Conference Streams
- Stream 1: Eco-Justice
Race, class and the environment; role of faith leaders; creating the future.
Convener: Lisa Sharon Harper, New York Faith and Justice.
- Stream 2: World Cultures
Gospel and culture; interfaith dialogue; Christianities in diaspora.
Convener: Dr. Elizabeth Tapia, Drew University Theological School.
- Stream 3: Community Analysis & Action
Religious re-sponse to gentrification and neighborhood ethnic diversity; faith-based development.
Convener: Shirvahna Gobin, NYTS.
- Stream 4: “Cultures of Peace”
Peace-building through “people power”; genocide and human rights education; genocide prevention.
Convener: Douglas Irvin, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers
- Stream 5: Ethical Leadership in the Global Economy
Capitalism and the common good; women and leadership; the corporation and conscience.
Convener: Esslie Hughes, financial executive and NYTS Board member.
- Stream 6: Youth
Youth at risk; church-based programs; youth-based justice movements.
Conveners: Rev. Dr. C. Vernon Mason, Uth Turn, and Rev. J. Lee Hill, Jr., Riverside Church.
- Stream 7: Women in the Global City
Globalization of women’s work, women’s justice; violence, families and migration; sex trafficking.
Convener: Dr. Lois Gehr Livezey, NYTS.