Leaders: Byron Rushing, Massachusetts State Representative, Boston, Massachusetts
Byron Rushing's long service in State Government, as Representative from Massachusetts, and in the Episcopal Church, as an outspoken advocate for human rights, civil rights, peace and justice, will inform the speaker's address. Rushing is uniquely qualified to move comfortably back and forth on the secular-sacred continuum. He will focus on anti-racism strategies in both church and state, and the conference may be expected to address some of the more controversial issues around racism in society such as affirmative action, educational testing, access to employment in such key public service professions as the police and public health. Sponsored by the Anti-Racism Commission.
Date: 11/21/2009-9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Location: Trinity Cathedral
801 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08618
609-392-3805
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Cost: $5.00, lunch provided
The registration period has closed for this event.
Registration ends: 11/18/2009 11:59 PM (ET)
Byron Rushing is well known as an anti-racism advocate and activist. He has been a epresentative of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 1982. In this role, he has sponsored many bills whose aim has been the removal of poverty and injustice, and the empowerment of disadvantaged communities. A devoted Episcopalian, Byron Rushing is an elected member of the General Convention; a founding member of the Episcopal Urban Caucus; and serves on the boards of the Episcopal Women's Caucus and the Episcopal Network for Economic Justice.