2018 USCA Faith Pre-Conference
Hyatt Regency, Orlando, Florida
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8.30am Registration/Check-in
(coffee/tea and light refreshments will be served)
9.00am Session 1 – Opening Plenary
Moderator: Rev. Mike Schuenemeyer, United Church of Christ HIV & AIDS Network
- Welcome, Introductions and Acknowledgments
- Moderator’s Opening Remarks
- Centering Rituals Various Faith Leaders
- State of the Epidemic and the Faith Response Ulysses Burley, III & Wakefield
10.30am Break
10.45am Session 2
Moderator: Cary Goodman, Balm In Gilead
Report from AIDS 2018, Megan Neubauer, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Panel Discussion: Engaging with lived experiences from the communities we serve
Panelist:
- Nick Calvin, Peer Health Navigator, Nashville Cares
- Dr. Joyce Turner Keller, Founder Aspirations
- Rev. Michael Crumpler, LGBTQ and Intercultural Programs Manager, Unitarian Universalist Association
12Noon Buffet Lunch with Facilitated Table Discussions
1.30 pm Session 3: Engaging the Role Faith Based Organizations in Ending the Epidemic
Introductions, Dr. Marjorie Innocent, Senior Director of Health Programs, NAACP
The Black Church & HIV: The Social Justice Imperative, Dr. Marjorie Innocent
Panel Discussion: Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Ending the Epidemic
Moderator: Bishop O.C. Allen – Presiding Bishop and founder of the United Progressive Pentecostal Fellowship of Church, Founder, The Vision Church of Atlanta
Panelists:
- John Faison – Senior Pastor of Watson Grove Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee
- Dazon Dixon – Founder and CEO, SisterLove, Inc.
Q&A: Advancing HIV as a Social Justice Imperative, Moderator: Bishop O.C. Allen
Small Group Discussion: Next Steps to Take Action
Report Back, Next Steps
Session’s Concluding Remarks, Dr. Marjorie Innocent
3.45 pm Break
4.00 pm Session 4: Taking action together, Moderator: Rev. Edwin Sanders
Keynote: Dr. Reuben C. Warren
Professor and Director, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, Tuskegee University
Discussion: Where do we go from here to end the epidemic?
5.00 pm Closing
- Acknowledgements, Rev. Mike Schuenemeyer
- Sending Blessings, Various Faith Leaders