12:00 pm, Monday, January 16, 2017

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration - Workshops: Get ready now! Nonviolent Direct Action skills and Faith for the Long-haul Struggle for Justice (Fellowship Hall) & The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Humanizing the enemy and tending to the trauma (Koinonia Room)

Two Sessions offered: 12:00 - 1:15 PM

1. Get ready now! Nonviolent Direct Action skills and Faith for the Long-haul Struggle for Justice

This workshop will save your life by teaching skills to prevent burnout, learning spiritual practices, and doing activism in a way that strengthens you and your community. The work for social justice is long; both having joy and honoring grief are critical to building a life that can sustain despite inevitable obstacles and avoid the paralysis of analysis. Learn from Convocation speaker Sarah Thompson and her friends about their experiences. Learn about potential mentors and job opportunities to turn your passion into vocation. Led by Sarah Thompson (Fellowshp Hall)

2. Amela Puljek-Shenk (Koinonia Room)

The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Humanizing the enemy and tending to the trauma

Contact: DaVonne Kramer, phone 574-535-7030, email dkramer@goshen.edu

See also: MLK Day Schedule