Engagement at the Intersection of Faith, Society, and Asian and Pacific Islander American Culture
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Engagement at the Intersection of Faith, Society, and Asian and Pacific Islander American Culture
Founded in 2000, the PANA Institute is an ecumenical and interfaith organization. An integral part of theological education at Pacific School of Religion, the PANA Institute partners with the many denominations whose teaching institutions constitute the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.
The PANA Institute engages an American civic context of increasing religious pluralism and cultural diversity by developing leadership for Pacific and Asian North American religious and scholarly communities, fostering intellectual discourse, and cultivating critical voices on social issues.
Events
R2W 2009 Summer Youth Leadership Institute - STAND UP: we shall not be moved
Represent to Witness (R2W) Summer Youth Leadership Institute is a residential education and leadership program for youth of color ages 16-19. It is 15 days of study, dialogue, meditation, prayer, and site visits to communities struggling for economic and social justice. People of diverse backgrounds using an Asian-Pacific lens to look at CHANGE; using Christian theology to look at justice and love. Try it on.
2009 R2W Celebration Jam
Pacific School of Religion Chapel, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley, CA
People of all ages are invited to come get inspired at the 2009 R2W Summer Youth Leadership Institute's public Celebration Jam. Laugh, cry, witness and celebrate with storytelling, testimony, music, spoken word, and dance by R2W youth and young adult leaders who are standing up for their faith, justice, and their communities.Featuring:* Presentations from the youth Spiritual Discipline groups, through spoken word, movement, visual arts, music* Skits about R2W Community Crawls* Original music in five-part harmony; ...
APARRI 2009 "Lost in Transnationalism: Pacific and Asian North American Religions in a Globalized World"
Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CAThursday.2009.Aug.6 – Saturday.2009.Aug.8www.pana.psr.edu/aparri-2009Inquiries: Questions about APARRI 2009 may be directed to APARRI Program Executive Christopher Chua (cchua@psr.edu) or APARRI Program Assistant Eunice Park (epark@psr.edu) at 510/849-8210.About the APARRI Conferences:
Since 1999, the annual APARRI gatherings have been opportunities for scholars and community leaders involved in work on issues of Asian American and Pacific Islander religion to share research, exchange ...
NRJ-API-LGBT Annual Retreat
At Mercy Center, Burlingame, CA. Save the date!
More about NRJ-API-LGBT: www.netrj.org
Location
PANA Institute
2357 Le Conte Ave.
between Hearst and Scenic
Berkeley, CA 94709
PANA reception:
(510) 849-8244
Email: pana[at]psr[dot]edu
