM TO AN 2...LAURELD SMITH
NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASTRONOMICAL MICROBIOLOGICAL & THEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES OF LAURELD SMITH OF CHICAGO ILLINOIS REVEALS THE JERUSALEM TEMPLE MOUNT DOME OF THE ROCK OCTAGON GEOMETRICT CUBE 22 STRUCTURE OF NEW JERUSALEM THAT IS BASED UPON THE DOME OF THE CHAIN DUAL SET OF MASONIC CIRCLES ELONGATED HEADED AFRICAN ANCIENT OF DAYS 22 FACE IMAGE THAT ALSO HAS A DUAL SET OF MASONIC SQUARES UPON HIS FOREHEAD IN WHICH UNCOVERS THE JERUSALEM TEMPLE MOUNT GLOBED EARTH 2121 RECTANGULAR KINGSCHAMBER DIMENSIONS OF THE ISAIAH 19:19 GIZA PYRAMIDS THAT ALSO APPEARS AS AN GLOBED EARTH 2121 DUAL SET OF MASONIC SQUARES THE DUAL SET OF MASONIC SQUARES REVEALS ITS NORTH POLE CONCENTRICT MAP IMAGE OF PLANET EARTH WHERE WE SEE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE HOLY HYDROGEN LIGHT OF CREATION WITHIN THE APEX AREA OF THE DUAL SET OF MASONIC SQUARES GENERATED EGYPTIAN PYRAMID THAT HAS THE BIBLICAL JERUSALEM TEMPLE MOUNT DOME OF THE ROCK OCTAGON GENERATED FROM THE PYRAMIDS INTERIOR BASE & WALL LINES AS EZRA 1:3 DOME OF THE ROCK OCTAGON EQUATORIAL MEASUREMENTS OF THE 2121 GLOBED EARTH ORIGINAL GIZA PYRAMID RECTANGULAR KINGSCHAMBER DIMENSIONS AS WE REDISCOVER THE GEOMETRICT GLOBED EARTH RECTANGUALR KINGSCHAMBER DUAL SET OF MASONIC DOME OF THE CHAIN CIRCLES THAT APPEAR BELOW THE DOME OF THE CHAIN ARABIC 22 GRID NAME OF ALLAH WE SEE THE DOME OF THE CHAIN DUAL SET OF MASONIC CIRCLES GEOMETRICTCALLY GENERATED BIBLICAL ELONGATED HEADED AFRICAN ANCIENT OF DAYS 22 FACE IMAGE WHO'S FORE HEAD BEARS THE IMAGE OF THE GLOBED EARTH 2121 ARCTIC CIRCLE AREA OF HYDROGEN LIGHT IN THE FORM OF A DUAL SET OF MASONIC SQUARES THE FORE HEAD AREA OF THE DOME OF THE CHAIN ELONGATED HEADED AFRICAN ANCIENT OF DAYS 22 FACE APPEARS IN THE APEX OF THE DUALSE TOF MASONIC SQUARES GENERATED GIZA PYRAMID AS AN ARCTIC CIRCLE AREA OF HYDROGEN LIGHT THAT IS SURROUNDED BY THE DUAL SET OF MASONIC SQUARES GENERATED DOME OF THE ROCK OCTAGON WHEN WE DRAW A LINE FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH AND FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST ROOF LINE OF THE OCTAGON WE SEE THE IMAGE OF AN ETHIOPIAN CROSS 11 STRUCTURE OF KING LALIBELA THAT HAS 3 VERTICLE SQUARE SECTIONS & 3 HORIZONTAL SQUARE SECTIONS AS THEY ARE SEEN WITHIN THE DUAL SET OF MASONIC SQUARES GENERATED DOME OF THER OCK OCTAGON WHEN WE FOLD EACH OF THE VERTICLE & HORIZONTAL SQUARE SECTIONS OF THE ETHIOPIAN CROSS 11 OF KINGLALIBELA IN TOWARDS THE GOLDEN DOME AREA WE SEE THE CUBE STRUCTURE OF NEW JERUSALEM ENCLOSING THE 22 AFRICAN FACE FOREHEAD AREA OF ARCTIC CIRCLE HYDROGEN LIGHT IN WHICH CONFIRMS THE JERUSALEM TEMPLE MOUNT DOME OF THER OCK OCTAGON GENRATED RETURNING CUBE 22 STRUCTURE OF NEW JERUSALEM THAT HOUSES 1ST JOHN 1:1 BIBLICAL HOLY HYDROGEN LIGHT OF CREATION WHERE WE SEE THE RETURNING CUBE 22 STRUCTURE OF NEW JERUSALEM CONFORMIG TO THE GIZA PYRAMIDS DUAL SET OF MASONIC DOME OF THE ROCK OCTAGON GLOBED EARTH 2121 SQUARED RECTANGULAR KINGSCHAMBER DIMENSIONS OF AN NORTH POLE CONCENTRICTLY VIEWED EARTH TO CUBE 22 LATITUDE & LONGITUDINAL BASE MERIDIAN LINES.
This document provides information about the 27th annual Bioneers conference taking place October 21-23, 2016 in San Rafael, California. The conference will feature keynote speakers and presentations on topics ranging from indigenous knowledge and climate solutions to women's leadership, green technology, and social justice. Special events include workshops, films, performances, and opportunities to connect with other attendees working on environmental and social change. The document promotes participating in the conference to experience inspiration, explore new ideas, and network with leaders in the sustainability movement. It also provides details on pre-conference and post-conference intensives on indigenous climate solutions and gender reconciliation.
This document provides summaries of the keynote speakers and workshops at the "Mothers as a Catalyst of Change: Inspiration from around the World" conference held by HIPPY Canada and the BC Association of Family Resource Programs from November 25-27, 2015 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. The keynote speakers will discuss topics like the impact of early childhood development programs on sustainable communities, the shifting status of women globally, and grassroots movements for social change. Workshop topics include indigenous parenting approaches, the leadership of grandmothers, resilience in families, creating welcoming spaces for indigenous women, and supporting isolated immigrant families.
David Vermette Writing Sample: Fundraising Documentdgvermette
Every five years, the Parliament of the World’s Religions brings together religious leaders, scholars, and practitioners to share their collective wisdom and to deliberate on global challenges. After serving on the team that wrote the Program Book for their 2009 global gathering, the Council for the Parliament asked me to envision, research, and write a marketing document for a VIP fundraiser for the upcoming Parliament in Brussels (2014). Brussels needed a document demonstrating the legacy the Parliament had bequeathed to its former host cities: Chicago (1993), Cape Town (1999), Barcelona (2004) and Melbourne (2009).
This article discusses Rabbi Gersh Lazarow, who serves as the rabbi of Temple Beth Israel in Melbourne, Australia. It describes the challenges of being a progressive rabbi in a community where progressive Judaism is not the norm. Rabbi Lazarow studied at HUC-JIR, which imbued him with pride and commitment in reform Judaism. He returned to Australia determined to transform the community and challenge notions of modern Judaism there. Previously he worked to establish the Center for Living Judaism at a Jewish day school in Melbourne to inculcate students with pride and passion in progressive Judaism.
Community-Based Solutions for Environmental & Economic Justice - Magnuson Hea...Z2P
The document summarizes the 4th annual Community-Based Solutions for Environmental & Economic Justice conference organized by the Community Coalition for Environmental Justice. The one-day conference was held on May 7th, 2005 at the University of Washington and included keynote speeches, workshops, and presentations on topics related to indigenous peoples, rural and urban communities, youth, globalization, and brownfields. The conference provided an opportunity for environmental justice activists and indigenous groups in the Northwest to network and discuss tools for creating environmental justice in their communities.
This newsletter issue from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet highlights stories that illuminate good works being done to build God's kingdom, including a program helping deaf children communicate and sisters celebrating jubilees of 50-75 years of service. It also remembers three sisters who marched in Selma, Alabama in 1965 for voting rights and encourages continued work for justice and relationship-building.
Ethical Eating: Food And Environmental Justice Z2P
This document provides a worship service supplement on the Congregational Study/Action Issue of "Ethical Eating: Food and Environmental Justice" from 2008-2012. It includes various materials to incorporate themes of ethical eating into a worship service, such as hymns, chalice lightings, prayers, readings, and sermon excerpts. The document is introduced with acknowledgments and an overview of the goals of exploring this issue through worship. Sections are dedicated to different elements that could be included in a service, and additional resources are provided.
Weekly Update - Topics include MSC Leadership Conference; Come and See feedback; Pizza and Prayer with MSCs; Cabrini College Students Lobby for Immigration Reform
The annual leadership conference of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart brought together organizational leaders from various Cabrini ministries. Presentations highlighted responses to the new missionary vision and explored mission-driven questions in health care, eldercare, higher education, and technology. Discussions also focused on rethinking mission and integrity in challenging times. The conference aimed to unite leaders in their shared Cabrini mission.
The annual leadership conference of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart brought together organizational leaders from various Cabrini ministries. Presentations highlighted responses to the new missionary vision and explored mission-driven questions in health care, eldercare, higher education, and technology. Discussions also focused on rethinking mission and integrity in challenging times. The conference aimed to unite leaders in their shared Cabrini mission.
This document provides an agenda for a New Israel Fund dinner event. It lists the names of those introducing and chairing the event. It also outlines the planned speaking program including the presentation of awards, a keynote speech by journalist Peter Beinart, and closing remarks by Daniel Sokatch. The document includes biographies of Peter Beinart and award recipients Rabbi Amy Eilberg and Professor Louis Newman. It concludes by thanking dinner chairs, committee members, and providing an honorary dinner committee list.
The 2017 Humboldt Area Foundation yearbook features stories of great work taking place in the community thanks to dedicated grantees, generous donors and inspired community members.
When Truths Collide Ways of Approaching The Religious Other by Jeannie CorbittBrown Fellows Program
The document summarizes the author's experiences with three different religiously-focused organizations over the summer:
1) The Camino de Crestone interfaith pilgrimage, which exposed the author to various spiritual traditions with a pluralistic vision of interreligious relationships.
2) The "Discerning the Signs of the Times" conference, where liberal Christian thinkers advocated for secularized political solutions to social problems rather than religious ones.
3) Volunteering at the South Asian Friendship Center, a Christian mission that seeks to convert local Hindu and Muslim communities through social services and evangelism.
The experiences highlighted both benefits and disadvantages of different approaches to religious pluralism and relationships with religious others.
The ATHENA Awards is the region’s most prestigious event recognizing the professional accomplishments of exceptional individuals and organizations dedicated to the advancement of women.
The document summarizes research on traditional Inuit leadership and effective school leadership in Nunavut, Canada. Key findings include: 1) Inuit leadership is fluid and based on community needs, with individuals stepping up as needed; 2) Elders provide calming spiritual and social guidance to students and disseminate Inuit language, culture and skills through patience and observation; 3) Effective school leadership is collaborative and team-oriented. Findings relate to the Aboriginal concept of holism where all things are interconnected.
The center for_inter-spiritual_dialogue (06-28-2012 0357 pm)Jonathan Dunnemann
The document discusses the Center for Inter-Spiritual Dialogue (CISD), a grassroots organization that promotes interfaith dialogue and spiritual values amongst youth. CISD's goal is to foster understanding between religious traditions in a way that reduces fear and discrimination. The organization supports principles of inclusion from the UN and works to build trust and compassion through community activities. CISD provides training to volunteer spiritual mentors to support youth development.
The Nisqually Tribe held a successful Winter Moon celebration over two days in December 2010. On the first day, about 40 people gathered at the SxWda?deb Culture Center for a ceremony led by Joyce McCloud and others. Spiritual songs were sung and a fire was lit. Stories were shared about renewal and gratitude. Food was cooked over the fire. The next morning, over 50 people participated in ceremonies including prayers, speeches, and rituals. Special recognition was given to mothers and children. A feast prepared by the Nisqually jail inmates concluded the event. The celebration featured strong youth and child participation to carry on traditions.
Just Eating: Practicing Our Faith at the Table Z2P
The document introduces a 7-week curriculum called "Just Eating?" that explores what it means for Christians to practice their faith through eating. It examines how food connects believers to God, each other, and creation. The curriculum draws on the Christian practice of communion and invites participants to reflect on scripture, try new disciplines like fasting, and commit to personal and group actions around food, health, access, environmental stewardship, and hospitality.
The International House of Prayer Missions Base in Kansas City was founded in 1999 with a commitment to combining 24/7 prayers for justice with 24/7 works of justice. It began with 20 full-time intercessors praying for 13 hours a day and has expanded to around 1,500 people involved full-time. Central to their work is the 24/7 prayer room modeled after King David's tabernacle, with singers and musicians ministering continuously. In addition to prayer, they are launching new outreach ministries in areas like disaster relief, orphan care, adoption, and helping victims of human trafficking.
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls is a Catholic organization established in 1887 in Chicago that provides shelter, education, and support to children and families in need. It saves lives by offering a safe home, nurturing environment, and opportunities for growth. Throughout its history, Mercy Home has expanded its services and facilities under the leadership of dedicated priests and presidents who work to continually meet the needs of at-risk youth.
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Hosted by the Rev. Dr. Katharine Rhodes Henderson, President, Auburn Seminary
Honoring
Lauren Bush Lauren | CEO and Co-Founder, FEED Projects
Sister Simone Campbell, SSS | Executive Director of NETWORK and leader of the “Nuns on the Bus” tour
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Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth | U.S. Representative for Illinois’ 8th Congressional District
Millennial trailblazers from Auburn’s Face to Face | Faith to Faith program in Jerusalem and the U.S.:
Salem Abdelrhman | Abu Gosh, Jerusalem Program alumnus, 2004
Lives of Commitment
Miki Joelson | Jerusalem, Jerusalem Program facilitator 2011 and 2012
Alexander Posner | New York City, U.S. Program alumnus, 2012
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Cipriani 42nd St | 110 East 42nd Street | NYC
emotionally and intellectually to
7:00 to 7:30 AM | Registration
7:30 to 9:00 AM | Breakfast and Program
Awards
9:00 to 10:30 AM | Panel Discussion with Honorees: Building a Moral Economy with Resources for All
In today’s interconnected world, transformational change blooms when we are bold in
our pursuits of social justice, when we represent the diversity of a multifaith world, and when
we honor established and emerging leaders whose lives of commitment inspire us.
a course of action.
On May 1, you are invited to honor bold women leaders and next generation activists who
bridge religious divides, build community, pursue justice, and heal the world.
Lauren Bush Lauren is Sister Simone Campbell, SSS, a Sister Congresswoman
the CEO and Co-Founder of Social Service, is Executive Director Tammy Duckworth
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of FEED Projects, a of NETWORK in Washington, D.C. She is is an Iraq War Lives of Commitment Committee*
charitable company a religious leader, attorney and poet Veteran and the
with a mission to create with extensive experience in public policy first Asian-American Auburn Theological Seminary is an institute for religious Co-Chairs Barbara B. Friedman
leadership that faces the challenges of our fragmented, complex, Cantor Angela Paula K. Hawkins
good products that help and advocacy for systemic change. woman elected to
and violent time. We envision religion as a catalyst and resource and Jacob Buchdahl Helen LaKelly Hunt
feed the world. Sales of Last year, she led the “Nuns on the Bus” Congress in Illinois.
for a new world—one in which difference is celebrated, Carolyn Buck-Luce Leah Hunt-Hendrix
FEED products support the UN World tour to highlight She was awarded a Purple Heart for
abundance is shared, and people are hopeful, working for a Mary Byron Betty C. Jones
Food Programme and UNICEF and have the work Catholic combat injuries sustained during Operation
future that is better than today. Barbara Dobkin Deborah Korzenik
provided nearly 60 million school meals Sisters do to Iraqi Freedom. As Director of the Illinois
to children worldwide. Lauren has meet the needs of Department of Veterans Affairs, and Gail Furman, PhD Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Lewis
Auburn Seminary equips bold and resilient leaders—religious
visited many countries to learn firsthand people at the as Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and secular, women and men, adults and teens—with the tools and Marianne and John Golieb Jenny Lyss
about the realities of poverty and economic margins. she implemented many first-in-the-nation resources they need for our multifaith society. We provide them James L. Henderson Barbara Moss
hunger which inspired her to design the programs, including those combating with education, research, support, and media savvy, so that they Mark Hostetter and Alex Habib Lori Ordover
initial FEED bag in 2005. Post Traumatic Stress among Vets and can bridge religious divides, build community, pursue justice, Nina and S.A. Ibrahim Joyce Crowell Palevitz
addressing the unique challenges facing and heal the world. Abigail Pogrebin Pamela G. Perkins
female Veterans. Stephen J. Quigley Laura L. Phillips
Lives of Commitment Awards Benefit Breakfast Melinda Wolfe Sandra Landau Rippe
Benefit Office | 156 Fifth Avenue | Suite 1100 | NY, NY 10010 Mary T. Yelenick Patricia Ryan
Millennial trailblazers from Auburn’s Face to Face | Faith to Faith program in Jerusalem and the U.S.:
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Salem Abdelrhman (left) was a Miki Joelson (center) co-facilitated Alexander Posner (right) was a E: locbreakfast2013@ auburnseminary.org Committee
Claire Silberman
participant in the F2F Jerusalem the F2F Jerusalem program in participant in the F2F American Mike Abram
www.auburnseminary.org/lives2013 Nicki Newman Tanner
program in 2004. He enjoys exploring 2011 and 2012. She takes pride program in 2012. He has also Laila Al-Askari
Serita Winthrop
how music crosses boundaries in combining the study of her teamed with “Magicians Without Mary Lindley Burton
and helps people think about the Jewish heritage with contemporary Borders” to bring entertainment to Jocelyn Cunningham
Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a new way. Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. hospitalized Veterans. Katie Dolan
Ariela Dubler * In formation