Conference at the University of Chicago

Social Justice and Human Rights:

Social Science, Public Policy and Christian Faith In Conversation at the University of Chicago 

In recognition of the 60th Anniversary of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(December 10, 1948 – December 10, 2008)

• Thursday, November 6, 2008  

  7:00 p.m.
  Screening of Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North; a PBS documentary produced by Katrina Brown,  whose ancestors in the DeWolf family were the biggest slave traders in America.  Watch an excerpt  |  Tom DeWolf, author of the book on this project will be present to answer questions on his book and the movie. In addition, he will talk about his participation in an ongoing racial reconciliation discussion project called Coming to the Table and organized by the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University.

• Friday, November 7, 2008

  9:00 a.m.
  Jean Bethke Elshtain  -  The nature of the citizen, goverment,  and religion  for the cause of civil society and justice.

  10:30 a.m.
  Randolph Stone - Mass Incarceration and its Aftermath: What do we do when hundreds of prisoners are released and return to troubled communities.

  12:00 p.m. - Lunch.
  Lunch is provided for registered participants.

  1:00 p.m.
  Michael Perry  -   Human rights in society  -  religious vs. secular foundations.

  2:30 p.m.
  Jeanne Ward   -   Human rights for women and children.

  4:00 p.m.
  Panel Discussion

  6:00 p.m. - Dinner.
  Dinner is provided for registered participants.

  7:00 p.m.
  Panel Discussion with people involved in Social Justice and Human Rights Ministries.

• Saturday, November 8, 2008

  9:00 a.m.
  Nicholas Wolterstorff  -   Love and Justice.

  10:30 a.m.
  As We Forgive - A journey into the lives of three Rwandan genocide survivors who discover the power and pain of radical forgiveness.
  NOTE: We are hoping to have at least one person involved with making movie and at least one Rwandan with us to discuss the process of reconciliation going on in Rwanda, since almost 50,000 prisoners accused of genocide were released in 2006, due to the fact that there were not enough courts or judges to try their cases.

  11:30 a.m.
  Panel Discussion

  12:30 p.m. - Lunch.
  Lunch is provided for registered participants.

  1:00 p.m.
  Presentations and Resources by Social Justice and Human Rights Groups.