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As a capstone to our year-long focus on Faith or Justice?: Ironies, Inequalities and Ideologies, the Multicultural Student Center and Institute for Justice Education and Transformation (IJET) will be sponsoring a symposium on Race, Religion and Representation on March 15-16, 2012. The symposium will be hosted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. All events will either be in Memorial Union or the Red Gym. See our map for directions and location addresses.
You can download the complete symposium schedule with workshop times and locations here.

Currently, special guests include:

Dr. Anthony Pinn, Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University with a focus on black theology;
Dr. John Francis, Visiting Associate Professor at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and author of planetwalker and Ragged edge of Silence
Debbie Goddard, Director of the African Americans for Humanism and Campus Outreach Coordinator at the Center for Inquiry
Jennifer Knox, Organizer for VOICE (Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement)

Continuing Education Credits Available--up to--8 hours or .8 via UW Extension
Note: You must Sign-In after the Kick-off lecture Thursday (.2) and after the Closing Session Friday (.6) as proof of Full Participation).

Hosted lunch table sessions will be offered as an opportunity to continue conversations and discussions on specific topics.

Registration

Pre-registration is now closed. On-site registration will be available throughout the day on March 15 and 16. However, conference materials are limited in quantity and given on a first-come first-serve basis. Breakfast, lunch and dinner reception are included with pre-registration. Nearby restaurants are also a dining option.

For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations, please contact Donte Hilliard at dhilliard@studentlife.wisc.edu or 608-265-2513. Two weeks advance notice will allow us to provide seamless access.

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