Agenda

7:30am-8:15am
Registration- Dimnent Chapel

Morning
National Perspective
Keynote Address- David Rusk:
      A Social Compact Built on Inclusion

Focus Sessions Part 1

Keynote Address- George Herrera:
     The Value of Diversity

Lunch/Resource Fair
Lunch included in registration fee

  

 


Afternoon
Local Opportunities
Panel discussion with keynote speakers, local leaders. Audience Participation encouraged.

Focus Sessions: Part 2

4 p.m.
Conference concludes

Focus Sessions Please Choose One Part 1 of each session features learning; Part 2 features
strategy development and action planning.

  • Best Business Practices. Hear company leaders share ways to form diverse work teams. Achieve bottom line benefits: engaged employees and new levels of creativity.
  • Space and Race. Examine how people and institutions segregate themselves based on class and race. Discuss implications, attitudes and new possibilities for our region.
  • Immigration in West Michigan. Separate facts from fiction on this controversial topic. Learn the contributions of, and real-life challenges, facing immigrants in this region.
  • Diversity in Education. Discover the value of education that reflects our interconnected world. Assess the social benefits of diverse schools compared to segregated ones.
  • Models for Ministry. Explore ways that faith communities are working for inclusion. Learn ways they can lead change-within neighborhoods and across the region.

2008 Summit on Race Registration

Cost of the Summit on Race is $20 and lunch is included with your registration fee. A discounted rate is available for unemployed persons and students. Call LEDA for information.

On-line registration is closed. You can register in person starting at 7:30am Tuesday May 20 at
Dimnent Chapel, Hope College. To streamline the on-site registration process, please bring a completed registration form and a check made out to LEDA for $20. 

Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance
Box 2945, Holland, MI 49422

Our future depends on inclusion . . . and inclusion depends on all of us. We hope to see you there.
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