Conscience and justice Convention, September 22-25, 2022

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 22

6:00-7:00 p.m.

Orientation

Jerome Hurst, PARL Director

Allegheny West

CJC Vice-Chairperson

Cryston Josiah, PARL Director

Central States

CJC Secretary

Edward Woods III, PARL Director

Lake Region

CJC Chairperson

7:00-8:30 pm

Opening Plenary Session

Larry Johnson, Sr., Founding President

Brotherhood Against Drugs

FRIDAY, SEPT. 23

8:00-9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

9:00-10:00 a.m.

Diverse Voices Speaking as One

Yvonne Figueroa, Interim Executive Director

LA Voice

10:00-11:00 a.m.

Model Minority: The Unrealistic Expectations of Asian Americans

Nancy Yap. Executive Director

Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment

11:15 a.m. -12:15 p.m.

Breakout Session I

Tracks

Conscience— Environmental Justice, Gregory Hoenes

Justice—Community Organizing for Church Leaders, Yvonne Figueroa

Pastors—Ministering to Asians, Nancy Yap

12:30-1:45 p.m.

General Luncheon

Thorny Theories and Decisions: Systemic Attacks on Truth

Paul Cobb, Journalist

Oakland, Calif.

Timothy Golden, Professor of Philosophy

Walla Walla University

Gregory L. Hoenes, Director, West Region

Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Alan Reinach, President

Church-State Council

Jeanice Warden Washington, Chief Consultant (Not Confirmed)

California Assembly Higher Education Committee

2:00-2:45 p.m.

The Truth About Gun Violence

Mike McBride, Executive Director

Live Free

3:00-4:00 p.m.

Breakout Session II

Conscience—Adventist Prophetic Role, Zdravko Plantak, Professor of Religion and Ethical Studies, Loma Linda University

Justice—Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery, Andrea Trusty King, Communications Director, Southeastern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Pastors—Gospel Amidst Violence, Mike McBride

4:15-5:15 p.m.

Breakout Session III

Conscience—LGBTQIA and You, Orlan Johnson, PARL Director, North American Decision

Justice—Transformative Disruptors of Systemic Racism, Timothy Golden

Pastors—Ministering to Addicts, Larry Johnson

5:15-7:45 p.m.

Break and Dinner on Your Own

7:45-9:00 p.m.

Plenary Session

Bishop J. Louis Felton

Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ

Philadelphia, Penn.

Saturday, Sept. 24 

8:00-9:00 a.m.

Regional Breakfast

9:00-9:55 a.m.

Liberty Today

Bettina Krause

Editor 

Liberty Magazine

10:00-11:30 a.m.

Lucille Byard Symposium

Tim Gillespie

Lead Pastor

Crosswalk Church

11:30-11:45 a.m.

Break

11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.

Divine Worship Hour

Lola Moore Johnston

Lead Pastor

Restoration Praise Center

1:30-2:30 p.m.

General Luncheon

2:45-5:45 p.m.

Addressing Homelessness

Bridge Housing

The Honorable Marqueece Harris-Dawson

City Councilmember, Eighth District of Los Angeles

6:00-7:00 p.m.

The Use of Apology and Forgiveness

Peter Robinson

Center for Conflict Resolution

7:00-8:00 p.m.

Vespers

Manny Arteaga, Lead Pastor

Kaleo Seventh-day Adventist Church

Sunday, Sept. 25

  8:00-9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

9:00-9:45 a.m.

Devotion

Kerwin Jones

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Learning Laboratories

Empowering Your Community: Identifying and Implementing Resources

Derek Lane, Regional Representative 

North Pacific Union

Mental Wellness and Community Impact

Cynthia Powell-Hicks, Mental Health Expert

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Discovery+

Bloom

Lola Moore Johnston