ECM SPRING
2008
Black History Month
"Murder in the Sunflower State, The Lynching of Fred Alexander and the Early Civil Rights Struggle in Kansas," Shawn Leigh Alexander, Assistant Professor of African/African American Studies at University Forum, Wednesday, February 6, 12noon-1pm. The showing of Amazing Grace, will be viewed at Faith Forum, Wednesday, February 27, 7:15pm at ECM.
Summer or Longer Volunteer Placement
Saving Yourself:A Student Guide to Self Impowerment in Financial Planning
Developing good habits of investment in oneself and the "public good."
• Saving money through investment (including "green" and other socially responsible accounts)
• Developing a "saving habit"
• Education on FICA credit scores, loans (including education loans/grants)
• Monitoring expenses
2008 Theologian in Residence
Arizona (Vasaljo Land): Learning What Sustainability is in a Traditional Sense."
Brett Beneke, bbeneke@ku.edu
* Juarez, Mexico: "Border Awareness Experience ("Winter Break). Jen Goepetz,
jenn777@ku.edu
* New Mexico: "My Life as a Pilgrimage."
Dini Richards, dinirich@ku.edu
* New Orleans: "Solidarity, Not Charity."
Haley Masterson, haley_m86@hotmail.co
* El Salvador: "Grassroots Organizing in Post-Civil War El Salvador." (filled)
Sarah Birmingham, shirm@ku.edu;
Heather Wurtz, cbinasun@ku.edu
Dr. Bart Ehrman, Chair of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina, Author of Misquoting Jesus and 17 other books. Friday, April 11 through Monday, April 14.
Come into ECM and use the resource materials in the Volunteer-Intern Placement Center.
Fair Trade Team
Fair Trade Team Participate in the advocacy/education of fair trade and assist in a regional conference in Lawrence on "Fair Trade in the Heartland," April 11-12. Coordinator: Jennifer Kong, spearit1@ ku.edu and Ashley Depenbusch, ashley.dep@gmail.com.
registration at ECM, telephone 843-9333 or ecmkduku.edu. Fee is $20 (50% to student savings of choice-50% ECM savings).
Monday meetings begin March 3, from 7-8pm at ECM. Coordinators: England Porter, porter_england@yahoo.com and Haley Masterson, h86_@hotmail.com.
Faith Club Interfaith Dialogue
Dennis Dailey, Professor Emeritus of Social Welfare. Thursday 6:30-8:30, begins Jan. 31 (10 sessions). Registration through Feb. 7 at ECM, $35 student/$45 other. Coordinators: Kyle Kitson, kitson@ku.edu and Jen Faber, tashbag@ku.edu.
(Muslim/Christian/Jewish)
Wednesday, April 9, 7pm. Woodruff
Auditorium, KS Union
Human Sexuality in Everyday Life
Life is Calling- LC
Death Penalty and Forgiveness
The theme of the Faith Forum: A Liberating Take on Christianity will be Questioning Capital Punishment, (DVD) with Sister Helen Preian. Forgiveness will also be explored in another series (DVD), The Power of Forgiveness. This documentary features stories on the Amish, Ground Zero, Thich Nhat Hanh, Elie Wiesel. Meetings are with a meal and community building on Wednesdays, 6-8pm at ECM. Coordinators: Jen Faber, tashbagku.edu and England Porter, porter_england@yahoo.com
LC is a weekly gathering of 5-6 people who reflect on their "vocation" ("Vocation" includes not only your academic major or career, but where your gifts (skills) and passion meet the world's needs). Register (no fee) at ECM Center or telephone 843-4933/ email ecmku@ku.edu by February 1. Times and places for small groups decided at orientation, Sunday, February 3 from 2-4pm. Coordinators: Shannon Gorres, smgores@ku.edu & Jenny Faber, tashbag@ku.edu.
Ash Wednesday-Feb. 26
Danforth Chapel: 11:30am, 12:30
and 4:30pm. CEP: 6pm
Silent Saturdays
Feb. 23 and April 26, 12:30pm -7:15pm
Koinonia
Kombia A cooperative-covenant community residence in the ECM Center...applications are available for summer and fall.
Veggie Lunch, Thursdays 11:30-1pm
Ecojustice Team
Just Food Team
Support the food pantries in Lawrence ...and a change in national food policy by becoming a Just Food member. Collections are taken at the ECM and team volunteers are welcome. A workshop on national food policy change through Bread for the World will be held Saturday, March 1 from 9am-12 noon at Trinity Lutheran Church. Coordinator: Reanna Putnam, reannap@ku.edu.
Field trips to Haskell-Baker Wetlands, bison tour and "booming" of prairie chickens in Kanza Prairie...support of sustainability concerns at KU and Haskell...join the team! Coordinator: Leah Hitcher, leah_hitcher@hotmail.com.
Wednesday, April 23. 6pm
Interfaith Passover Seder
Jan. 23
Jan. 30
Language Disorders and Inherited Genes
Mabel Rice, Distinguished Professor of Advanced Studies,Director of Language Acquisition Studies Lab
Feb. 6
"Murder in the Sunflower State" The Lynching of Fred Alexander and the Early Civil Rights Struggle in Kansas. Shawn Leigh Alexander, Assistant Professor of African/African American Studies.
A Border that Joins Two Worlds:
Mexico/USA
Kent Stone, Minister of First
Congregational Church in Topeka
and Former Chair, Latin American Studies,
Drake University
Religion as an Addiction Robert Minor, Professor of Religious Studies
Feb.13
University Forum Spring 2008 Forum Speaker 12pm-1pm with optional lunch at 11:30
Feb. 20
The Globalization of Mysteries
Pat Kehde, Co-owner of Raven
Bookstore
Feb.27
Political Consequences in Kansas of Latino Immigration Ruben Flores, Professor of American Studies
March 5
Universal Health Care: Is it Possible?
David Goering, M.D. at Lawrence Memorial Hospital,
Chair of Kansas Health Care for All
March 19
Spring Break
March 26
April 2
March 26 Democracy as a Contact Sport Congresswoman Nancy Boyda
March 12
Capitalism: What It Is and What
It Isn't
Harry Shaffer, Professor Emeritus of
Economics
History of Haskell Indian Nations University and Importance of Haskell-Baker Wetlands
Teresa Milk. Professor of Education, Haskell Indian Nations University.
April 9
The Quality of Life Questions for Newborns with Birth
Anomalies
Rud Turnbull, Professor and Senior
Scientist of Special Education at KU
April 16
Crisis and Change at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Catherine Weaver, Assistant Professor of Political Science
April 23
Grassroots Women in Bolivian Venezuela'
Cory Fischer-Hoffman, Graduate Student in Latin American Studies
(recently lived over 6 months in Venezuela)
April 30
The Fossil Marine Mammals of Peru: A New Exhibition for KC and New Paradigm of Science
from Peru Craig Sandell, Executive Director of Santayana Institute (Lawrence & Lima, Peru)
May 7
Planning Meeting - The selection of Fall 2008 Forum topics & speakers will occur. It is open to anyone, attendees and others.
ECM affirms the following:
"We invite all people to participate in our community and worship life without insisting that they become like us in order to be acceptable (including but not limited to): believers and agnostics, conventional Christians and questioning skeptics, women and men, those of all sexual orientation and gender identities, those of all races and cultures, those of all classes and abilities, those who hope for a better world and those who have lost hope... We form ourselves into communities dedicated to equipping one another for work we feel called to do: striving for peace and justice among all people, protecting and restoring the integrity of all God's creation, and bringing hope to those Jesus called the least of his sisters and brothers...We recognize the faithfulness of other people who have other names for the way to God's realm, and acknowledge that their ways are true for them, as our ways are true for us."
A ministry made possible through the generosity of many individuals, the Presbyterian Church (USA), the United Church of Christ, the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) and the Church of the Brethren denominations along with First Presbyterian, West Side Presbyterian, Plymouth Congregational, Lone Star Church of the Brethren, Oread Friends congregations of Lawrence and St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Eudora, Kansas.
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Phone: 843-4933
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WEDNESDAY, ANNUARY 30, 2008
Email: ecmku@ku.edu
Website: www.ecmku.org
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