Fall Conference 2006

To Honor the Many Gifts We Bring

Orlando, FL

October 20, 2006 (All day) - October 23, 2006 (All day)

The LREDA Integrity Team tempts you to prepare your heart and soul for the 2006 LREDA Fall Conference in Orlando, Florida. The topic is Linked Oppression. We will be looking at common threads that run through the many forms of oppression that prevail in our society today as we try to surface, name and grapple with the forces that prevent us from achieving the diverse communities we claim to want. To help us articulate our journey, we have invited Dr. William R. Jones, scholar, educator, philosopher and activist to be our keynote speaker. The tragedy of oppression is alive with emotionally charged stories of people’s experiences. We invite you over the next few months to expand and deepen your understanding of oppression.

We’ve provided a link to what we hope will be an expanding list of books, movies and music from popular culture that touch on issues of racism, sexism, ableism, heterosexism and gender stereotypes. Integrity Team List

Most of all, though, we’d like you to engage in a discovery process, expanding and deepening your own skills and understanding so that we may truly “honor the many gifts we bring.”

**These resources have been reviewed and recommended by Fall Conference 2006 presenters, allies, and/or members of the LREDA Integrity Team. Please read the materials on the Foundation list, AND choose at least one resource from the topic area you plan to focus on at the Conference, and read, view, listen to or use it before you arrive at the Conference. We welcome your comments and suggestions.

Foundation List

Resources

Canadian Materials

Canadian Timeline – Nunavut

Canadian History

Resolutions of the Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC)

Canadian Unitarian Council’s Views on Racism

Canadian Resources

Race and First Nations Equity, by the Rev. Mac Elrod

LREDA Integrity Team

Annie J. Scott, Chair

Helen Bishop