PCUSA at the Convention for the Common Good
May 1st, 2008
Pax Christi USA is pleased to announce its participation in and endorsement of The Convention for the Common Good, a partnership of more than 20 Catholic organizations to raise “the common good” up as a defining perspective of this year’s electoral process.
Pax Christi USA Special Pre-Convention Events
Pax Christi USA will be hosting two pre-convention events on Thursday evening (July 10) and Friday morning (July 11) to welcome PCUSA members and the public early for the Convention. Thursday’s program, “The War Abroad, The War at Home: Building a Movement to Reverse Course,” is a chance to gather our national community to celebrate, reflect on and challenge our movement for peace with justice prior to the Convention. Friday morning’s event will be a teach-in on the Iraq War with Iraq veterans, activists, and more.
Details
WHEN: Thursday evening, July 10, and Friday morning, July 11
WHERE: The Sheraton City Center, 201 NW 17th Street, in Philadelphia, PA. Hotel rooms are available at a discounted rate for early-arriving convention participants at the Sheraton City Center, 215-448-2000.
SPEAKERS
Thursday evening, “The War Abroad, The War at Home: Building a Movement to Reverse Course”:
- Marie Dennis, Pax Christi International Co-President, PCUSA Ambassador of Peace, Director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
- Arturo Chavez, executive director of the Mexican American Cultural Center and a member of Pax Christi USA’s National Council
- Dave Robinson, Pax Christi USA Executive Director
We will also be recognizing Eric LeCompte, former National Council Chair and current Outreach Coordinator for SOAWatch, as a new Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace.
Friday morning’s teach-in: to be announced…
Cost: $40.00 to attend both Thursday evening and Friday morning events. Brochures will be sent out in the Pax Christi USA May membership mailing.
For more information, visit the Pax Christi USA website.
