Transatlantic Roundtable on Religion and Race July 1-3, 2015 Conference Birkbeck, University of London, UK Pre-conference program (June 28-30): Liverpool: Transatlantic Black Past (including Intl. Slavery Museum) London: Local dialogue on race A Call for Presentations on Repairing Community: Faith-Based Responses to Racial Disparities and Conflict African-descended communities across the globe are suffering effects of political, economic and social inequities whose consequences include alarming levels of disease, unemployment, incarceration, and systemic violence. What institutional, cultural, public policy, and faith-centered responses can be mobilized in response to this state of affairs? The 2015 Transatlantic Roundtable on religion and race aims to focus on the role of faith based organisations, leaders, community activists and others in confronting key issues impacting groups where racial disparities and/ or racial/religious conflict are a key feature of community life. Historical and contemporary examples of faith based engagement and activism in the context of dealing with disparities and conflict across Africa and the African Diaspora are welcome. We invite proposals outlining “best-practices” and practical dimensions as well as conceptual and applied scholarly papers that explore these or related themes. Please submit 150-250 word abstracts by Jan. 30, 2015 to Dr. William Ackah (Univ. of London) [email protected] or Dr. R. Drew Smith (Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) [email protected]. Further information available at religionandrace.org Dr William Ackah Lecturer in Community and Voluntary Sector Studies Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies Birkbeck, University of London Malet Street Bloomsbury London W1CE 7HX Phone 07780707305 or 0203 073 8354 Co-convenor Transatlantic Roundtable on Religion and Race religionandrace.org New book R. Drew Smith, William Ackah and Anthony G Reddie (eds) (2014) Churches Blackness and Contested Multiculturalism Europe, Africa and North America, New York, Palgrave Macmillan palgrave/page/detail/churches-blackness-and-contested-multiculturalism-r-drew-smith/?K=9781137411655
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