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WA, Seattle: The Pursuit of Peace in a Culture of Violence: A National Catholic Conference on Peacemaking

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Submitted by Chip on July 15, 2007 - 11:41am.

VENUE:
Seattle University

901 12th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122

starts: 08/10/2007 - 12:00am
ends: 08/12/2007 - 11:59pm

We must have no illusions. We must not be naive. If we listen to the voice of God, we make our choice, get out of ourselves, and fight nonviolently for a better world. We must not expect to find it easy; we shall not walk on roses, people will not throng to hear us and applaud, and we shall not always be aware of divine protection. If we are to be pilgrims of justice and peace, we must expect the desert. -Dom Helder Camara

Pax Christi USA is pleased to announce this year's conference, The Pursuit of Peace in a Culture of Violence: A National Catholic Conference on Peacemaking, to be held August 10-12, 2007, at Seattle University in Seattle, WA. The conference is being co-sponsored by Seattle University's Department of Theological and Religious Studies, Office of the Vice President for Mission and Ministry, and the Graduate School of Theology and Ministry. (For a full list of events associated with the conference, please scroll down and click on the links at the bottom of this page.)

The keynote presenter for the conference is Jack Jezreel of JustFaith Ministries. Seminar presenters include:

  • Camilo Mejia, the first US soldier to publically refuse to fight in the Iraq War and author of Road from ar-Ramadi: The Private Rebellion of Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia
  • Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
  • Dr. Jamie Phelps, OP, theologian at Xavier University and director of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies in New Orleans
  • Rev. Charles Morris, global warming activist and director of Michigan Interfaith Power and Light
  • Drs. Jeanette Rodriguez and Ted Fortier, professors at Seattle University and authors of Cultural Memory: Resistance, Faith and Identity
  • Members of the Pax Christi Anti-Racism Team

This year's conference also marks Pax Christi USA's 35th anniversary. Throughout the conference we will have special events and guests marking Pax Christi USA's 35 years.

On Friday, at a pre-conference gathering, Pax Christi USA will host a very special event, A National Grassroots Discernment for the Peoples' Peace Initiative, to gather the voices and experiences from every level of the national Catholic peace and justice movement to articulate the challenges of Catholic peacemaking in the 21st century. Pax Christi local groups and regions are especially encouraged to send a representative to take part in this unprecedented gathering. (Thursday night housing is available.)

Please click on the links below for information on any of the conference events, for conference brochures, and pre-conference event information. We hope you'll join us!