Another event to put on your calendar: Voices for Peace Conference

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Voices for Peace
February 4-5, 2005

http://www.cathedralofhope.com/orders/peace.php

The first
Every Church a Peace Church (ECAPC) Conference in Texas
Cathedral of Hope - 5910 Cedar Springs, Dallas, TX 75235

Schedule:

Friday, February 4, 2005

9:00 AM Registration & Coffee
9:30 Morning Devotion by Dick Davis, Pastor Peace Mennonite Church
10:00 Workshops: Training for Local / Regional ECAPC Organizers
• ECAPC: How to Start a Church-base Peacemaker Group
-- John Stoner and Michael L. Westmoreland-White
• Conscientious Objection & the Draft, Part One (Veterans For Peace)
11:30 Lunch – at Cathedral of Hope (Note on reg. form / extra cost of $5.00)
12:30 PM Workshops
• Growing the ECAPC Ministry in Your Community
-- John Stoner and Michael L. Westmoreland-White
• Conscientious Objection & the Draft, Part Two (Veterans For Peace)
2:00 Break
2:20 Workshops
• An Introduction to Every Church A Peace Church
-- John Stoner and Michael L. Westmoreland-White
3:30 Gather to learn the ECAPC Hymn
Break for Dinner (Dinner not provided)
7:00 PM EVENING SESSION, PUBLIC INVITED, NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Session One: Speaker: Dr. Glen Stassen
-- We Have a Better Answer to Terrorism

Saturday, February 5, 2005

9:00 AM Coffee & Registration
9:30 Worship
9:45 Session Two: Speaker: Damu Smith of Black Voices for Peace
--Challenge to the Church: Building the Beloved Community in the 21st Century
10:30 Response to Damu Smith
10:45 Break
11:00 Community Time: Visit the Display Area, Networking, Singing
11:30 Lunch at Cathedral of Hope (Note on reg. form / extra cost of $5.00)
12:30 PM Gather to learn the ECAPC Hymn
12:45 Workshops
• Starting a Black Voices for Peace Chapter in Dallas -- Damu Smith
• An Introduction to Every Church A Peace Church -- Dick Davis
• How to Start a Church-based Peacemaker Group -- Michael L. Westmoreland-White
• Economic Conversion: Moving Toward a more Peaceful World -- Lloyd Dumas
• Men and Peace: What Does it Mean to Be a, “Man of Peace?” --Hadi Jawad
• Toward a Practical Spirituality of Nonviolence --John Stoner
• Get Your Peace Message on Local Cable Access --Marty Ruggles
• Resisting the Military -- Dan Burnam
• Parents as Peacemakers -- Dallas Peace Center
• A Peace Witness in Columbia --Victor J. Hinojosa
• Standing With the Oppressed --Tammerie Spires
• Creating A Culture of Peace -- Larry Brown
1:45 Break
2:00 Session Three: Speaker: Karen Horst Cobb
- "Havens of Peace- Cairns of Hope"
2:45 Response to Karen Horst Cobb
3:00 Closing Worship
s 3:20 End