Conscience and justice Convention, September 22-25, 2022
PROPHETIC JUSTICE
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—Communications, Paul Cobb
Hispanic—Community Organizing for Church Leaders, Yvonne Figueroa
Young Adult—Housing Affordability, Craig Bardo
Pastors—Ministering to Asians, Nancy Yap
12:30-1:45 p.m.
Thorny Theories and Decisions
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
Erica R. Williams, Executive Director
A red Circle
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
Hispanic—Freedom of Conscience for All, Daniel Rodela, Director of Communications, North American Religious Liberty Association—West
Young Adult—Christian Issues Impacting Millennials and Generation Z, Tim Gillespie, Lead Pastor, Crosswalk Church
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
Hispanic—Adventist Pioneers and Social Action, Fabian Caballo, Professor of Political Science, Riverside Community College
Young Adult—Food Deserts: America’s Hunger Challenge, Erica R. Williams
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
Mental Fatigue: Real or Imagined
Name
Organization
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.
Lunch
3:00-5:00 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
9:00-10:00 p.m.
CJC Debrief Meeting
Sunday, Sept. 27
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00-9:45 a.m.
Plenary Session
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
William and Wilma Lee, Family Life Directors
Southwest Region Conference
Cynthia Powell-Hicks, Mental Health Expert
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Discovery+
Bloom
Lola Moore Johnston
Immigration and You
Manny Arteaga
