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The Emmett and Mary Martha Doerr Center for Social Justice Education and Research at the School of Social Service will host a conference April 2-3 in Busch Memorial Center. The theme of the conference is "Raising Our Children Out of Poverty."
Keynote speakers and topics include John Coleman, SJ, the Charles Casassa Chair of Social Values at Loyola Marymount University, on "Toward a Just Society: Religion, Ethics and Empowerment"; Kathryn E. Nelson, chairwoman of the Citizenship Action Team of St. Louis 2004 and a longtime child advocate, on "Respecting Families and Children"; and Jodie Levin-Epstein, senior state policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy, on "Raising Our Children Out of Poverty: A Creative Vision For the 21st Century."
Seventeen workshops will be offered on a variety of topics related to child welfare and social justice.
The registration cost is $150 and $75 for students. For a conference brochure, call Terri Wagganer at 977-2726 or send an e-mail message to wagganer@slu.edu.