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)
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