WorldMeetingofPopularMovements
U.S.RegionalMeeting
February16-19,2017
Modesto,California
Agenda
Thursday,February16
3:00–5:00
Registration
5:00
Dinner
6:00
Welcome
BishopStephenBlaire,DioceseofStockton
&PastorTrenaTurner,FaithintheValley
Whyweare GrassrootsLeaders
KeynoteAddress
CardinalPeterTurkson,Prefect DicasteryforIntegralHumanDevelopment
WorldMeetingofPopularMovements&theU.S.Context
- JuanGrabois,ConfederacióndeTrabajadoresdelaEconomíaPopular
- JosephTomásMckellar,PICONationalNetwork
- LorenaMelgarejo,ArchdioceseofSanFrancisco&FaithinActionBayArea
- CardinalJosephTobin,ArchdioceseofNewark(viavideo)
7:30
MeetinSmallGroups
8:30
Conclusion
Friday,February17
7:00–8:30
Breakfast
8:30
PlenaryPanelonRacism
10:00
10:15
11:45
1:00
1:30
CoffeeBreak
SmallGroupDiscussion
Lunch
ReportfromSmallGroups
PlenaryPanelonMigration
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3:00
3:15
5:00
6:30
7:15
Drjohna.powell,HaasInstituteforaFair&InclusiveSociety,UCBerkeley
BishopSheltonFabre,DioceseofHouma-Thibodaux
PastorTraciBlackmon,ExecutiveMinister,UnitedChurchofChrist
JoseArrellano,HomeboyIndustries,LosAngeles,CA
ArthurMcFarland,CharlestonAreaJusticeMinistry,Charleston,SC
Fr.MichaelCzerny,S.J,Under-Secretary,SectionforMigrants&Refugees,
VaticanDicasteryforIntegralHumanDevelopment
ArchbishopJoséHoracioGómez,ArchdioceseofLosAngeles
AndreaCristinaMercado,NationalDomesticWorkersAlliance
ZahraBilloo,CouncilonAmerican-IslamicRelations,SanFrancisco,CA
CoffeeBreak
SmallGroupDiscussion
Dinner
ReportfromSmallGroups
OrganizingintheCentralValley
- MarshallGanz,HarvardKennedySchool
- LocalleadersfromtheCentralValley
8:30 Conclusion
Saturday,February18
7:00–8:30
Breakfast
8:30 PlenaryPanelonWork&Housing
- Dr.StevenPitts,CenterforLaborResearchandEducation,UCBerkeley
- DianeYentel,NationalLow-IncomeHousingCoalition,Washington,DC
- BishopRobertMcElroy,DioceseofSanDiego
- BleuRainer,Fightfor$15/SEIU,Tampa,FL
- LucasBenitez,CoalitionofImmokaleeWorkers,FL
- JenniferMartinez,FaithinActionBayArea,CA
- CathyLevine,BREAD,Columbus,OH
10:00
10:15
11:45
1:00
1:30
CoffeeBreak
SmallGroupDiscussion
Lunch
ReportfromSmallGroups
PlenaryPanelonLand&theEnvironment
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3:00 3:15 5:00 6:30 7:15 8:30 Sunday,February19
7:00–8:00* 8:00 8:30 9:00 JuanFlores,CenteronRace,Poverty&theEnvironment,Delano,CA
BishopOscarCantú,DioceseofLasCruces
NayyirahShariff,FlintDemocracyDefenseLeague,Flint,MI
ThomasJoseph,II,TrueNorthOrganizingNetwork,Bayside,CA
MariaPerez,ARISE–AResourceinServingEquality,Alamo,TX
MicaelaAizawa,ChuukeseCommunityoftheBigIsland,Honolulu,HI&
BobAgres,Hawai’iAllianceforCommunityBasedEconomicDevelopment
CoffeeBreak
SmallGroupDiscussion
Dinner
ReportfromSmallGroups
Procession&MassatSt.StanislausChurch
Conclusion
Breakfast
SynthesisofourDialogue
MessagefromPopeFrancis(vialetter)
NextSteps&Commitments
ClosingCeremony
9:45 10:00 Conclusion
*PleasenotethatonSundaybreakfastwillend,andtheplenarysessionwillbegin,at8:00am
TheOrganizingCommitteeforthisencounterhasinvolvedrepresentativesfromthefollowing
organizations:
DirectAction&ResearchTrainingCenter(DART)
GamalielFoundation
HomeboyIndustries
InterfaithWorkerJustice(IWJ)
JesuitMinistriesoftheJesuitConferenceofCanada&theUnitedStates
NationalDomesticWorkersAlliance(NDWA)
PICONationalNetwork–PeopleImprovingCommunitiesthroughOrganizing
ServiceEmployeesInternationalUnion(SEIU)
USFederationofWorkerCooperatives
AdvisoryCommittee:
CeciliaCalvo,JesuitMinistriesoftheJesuitConferenceofCanada&theUnitedStates
JohnCarr,InitiativeonCatholicSocialThought&PublicLife,GeorgetownUniversity
NedDolejsi,CaliforniaCatholicConference
Msgr.RaymondDreiling,DioceseofFresno
LonnieEllis,CatholicClimateCovenant
RichardFowler,DioceseofSacramento
JohnGehring,FaithinPublicLife
DonnaGrimes,USCCBSubcommitteeonAfricanAmericanAffairs
MelissaHoover,USFederationofWorkerCooperatives
MaryLaver,PhiladelphiansOrganizedtoWitness,Empower&Rebuild(POWER)
Sr.CherylLiske,GamalielofMichigan
RalphMcCloud,CatholicCampaignforHumanDevelopment
Dr.MaureenO’Connell,LaSalleUniversity
RandyKeesler,CatholicCampaignforHumanDevelopment
AlexiaKelley,FoundationsandDonorsInterestedinCatholicActivities(FADICA)
Fr.CleteKiley,UNITEHERE
AndreaCristinaMercado,NationalDomesticWorkersAlliance
Fr.MauriceNutt,InstituteforBlackCatholicStudies,XavierUniversity
WilliamPurcell,CenterforSocialConcerns,UniversityofNotreDame
KathySaile,CenteronBudgetandPolicyPriorities
RocioSaenz,ServiceEmployeesInternationalUnion(SEIU)
Fr.MauriceHenrySands,USCCBBlack&IndianMissionOffice
ThomasShellabarger,InterfaithWorkerJustice
RobertSievert-Wagner,BuildingResponsibility,Equality&Dignity(BREAD)
DeaconAllenStevens,TheMicahProject&St.PeterClaverParishofNewOrleans
AngelicaSalas,CoalitionforHumaneImmigrantRightsofLosAngeles(CHIRLA)
Fr.KennethTaylor,NationalBlackCatholicClergyCaucus
Dr.RichardWood,UniversityofNewMexico
BishopsAdvisoryCommittee:
CardinalJosephTobin
BishopStephenBlaire
BishopOscarCantú
BishopSheltonFabre
BishopRobertMcElroy
BishopArmandoOchoa
BishopJaimeSoto