Friends of PANA are invited to an
API FAITH AND JUSTICE GATHERING:
CAPTURING THE MOMENT BY
REKINDLING THE MOVEMENT OF THE HEART
October 20-21, 1007
PANA invites you to join us for a weekend event, “Capturing the Moment by Rekindling the Movement of the Heart,” a space for primarily API folks who are practicing the intersection of culture, spirituality and justice—who wish to reflect on what that work means at this particular time and place in history.
Gathering will be elders and pioneers who have been doing this work for decades, such as veteran human rights activist Rev. Lloyd Wake, Sikh and other activists and teachers deepening the spiritual strength of their work, faith leaders engaging their congregations to stand up for justice, artists developing new forms of cultural work, and young API folks just beginning to find ways to get active and serve their communities.
We invite you to come to share your journey, insights and challenges. We hope that out of this weekend we are touched by the wisdom of the past as well as the emergence of new spiritual and political practices.
For more information go to: http://www.psr.edu/pana.cfm?m=302.
To register, please fill out the following form and return to dlee@psr.edu by October 10, 2007.
Registration Form
___Yes, I will attend Oct 20-21
___No, I cannot come this time, but please keep me informed of future events
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Dietary Needs (check one):
___Vegan
___Vegetarian
___Chicken and Fish
___Eat everything
___I request assistance in finding overnight accommodations. (We can help arrange homestays or dorm rooms, or make hotel recommendations).
___ My payment of $50 is enclosed.
___ I will pay at the door
___ I request a volunteer work/exchange or scholarship.
___I will not be able to attend the full weekend. Please explain. __________________________________________________
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More upcoming PANA events:
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Thursday, October 11, 7:00pm
NRJ-API-LGBT House Party
October 20-21:
“Capturing the Moment & Renewing the Movement of the Heart: an API Faith and Justice Gathering”
January 7 -18, 2008:
Community Course: “Theology of Struggle in Diaspora: Constructing an Asia-Pacific Islander Political Theology” with Professor Eleazar Fernandez
January 22-24, 2008:
Earl Lectures at PSR: “O For A World: Faith, Community and Sustainability”
February 5, 2008:
First meeting of Manzanar course; meets Tuesday evenings through April.
February 9-10, 2008:
PANA Pilgrimage to Sacred Sites of API Immigration in the Sacramento River Delta
April 24-27, 2008:
Third Annual PANA Pilgrimage to Manzanar
Also of interest to friends of PANA:
Saturday, October 6, 6:30pm:
Iftar Dinner (Christian/Muslim interfaith) at Pine UMC in San Francisco
November 2, 3, 4:
2007 Robert McAfee Brown Annual Lectureship by Rita Nakashima Brock
Scroll down for more information about these events, or visit the PANA website at pana.psr.edu .
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Saturday, October 6, 6:30pm:
Iftar Dinner (Christian/Muslim interfaith)
Pine United Methodist Church, 426 33rd Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121
Below please find information for this year’s Iftar Dinner. As Christians, standing in solidarity and in community with the Islamic community has become increasingly vital. Hope you can join the dinner. Please help spread the word. Thanks.
–John
Rev. John Oda, Senior Pastor
Pine United Methodist Church
426 33rd Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94706
415-387-1800
www.pineumc.org
Co-sponsored by:
Bay Area Cultural Connections and Pine UMC/CityLight Fellowship
www.pineumc.org, www.baycc.org
Schedule:
6:30pm—Gathering
6:45pm—Break Fast and Evening Prayers
7:10pm- Dinner: Asian and Middle Eastern
7:50pm– Program
8:00pm—Japanese and Turkish Tea and Dessert
8:30pm– Closing
All are warmly invited to attend. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share.
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Thursday, October 11, 7:00pm
NRJ-API-LGBT House Party
PANA House, 2357 LeConte Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709
Come celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of NRJ (Network on Religion and Justice for API Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People, www.NetRJ.org)
Come in drag — Prize for the best costume!
Learn about the NRJ mission and events
Dance the night away!
See the Evite.
Please RSVP by October 9th to eleung@psr.edu
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October 20-21
“Capturing the Moment & Renewing the Movement of the Heart: an API Faith and Justice Gathering”
PANA Institute, Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley 94709
We are in a moment. A moment to reclaim spirituality and the work of justice. A moment for developing a new methodology to do political work that is spiritually meaningful and sustaining. A moment that we can come together across ethnicity, generation, interracial and interreligious to form true relationships. A moment for doing more than strategizing but connecting the deepest soul part of all the movements, kindling that fire. A time for us to cut through all the stuff that gets in the way. If you feel drawn to this moment, and helping us to capture it and shape it, we hope you can join this intentional gathering and weekend journey to engage in practices of the heart and be renewed in the struggle for justice and dignity.
Registration (to cover cost of meals): $50 for two days, 9am Saturday – 5pm Sunday. Work-scholarships are available. Registration deadline is October 10th.
Sponsored by the Civil Liberty and Faith Project of the PANA Institute. For more information contact Rev. Deborah Lee, dlee@psr.edu, 510-849-8260 or visit the PANA website.
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November 2, 3, 4
2007 Robert McAfee Brown Annual Lectureship by Rita Nakashima Brock: “Saving Paradise: Christianity’s Forgotten Love for This World.”
First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, 1140 Cowper Ave., Palo Alto, CA
Join Rev. Dr. Nakashima Brock for a weekend of lively dialogue and theological conversation.
For more information:
http://www.fprespa.org/lecture.htm
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January 7 -18, 2008, 2:00-6:00 pm
Community Course: “Theology of Struggle in Diaspora: Constructing an Asia-Pacific Islander Political Theology”
with Professor Eleazar Fernandez
Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley 94709
Together as a learning community we will engage in a search for an Asian-Pacific Islander transformative political theology. We will enter this search through the lens of Theology of Struggle (Filipino theology), its background, context and main tenets in the larger global context of the imperial project and predatory globalization. We will identify connections between the struggle of Filipinos, Filipino-Americans and other Asian-Pacific Islanders and identify post-colonial strategies and practices for social transformation. Course is open to GTU students for credit, pastors and lay leaders for C.E.U. and for the wider community for personal enrichment and study. This course is being offered as part of the Civil Liberty and Faith project of the PANA Institute.
Eleazar Fernandez is Professor of Constructive Theology at the United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. He is the author of “Toward a Theology of Struggle” (1994) and has published extensively on Filipino Faith, post-colonial theology, and cross-cultural mission. He has served as a pastor in the United Church of Christ Philippines and is active in the United Church of Christ U.S.A.
To register for the class please contact: Rev. Deborah Lee, (510) 849-8260 or dlee@psr.edu.
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Feb 5 – April 27, 2008
Community Course: “Manzanar: America’s Internment”
Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley 94709
with Dr. Joanne Doi and Dr. Gordon Lee. 3 units. Meets Tuesdays 6:30-9 pm; first meeting is Feb. 5th.
April 2008 will mark the 39th annual Pilgrimage to the former WWII site of Japanese American internment at Manzanar, California. Initially created by a Buddhist priest and Christian minister as a ceremony to honor the dead, the pilgrimages have evolved into journeys that evoke layers of meaning, collective memory, healing and ongoing commitment for reconciliation, justice and compassion.
In preparation for active participation and theological reflection on the pilgrimage that draws a diverse community together, PANA is offering a interdisciplinary course at Pacific School of Religion. The course will examine the practice of pilgrimage and its interreligious nature (Buddhist, Christian, Shinto folk practice with Taoist elements), identity and race in Asian American history through place and memory (social geography/racial formation theory), and a framework for theological interpretation (anamnesis, compassion, solidarity). Instructors will be Dr. Joanne Doi and Dr. Gordon Lee. 3 units. Meets Tuesdays 6:30-9 pm; first meeting is Feb. 5th.
To register for the class please contact: Rev. Deborah Lee, (510) 849-8260 or dlee@psr.edu.
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February 9-10, 2008
PANA Pilgrimage to Sacred Sites of API Immigration in the Sacramento River Delta
We will focus on the rural experience of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and Sikh immigrants to California in the 1840’s through 1950’s. We will remember racial violence, economic hardship, interethnic tensions and solidarities and examine connections with the Latino and Southeast Asian immigrant communities who live there today.
To register please contact Rev. Deborah Lee, (510) 849-8260 or dlee@psr.edu.
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April 24-27, 2008
Third Annual PANA Pilgrimage to Manzanar
April 2008 will mark the 39th annual Pilgrimage to the former WWII site of Japanese American internment at Manzanar, California. Initially created by a Buddhist priest and Christian minister as a ceremony to honor the dead, the pilgrimages have evolved into journeys that evoke layers of meaning, collective memory, healing and ongoing commitment for reconciliation, justice and compassion.
In preparation for active participation and theological reflection on the pilgrimage that draws a diverse community together, PANA is offereing a interdisciplinary course at Pacific School of Religion. The course will examine the practice of pilgrimage and its interreligious nature (Buddhist, Christian, Shinto folk practice with Taoist elements), identity and race in Asian American history through place and memory (social geography/racial formation theory), and a framework for theological interpretation (anamnesis, compassion, solidarity). Instructors will be Dr. Joanne Doi and Dr. Gordon Lee. 3 units. Meets Tuesdays 6:30-9 pm; first meeting is Feb. 5th.
To register for the class please contact: Rev. Deborah Lee, (510) 849-8260 or dlee@psr.edu.
