04/02/2026
You can register today for this Interfaith 'Nonviolence In Action' Conference in Madison, April 23rd!
Kathy Kelly is speaking - well known to WNPJ, who was the contact for our member group Voices for Creative Nonviolence and led us on walks to promote peace all over Wisconsin. Welcome Kathy!
Intefaith Peace Working Groups, CSA and others are planning a day-long conference on Nonviolence in the Life of People of Faith and Conscience on April 23, 2026.
Internationally known faith leaders Shane Claiborne and Kathy Kelly will be keynote speakers.
Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Ave, Madison
The Conference Schedule is below
8:00 Registration and breakfast
8:30 Meditation and centering time
8:45 Panel Discussion: Nonviolent Civil Resistance in the Life of Abrahamic Faith Communities
Panel members Gerald Sternberg, Jew, Denny Weaver, Christian, Susan Smith, Muslim
9:15 Group Sharing
9:45 Keynote I (Shane Claiborne)
10:45 Break
11:00 Breakout session I (4 workshops)
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Breakout Session II (4 workshops)
2:00 Keynote Speaker II (Kathy Kelly)
3:00 Meditation and Sending
3:15 Action Event*
*This action event will occur immediately after the Conference. We plan to offer it as an option for those who would like to participate. Those who do not choose to can go home or they can observe and support the action from a distance. Kathy Kelly and Shane Claiborne, who have had much experience leading and participating in action on behalf of justice, will be a part of this action.
Register here:
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