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REORIENTING OURSELVES TO THE REALITY OF NOT YET | 2023 SYMPOSIUM WEEK"

Reorienting Ourselves to the Reality of Not Yet | 2023 Symposium Week

United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities 767 Eustis St., Suite 140, Saint Paul, MN, United States

As part of Symposium Week (October 23–25), United is hosting a public-facing event on Monday, October 23. This panel, titled "Reorienting Ourselves to the Reality of Not Yet," will be facilitated by Rev. Dr. Gary F. Green II, United’s director of anti-racist initiatives and assistant professor of pastoral theology and social transformation. “Reorienting Ourselves to the Reality of Not Yet” is a public event that officially launches the second wave ...

“Organizing in the Spirit of Accompaniment: Lessons from Ella Baker to the Zapatistas” | 2023 Symposium Week

Organizing in the Spirit of Accompaniment | 2023 Symposium Week

United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities 767 Eustis St., Suite 140, Saint Paul, MN, United States

In this lecture and workshop, Dr. Ry Siggelkow, Director of the Leadership Center for Social Justice, and Ricardo Pérez, the Leadership Center's artist-organizer in residence, explore what contemporary lessons we can learn from Ella Baker, the work of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Zapatistas for organizing today. After introducing these figures and movements, we will lift up and explore together some of their common principles and practices that might inform efforts of “organizing in the spirit of accompaniment” today.