One of every six children in our rich nation lives in poverty. Every 35 seconds, a child is confirmed as a victim of abuse or neglect. More than 9 million children lack health insurance. This conference will offer substantive information about the urgent plight of children in our nation today, explore the history, practice, and theology of the church as it relates to children and child advocacy, and engage participants in developing a prophetic and pastoral voice for preaching on children’s needs and our call to respond. This conference will prepare you for observing the Children’s Sabbath in October.
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Shannon Daley-Harris, staff from the Children’s Defense Fund, and child advocates. The conference will conclude in worship with Marian Wright Edelman as preacher.
Shannon Daley-Harris is a religious affairs consultant and writer who has worked with the Children’s Defense Fund in several capacities since 1990. She is currently the editor of the annual Children’s Sabbath resource manual, and has published numerous books, guides, and articles, some in collaboration with Marian Wright Edelman. As a strategic planner she assists in interfaith organizing for advocacy, such as guiding the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s outreach to the religious community for the annual Cover the Uninsured Week.
