In A Time Such as This

Testimonial

"This was a wonderful gathering in every way - the speakers, moderators, all the details, the small groups, the prompts. Probably the best Zoom I've attended, and I attend a lot of them." Leslie Martin (participant)

 

Featured Guests

  • Shanta Premawardhana, President, OMNIA Institute for Contextual Leadership, is an international speaker who trains people of faith to act collaboratively and effectively to counter religious extremism and religion-based injustices. He shared a vision of the role faith and interfaith organizations have in the quest for just communities.
  • Whitney Terrill, Environmental Justice Program Manager, Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light, is deeply committed to equity, diversity and inclusion for all people. She provided a local and very personal perspective for our conversation together.
  • Holly Brod Farber, Co-Director, Speakers Bureau/The Letters Project, Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, and John Emery, Executive Director, Islamic Resource Group, spoke of the value of convening, bridge building, and enhancing mutual understanding and religious literacy in Minnesota.

 

Special Thanks

In addition to our featured guests, we are grateful to those who provided context, information about the MnMN network, and blessings:

  • Joann Conroy, President of the American Indian Alaska Native Lutheran Association of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, ELCA Pastor, Chaplain at the Good Samaritan Society/Sanford Health in St Paul, enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and MnMN Network Council member
  • Adam Stock Spilker, Senior Rabbi at Mount Zion Temple, Chair of MnMN's Network Council, and member of MnMN's Board of Directors
  • Ben Connelly, Senior Teacher at MN Zen Meditation Center, and MnMN Network Council member
  • Zafar Siddiqui, co-founder (and past president) of Islamic Resource Group, Enterprise Systems Architect for the State of Minnesota, and MnMN Network Council member
  • Dr. Shashikant Sane, President of Hindu Community Center and the Hindu American Temple School
  • Jessi LeClear-Vachta, Director of Enrollment Services at Luther Seminary, and MnMN Network Council member
  • Anantanand Rambachan, Emeritus Professor of Religion at St. Olaf College, Hindu leader, and Chairperson of MnMN's Board of Directors
  • Rabbi Esther Adler, Rabbi at Mount Zion Temple
  • Courageous Change Collective, event planners and convening facilitators

 

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