Courageous Engagement: Forging New Relationships Minimize

Courageous Engagement:
Forging New Relationships

Diakonia of the
United Church
National Gathering

 

University of Winnipeg
June 21-24, 2011
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Courageous Engagement:
Forging New Relationships
Exploring ways to build bridges and relationships with aboriginal brothers and sisters in community
University of Winnipeg
June 21-24, 2011

What does it mean to build bridges in the variety of communities we serve and live in?
How do we address and deal with the resistance that we know exists in our communities so we can forge new relationships?

Deepening our understanding of Aboriginal and First Nation cultural understandings through:
 Storytelling, history, & facts
 Experiencing respectful encounters of culture
 Theological Reflection from a First Nation perspective
 Learning about cultural respect and traditions.
Following these experiences we will explore how we can take our learnings and experiences home to build bridges and forge new relationships.

When:
After lunch on Tuesday, June 21st 2011 and finish with lunch on Friday, June 24th 2011.  Lunch will not be provided on Tuesday.

Where:
The University of Winnipeg, in the heart of the city.  Our meeting space - Convocation Hall in the Wesley Building, is at 515 Portage.  It is walking distance from the residence we’ll be staying in, and there will be transportation for those who need it.

Accommodations
The new University residence, McFeetor’s Hall, on Langside, North of Portage Ave. Single rooms, some of which share a washroom with one other person.  Parking information will be made available for those who need it.
 
If your travel plans necessitate an early arrival on Monday night or staying over on Friday, you will be responsible for the extra cost for your room.

Breakfast options:
Breakfast in Pangea's Kitchen (the cafeteria) is served until 11:00am.
Pangea's Kitchen hours in June are Mon-Thurs 8:00am-6:00pm and Friday 8:00am-3:00pm. The cafeteria will be closed on Saturday and Sunday.
Some great places in and around the area are:
Ellice Cafe, 587 Ellice Avenue;  Wagon Wheel, 305 Hargrave St.
and there is a Tim Horton’s in the 300 block of Portage (2 blocks east).

Music:
We will have access to a piano and hymn books. Please feel welcome to bring guitars, flute, etc. and contribute to the musical aspect of the event!


Travel Pool:
We hope to pay a portion of everyone’s travel costs, and therefore $40 of the registration fee is allotted to the travel pool. Travel cheques will be mailed after the event. You are encouraged to consider your ecological footprint as you plan your travel to Winnipeg. 
 
Financial Assistance:
Application to the Kaufman Fund could be a source of funding for this event. To request assistance, contact:
Joan Tuchlinsky at  59 Trafalgar Ave. Kitchener, Ontario, N2A 1Z5
(519) 893-0873 or joantuch@rogers.com


For student bursary(ies), contact Margaret Collard
e-mail address: matthew132@sympatico.ca

Registration: $350
This includes accommodation, lunches and dinners, and a contribution to the travel pool. This cost will be the same for all participants, including those arriving late or departing early. No reductions will be made for those who stay off site.

Please register on-line by May 1st.  Note that the deposit of $75 is non-refundable.
Please make all cheques payable to:  DUCC
Mail cheques to:
DUCC 2011 National Gathering, 
c/o  9 – 2655 Main St. 
Winnipeg MB R2V 4V8

On-line registration form.

 
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After much effort by Sharilynn Upsdell, and consultation with the diaconal community, the pins are a reality!  We are very grateful to Sharilynn for her vision, her artisitic sensibility, and her leadership throughout the process.
 
Sharilynn writes:
"The development of a new pin has been an exciting and multi-consultative process. At the 2009 meeting I was asked to guide the process of enlisting an artist to assist us in combining meaningful symbols and images to become the official DUCC pin logo. After showing some designs at that meeting, Joyce Cosby was the artist hired, due to her reputation for designing other outstanding logos within and beyond the United Church. While at the meeting we toured Robert Hall Pewter Originals in St. George. We were impressed by the quality of  Robert's work, the care in choice of non-toxic materials, fair employment practices, and wholly Canadian production. Pending pricing (which was reviewed by the treasurer and the Coordinating cluster), Robert was chosen  as pewter artist for the production stage. It is Robert who will hand carve the original mould and work with local employees to cast and polish the final product.
 
"The pin will have both a brooch-type clasp AND a loop incorporated into the back for use as a pendant.  Be sure to pick up your pin at the meeting.  Thank you to so many who offered ongoing feedback, suggestions, drawings, explanation of meanings, etc.  Together we can be proud of a new pin/pendant that will be striking in design and rich in meaning."
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