Social Enterprise Symposium: Seeking the Good Society Oct 11-13, 2018 Atlantic School of Theology sponsored by Pine Hill Divinity Hall We acknowledge that we study and serve in Mi kma ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi kmaq people. This territory is covered by Treaties of Peace and Friendship which the Mi kmaq first signed with the British Crown in 1725. The treaties did not deal with surrender of lands and resources, but rather recognized Mi kmaq title and established rules for an ongoing relationship between nations. We hope to walk together in a good way in this land. Location: St Columba Chapel (waterside), Atlantic School of Theology 640 Franklyn Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia https://www.google.com/maps/place/44.62667605+-63.5803785501723/@44.62667605,-63.5803785501723,17z Directions: Take the driveway beside the "castle" building all the way down to the water. The chapel is on the right, with the A-frame roof. Free parking on campus and on the street. NOTE: Pre-registration is required: http://www.astheology.ns.ca/con-ed/fall-2018/social-enterprise.html $50 for regular attendees $20 for students and social enterprise practitioners Fee includes breaks and 2 lunches Participants arrange their own travel and accommodation Teams are encouraged to attend together.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11th 11:40 a.m. Chapel service Preacher: Shaun Loney 12:30 p.m. Lunch (on one s own) 2:00-5:00 p.m. Theological Design Jam Joshua Fernandes and Lauren Hodgson, EDGE Network for Ministry Development (United Church of Canada) with Dr. David Deane (Atlantic School of Theology) In the current context of business and society, leaders are increasingly interested in understanding and articulating the why behind the what. In this session, mentors will guide a process to connect scripture as well as other spiritual writings to the work the church does to dismantle colonial attitudes and practices, address systematic injustice and walk with the poor and oppressed. All are welcome to join in. If you have writing (a paragraph to a page) you d like to bring to discuss, feel free to bring and share. 5:00-7:00 p.m. Supper break (on one s own) 7:00 p.m. Symposium Opening Nicholson Lecturer Keynote: An Army of Problem Solvers: Reconciliation and the Solutions Economy Shaun Loney (AKI Energy/BUILD, Winnipeg, MB) Reception to follow
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12th 9:00 Registration and networking 9:30 Nicholson Lecturer Keynote: The Upside of Down? Problem Solved Shaun Loney (AKI Energy/BUILD, Winnipeg, MB) 10:10 Affordable Housing A Moral Commitment and Challenge Roberto Menendez (Architect, Halifax, NS) 10:50 Break 11:05 Social Enterprise and the Charitable Sector: The Story of Souls' Harbour Rescue Mission Michelle Porter (Co-Founder and CEO, Souls' Harbour Mission, Halifax, NS) 11:40 Chapel service 12:00 What's the Secret Sauce to Social Enterprise? Learnings from Stella's Circle Rob McLennan (Director of Employment Services, Stella's Circle, St. John's, NL) 12:35 Lunch (included in registration fee) in the President s Lodge 1:30 Break/informal networking 2:00 Ekklesia as Enterprise Daniel Pryfogle (Founder, Signal Hill; interim pastor, University Baptist Church, Austin, TX) 2:35 Seeking the Lost Laurie Howard (Storyteller, Social Activist, Minister, John Black Memorial United Church, Winnipeg, MB) 3:10 Break
3:30 Navigating the Common Good in 21st Century Halifax: Enterprise, Civil Society and Theological Vision Allen B. Robertson (Historian, Theologian, and Social Commentator, Halifax, NS) 4:10 In the Spirit of Wahkohtowin: Contemplating Ecology and Economy Rajan Rathanvalu (Co-founder, Spirit of the Land, University of Alberta; and Newo Global Energy, Edmonton, AB) 4:40 Panel discussion 5:00 Supper break (on one s own) 7:00 Film and discussion: The Social Shift $10 at the door (free for symposium registrants) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13th 9:30 Morning prayer 9:40 Tending Spaces for Christ's Enterprise: Reimaging What We Do with Our Churches Brian Fraser (Minister of Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Burnaby, BC) 10:20 Congregations' Participation in Social Enterprises Eric Tusz-King (Diaconal Minister and Course Director for CoopZone Co-operative Developer Training, Sackville, NB) 11:00 Break
11:20 Quest for the Good Society: Can Social Entrepreneurs Transcend the Individualism-Communitarianism Divide? Cathy Driscoll (Department of Management, Saint Mary's University; Scholar in Residence, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs, Halifax, NS) and David Iremadze (PhD Candidate, Saint Mary s University; Affiliate Faculty, North Island College; Managing Partner, Destination Canada International Consultancy, Nanaimo, BC) 12:00 Barter for Education: sharing knowledge and building community Jennifer De Coste (Folk School Curator, Life.School.House, Dartmouth, NS) 12:40 Lunch (included in registration fee) 1:30 Break/informal networking 2:00 The Camino Nova Scotia Story: Local Pilgrimage as Soulfood Rob Fennell (Academic Dean, Atlantic School of Theology; Founding Director of Camino Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS) 2:40 Panel discussion 3:15 Closing and courtesies SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SYMPOSIUM CONTACTS Rob Fennell, AST Academic Dean and symposium convener rfennell@astheology.ns.ca Jane Bolivar, AST Continuing Education Convener jbolivar@astheology.ns.ca Deborah Dickson, AST Academic Office Coordinator 902-423-5592
Optional add-on event SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 th Please contact the organizers, Shaar Shalom Synagogue, if you wish to attend: shaarshalom@eastlink.ca 10:00 am-12:00 noon AST campus 1898 Building (640 Francklyn Street) A donation of $5 is requested to cover food costs. Water Protectors in Nova Scotia Film & Discussion "In May 2016, Mi kmaq Water Protectors, supported by non-indigenous allies, set up a treaty truck house along the banks of the Sipekne katik (Shubenacadie) River, near the Alton Gas brine-dumping site. The Treaty Truck House and Treaty Camp were inaugurated through prayer and ceremony with grandmothers, women, and men who are committed to the protection of the Water, Mother Earth, and Treaty. The dumping of millions of litres of brine into the Sipekne katik River system each day would devastate the river and all the life that depends on it. Jews have a long connection to water and recognise its importance in a way that might best be described as sacred. We understand, as do the Mi'kmaq people, that although we recognise water as a gift from the Creator, we also have a great resposibility for the resource. Shaar Shalom Congregation of Halifax is honoured to join this conversation and to have the opportunity to learn from Mi kmaq filmmaker Eliza Knockwood what inspired a small group of people to become Water Protectors. Discussion to follow." RSVP if you plan to attend the film on Sunday: shaarshalom@eastlink.ca