Consultation on Women's Networks in Multi-Religious America

April 28 & 29, 2001

Harvard University, Barker Center for the Humanities

Hosted by the Pluralism Project



Participants

Dr. Leila Ahmed, Harvard Divinity School

Ms. Sharifa Alkhateeb, North American Council for Muslim Women

Rev. Dr. Dorothy A. Austin, Memorial Church, Harvard University; Harvard Divinity School

Dr. Ann Braude, Harvard Divinity School, Women's Studies in Religion Program

Sister Helen Marie Burns, Leadership Conference of Women Religious

Ms. Elora Chowdhury, The Ford Foundation

Dr. Shamita Das Dasgupta, Manavi, Inc.

Ms. Sheila Decter, American Jewish Congress

Dr. Diana L. Eck, The Pluralism Project at Harvard University

Ms. Blu Greenberg, Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, JOFA

Ms. Karen Hessel, National Council of Churches, Justice for Women

Ms. Tiffany Horton, Muslim Women's League

Dr. Kathleen S. Hurty, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Department of Ecumenical Affairs

Dr. Mary Hunt, Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual, WATER

Ms. Fatimah Iliasu, Karamah:Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights

Ambassador Swanee Hunt, Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard JFK School of Government

Ms. Cherrefe Kadri, Islamic Center of Greater Toledo

Dr. Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, The Graduate Theological Union, Center for Women and Religion

Dr. Ellen Marson, Hadassah

Ms. Judith Silverman, Women of Reform Judaism

Ms. Joyce D. Sohl, United Methodist Church, Women's Division

Ms. Lynn Szwaja, Rockefeller Foundation

Dr. Jyotsna Vaid, Committee on South Asian Women, COSAW




Preliminary Agenda


SATURDAY, APRIL 28
  
12:00 - 1:30 PM Opening Lunch at the Barker Center for the Humanities, Harvard University
Remarks by Diana Eck.
  
1:30 - 3:30 PM Participant Introductions
Participants will present short introductions about themselves and the work of their organizations. Each presentation will be less than 10 minutes in length.

  
3:30 - 4:00 PM Coffee/Tea Break

  
4:00 - 5:30 PM Participant Introductions (continued)

  
5:30 - 5:45 PM Walk from Barker Center to Lowell House Master's Residence

  
5:45 - 8:30 PM Reception and Dinner at Lowell House


SUNDAY, APRIL 29
9:00 - 10:30 AM Breakfast

  
10:30 - 12:30 PM Discussion Sessions
A series of half-hour topical discussion sessions will be held, with selected participants acting as co-leads for each topic. Please see discussion session memo for more information.

  
12:30 - 2:00 PM Lunch

  
2:00 - 3:00 PM Discussion Sessions (continued)

  
3:00 - 3:30 PM Discussion on Next Women's Consult

  
3:30-4:00 PM Closing Session
Brief Interfaith service by the Harvard Inter-Religious Women's Council. Refreshments will be served.