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Roots, Reparations and Renewal: Food for the Journey Sunday, July 3, 2022 Optional Preconference Events
9:15 am
10:00 am
12:00 pm
4:00 pm Bus departs from Hyatt Regency for St. James Episcopal Church
(Limited seating with preference for seniors and mobility challenged persons registered at hotel) REAR HOTEL ENTRANCE (1ST FL)
Worship at St. James’ Episcopal Church, 1020 W Lafayette Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217.
Festival Eucharist: The Feast of Anna Pauline “Pauli” Murray Preacher: The Rev. Richard D. Meadows, Jr., Rector, St. James Episcopal Church, Baltimore and Priest-in-Charge, St. Michael’s & All Angels Episcopal Church Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Christine McCloud, Canon for Mission, Diocese of Maryland
Bus returns to the Hyatt Regency
Volunteers and ABMC Planning Team Meeting
Monday, July 4, 2022 Opening Plenary Sessions and Worship Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor
10:00 am-12:00 pm Check in at Hyatt Regency. No onsite registration. BALLROOM FOYER
Breakfast. Lunch and Dinner on own
1:00 pm Opening Remarks and Welcome
The Very Rev. Kim L. Coleman, UBE National President Greetings from Mayor Brandon M. Scott, City of Baltimore
BALLROOM A/B
1:10 pm
1:25 pm Celebrating Our Roots: Spotlight on The Historic BALLROOM A/B St. James Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland
Speaker: Mrs. Elise Jude Mason, Esq, Member, St. James Episcopal Church
Historical Overview of the Movement for Reparations BALLROOM A/B in the United States, National African American Reparations
Commission (NAARC) Speakers: Dr. Ron Daniels, NAARC Convener and President, Institute of theBlack World 21st Century; Don Rojas, IBW Director of Communications and International Relations; The Rev. Dr. Robert Turner, NAARC Commissionerand Senior Pastor of Empowerment Temple
1:45 pm
Keynote Address by The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers BALLROOM A/B Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Evangelism, Reconciliation, and Creation Care
2:20 pm
2:30 pm Stretch Break
UBE Business Meeting-Part II BALLROOM A/B
Installation of Newly Elected Officers • Celebration of New Chapters • Presentation of the UBE Sankofa Empowerment Award • Recognition of Lifetime Members 2021-2022
3:30 pm
4:00 pm Break to prepare for worship
Preacher: The Rev. R. Jemonde Taylor, Rector. St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Raleigh, North Carolina Co-Presiders: Bishop-Elect Paula Clark, Diocese of Chicago and The Very Rev. Kim L. Coleman, Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church, Arlington, Virginia, UBE National President Music: Singing Sensations Youth Choir, Dr. Hollie Hood-Mincey, Director
5:30 – 6:30 pm Adult Reception (with Cash/Credit only Bar) HARBOR VIEW/ATRIUM
6:30 pm
7:30 pm Dinner and Fireworks (see below @ 9:00) on your own
UBE Weekly Prayer Line Group Gathering PRESIDENT’S ROOM (1st FL)
8:00 pm Prophets Among Us: The Legacy and Wisdom of Canon Ed Rodman BALLROOM A/B
Join us for the premiere of two new, short films about the life and wisdom of Canon Ed Rodman, one of the most important Episcopal freedomfighters alive today. What better way to celebrate freedom! Sponsored by the UBE, the Committee to Celebrate the Legacy and Wisdom of Canon Ed Rodman, and The Episcopal Church’s Office of Racial Reconciliation and Justice.
9:00 pm Enjoy fireworks on Hyatt’s Sixth Floor or from the Atrium area
7:30 am Morning Prayer
8:00 am - 9:30 am Breakfast PRESIDENT’S ROOM (1st FL)
BALLROOM FOYER
ATRIUM
2
10:00 am
10:15 am Welcome and Orientation
BALLROOM A/B
Moderator: Ms. Ebonee Davis, Associate for Programming & Historical Research for Reparations, Office of Multicultural Ministries, Virginia Theological Seminary
Panel Discussion: Reparations from the Ground Up BALLROOM A/B
Panelists include: - Ms. Danita Roundtree Green, Coming Together Virginia - Dr. Ron Daniels, NAARC Convener and President, Institute of the
Black World 21st Century - Mr. Woody Register, Roberson Project on Slavery, Race and
Reconciliation, the University of the South: Sewanee - The Rev. Dr. Joseph Thompson, Director of Multicultural Ministries and Assistant Professor of Race and Ethnicity Studies, Virginia
Diocese of Virginia
12:30 pm Lunch at Hotel HARBORVIEW
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm “A Race Against Race” – Social Justice Quilts Presentation BALLROOM A/B
The Rev. Carol Burnsides, Diocese of Maryland
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Workshops A, B, C, D, E (to be repeated in Second Hour)
Workshop A
COLUMBIA ROOM (2ND FL) Topic: Reparations on the Community/Grassroots Level Speaker: Danita Rountree Green, Coming Together Virginia
A Winter 2022 article in “A New Social Justice” reports that the first reparations claim was made in 1783 by a woman named Belinda who petitioned the Massachusetts legislature for payment for her labor as an enslaved woman. Since Ms. Belinda, other grassroots efforts to restore community and close the breach born of racism and institutionalized oppression have emerged. This session provides a lens into what communities can accomplish when they come together as well as how UBE chapters can support and facilitate this type of reparations work.
Workshop B FREDERICK ROOM (2ND FL)
Topic: Reparations in our Institutions Speakers: Woody Register, University of the South, and The Rev. Dr. Joseph Thompson, Virginia Theological Seminary
Across The Episcopal Church, Episcopalians are realizing that the institutions we have established and cherish belong as much as to the descendants of the enslaved people who built and worked them as they do to the white people that everybody always thought such institutions belonged to. In this session we learn what this awakening looks like in two leading Episcopal seminaries and examine what it might mean to apply the same lens to other institutions that exist because of the contributions made by enslaved persons.
Workshop C ANNAPOLIS ROOM (2ND FL)
Topic: Reparations in The Episcopal Church Speakers: The Rev. Dr. J. Lee Hill, Jr., Missioner for Racial Justice and Healing, Diocese of Virginia; The Rev. Grey Maggiano and The Rev. Deacon Natalie Conway, Memorial Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD
It’s happening in dioceses, in congregations, in Episcopal schools, just about everywhere. People are rising up to acknowledge the sin of racism, to identify its reverberating consequences, and to find ways to make amends for the harms of slavery and its many legacies. This new landscape gives rise to questions like where do we begin, how do we handle certain challenges, and what are the best practices when it comes to the topic of reparations.
Panelists in this session will not only share their particular stories but also will invite conversation around these questions to share the wisdom we can gain from one another and our particular experiences.
Workshop D BALTIMORE ROOM (2nd FL) Topic: Nationwide Historical and Practical Experiences of Reparations in the United States Speakers: Dr. Ron Daniels, NAARC Convener and President, Institute of the Black World 21st Century; Don Rojas, IBW Director of Communications and International Relations; The Rev. Dr. Robert Turner, NAARC Commissioner and Senior Pastor of Empowerment Temple
Perhaps the best kept secret in these United States is the reality that reparations has been a topic of conversation and action for decades. This session will look into that history as it plays out in this nation and help attendees to understand how this old phenomenon is being made new by the twin pandemics of coronavirus and racism.
Workshop E LOMBARD ROOM (3rd FL) Topic: The Church Pension Group: For the Future You! Speakers: Mr. Gerald K. Delk, Vice President – Education and Wellness, Church Pension Group and Ms. Kathy Floyd, Senior Vice President –Education and Wellness, Church Pension Group
What can you do today to secure your future? Learn about your clergy pension and how to reframe retirement savings. It’s never too early or too late to start saving. We will also focus on the determinants of overall wellbeing including physical health, mental health, financial wellness, social connectedness, and sense of purpose in retirement. The Rev. Dr. Canon
Sandye Wilson, a Church Pension Group Board member, will provide practical insights into how financial consultations work with clergy. The afternoon session will allow attendees to go deeper on topics of particular interest.
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Repeat of Workshops A, B, C, D, and E For workshop descriptions and room locations see above
4:00 pm Break to prepare for worship
4:30 pm
6:30 pm
8:00 pm
10:00 pm Festival Holy Eucharist Worship Service with Necrology BALLROOM A/B
Celebrant: The Rt. Rev. Deon Johnson, Diocese of Missouri Preacher: The Rt. Rev. Gayle E. Harris, Diocese of Massachusetts Music: Singing Sensations Youth Choir, Baltimore, Maryland
Dinner at the Hotel BALLROOM C, D, F
Fireside Chat with National President, Chapter Presidents, and Regional Directors PRESIDENT’S ROOM (1st FL)
Service of Compline PRESIDENT’S ROOM (1st FL)
7:30 am Morning Prayer at Hotel PRESIDENT’S ROOM (1st FL)
9:15 am Buses depart for Washington D.C. Tour REAR HOTEL ENTRANCE (1ST FL)
National Museum of African American History & Culture and the Black Lives Matter Plaza
9:15 am
4:00 pm
6:00 pm Free time for those not taking the tour. See contents of Conference bag for suggestions of local sites
Buses return to hotel from Tour
Awards Dinner Check In / Reception with Cash Bar BALLROOM FOYER
(All attendees must present vaccination card and identification. No onsite registration)
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Awards Dinner and Program COMBINED BALLROOMS With Keynote Address Video by The Most Reverend Michael B. Curry, awards presentations, and celebration of special guests
Conference attendees complete and submit electronic survey before departing for next destination.
8:00 am - 10:00 am New Board Orientation Meeting EXECUTIVE BOARD ROOM (3rd FL)
ABMC Presenters & Workshop Leaders
Mrs Elise Jude Mason, Esq. | President of the Board of Directors of the St. James Terrace Apartments and Co-chair of the Bicentennial (1824-2024) of the Historic St. James Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD Elise Mason has a passion for the history of the Historic St. James Episcopal Church Baltimore and invests her energy in preserving and sharing that history while also serving St. James in many capacities. A Baltimore native, Elise was baptized, confirmed and grew up at St. James. Recent involvements include serving as Finance Commissioner, a role that allowed her to spearhead the development of a financial management and strategies plan, develop the church's annual budget and establish and maintain internal controls, accounting guidelines and business practices.
The Rev. Carol Burnside | Saint Katherine of Alexandria Episcopal Church, Baltimore I was baptized at age 13 in a Presbyterian Church in Arkansas. I visited the local Episcopal Church when I was in high school and experienced an overwhelming sense of coming home. Shortly after this recognition of my true spiritual home, I was dumbfounded by the disruption when the first women were ordained priests and the Book of Common Prayer was changed. Little did I know that thirteen years later I would be a priest myself. When I was ten I took art lessons. All of my paintings were portraits of pirates. They weren’t very good. Along the way, the art teacher asked why I painted pirates. I told her that since pirates had a patch over one eye and a kerchief covering one ear, I didn’t have to worry about the eyes and ears matching. The only People of Color I saw in my hometown prior to my junior high years were two Asian families I knew at the Presbyterian Church. Who could have predicted from my childhood that I would later be an Episcopal priest in Baltimore who made art quilts for racial justice? Life is a thrilling journey that has led me to this UBE conference. I am truly blessed to be with old friends and new at this conference in my current hometown of Baltimore.
The Rev. Natalie Conway | Deacon, Memorial Episcopal Church, Baltimore The Reverend Natalie Conway is a cradle Episcopalian attending church in Baltimore for most of her life. She is also a Deacon in the Episcopal Church. She earned a BA in art history from the University of Maryland, College Park. After college, she worked at the US Department of State and retired in 1997. She began working at the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland in 2000 in the Office of Transitions helping churches find clergy and clergy to find churches. She began ordained formation in 2008 and left her position at the Diocese to actively pursue ordination to the Diaconate. She was ordained Deacon in 2013 and is currently serving at Memorial Episcopal Church in Baltimore. Reverend Conway's interests include social justice and racial reconciliation. She has served as co-chair for the Diocesan Truth and Reconciliation Commission and as President of the Diocesan Standing Committee. She lives in Columbia and has a daughter and granddaughter.
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Dr. Ron Daniels | Convener and President, National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC), Institute of the Black World 21st Century Dr. Daniels is the Founder and President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW), a progressive, African-centered, action-oriented Resource Center dedicated to empowering people of African descent and marginalized communities (www.ibw21.org). As the administrator for the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC), IBW has emerged as a leading organization within the U.S. and global reparations movements. NAARC has devised a 10 Point Reparations Program and is a staunch supporter of HR-40, the Congressional Bill that would establish a National Commission to study reparations proposals for African Americans. Dr. Ron Daniels serves as the Convener of NAARC. A veteran social and political activist, Dr. Daniels was an independent candidate for President of the United States in 1992. He served as Executive Director of the National Rainbow Coalition in 1987 and Southern Regional Coordinator and Deputy Campaign Manager for the Jesse Jackson for President Campaign in 1988. He holds a B.A. in History from Youngstown State University, an M.A. in Political Science from the Rockefeller School of Public Affairs in Albany, New York, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Africana Studies from the Union Institute and University in Cincinnati.
Ms. Ebonee Davis | Associate for Programming & Historical Research for Reparations Virginia Theological Seminary Ebonee Davis is the Associate for Programming & Historical Research for Reparations at VTS. She holds a MA in Museum Studies & Historical Preservation from Morgan State University and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in African Diaspora History at Howard University. For nearly 15 years, Davis has operated within the field of public history; working for local, state, and national institutions in the U.S. and Africa. Davis is currently responsible for coordinating the Seminary's Reparations Program and liaising with the Program’s descendant families.
Mr. Gerald Delk | Vice President, Education and Wellness Church Pension Group Gerald K. Delk joined CPG in January of 2022 as Vice President, Education, and Wellness for Church Pension Group. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy in New Brunswick, NJ. He has held senior leadership positions with Vanguard and GE Capital. Additionally, Gerald served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Congressman Harold E. Ford, Sr. in Washington, DC. He is very active in the surrounding community. He has served as an Elder and Treasurer of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, Board Member and Treasurer of Arm in Arm of NJ, and a Board Member of the Alliance Theater in Atlanta, GA. Gerald earned an MBA from Clark Atlanta University and a BA from LeMoyne-Owen College. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Personal Financial Specialist. Gerald is also a GE Certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He resides in West Windsor, NJ, with his wife, Karen. They are proud parents of Winston, Phyllis, and Brian.
Ms. Kathy Floyd | Senior Vice President, Education and Wellness, Church Pension Group Kathy Floyd is Senior Vice President – Education and Wellness. In this capacity, she is responsible for CPG’s educational programs and conferences, including CREDO, Planning for Wellness and Enriching Your Retirement, as well as the CPG.org Learning Center and courses. Kathy joined CPG in 2015. Before joining CPG, Kathy served as Senior Advisor in the Office of Financial Education at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and was previously Deputy Director for Investor Education for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Earlier, she was Executive Director of Stock Market Game for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, and Director, Baltimore Academics, for the Baltimore City Public School System. In all, she has more than 25 years experience developing and implementing financial education programs and curricula. Kathy resides in New Jersey and has two children.
Ms. Danita Roundtree Green | Co-Founder and CEO, Coming Together Virginia Danita Rountree Green, M.A., TLSC, is an author and transformational storyteller who believes language leads change. This rooted belief led her to become Co-Founder and CEO of Coming Together Virginia (formerly CTTT - RVA), the largest affiliate of a national nonprofit committed to racial healing and reparative justice, engaging nearly 4000 participants each year. Coming Together Virginia facilitates the "courageous, clumsy and often uncomfortable conversation on race” and the legacy of the American Slave Trade in the former Capital of the Confederacy. As a playwright, artist, and TIC/ACEspecialist, Green offers workshops addressing community trauma. Also known as The BroomLady and the creator of The Love Locked Down Theatre Project, she uses storytelling to unravel harmful narratives, helping audiences move through personal, generational, and historical trauma. A graduate of the University of Virginia and the Maryland University of Integrative Health, Green also holds certifications from the Virginia Department of Health and Howard University. In all that she does, Danita is dedicated to "bringing Love to the fight" and moving our nation toward a season of uncompromising compassion for cultural repair. To learn more about Danita's publications, international conferences, and vision of the Beloved Community, go to danitarountreegreen.com.
The Rev. Dr. J. Lee Hill, Jr. | Missioner for Racial Justice and Healing, Diocese of Virginia A native Virginian, the Reverend Dr. J. Lee Hill, Jr., has served as Missioner for Racial Justice and Healing in the Diocese of Virginia since November 2021. As Diocesan Missioner, Hill collaborates with lay and ordained leaders to engage all congregations and diocesan organizations in the work of healing across racial and other divides; supports existing ministries of racial justice and healing; works with groups across the Diocese in the development of new ministries; and facilitates courageous dialogue about race that is rooted in Christ and that honors different experiences. Reverend Lee holds degrees from George Mason, Wake Forest, Emory University, and post-graduate certificates from Princeton Theological Seminary, the Morehouse School of Pastoral Leadership, and the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation. Reverend Hill is an ordained minister with standing in the Alliance of Baptists and the United Church of Christ and has served congregations in California, New York, and North Carolina. He thoroughly enjoys being a pastor, preacher, scholar, cultural critic, public theologian, and social justice activist who ministers at the intersection of the spiritual and the social, the secular and the sacred.
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The Rev. Grey Maggiano | Rector, Memorial Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD The Reverend Grey Maggiano has served as rector of Memorial Church in Baltimore since 2016. He is a graduate of Williams College and has master’s degrees from Georgetown University and Virginia Theological Seminary. He served as a Presidential Management Fellow in the White House and State Department and was a law enforcement and counter-narcotics program manager in Afghanistan. Before accepting the call to serve as rector of Memorial Church, Father Grey served as an Associate Priest at Trinity Cathedral in Miami, Florida. Grey’s church experience includes the development of youth and young adult programs, as well as significant mission, leadership, and congregational work in Uganda, Rwanda, Honduras, and Colombia. He is passionate about presenting the Gospel to a multi-generational, multicultural community. Both Grey and his wife Monica are fluent in Spanish, and their daughter Isabella is being raised bilingually. Monica is a public relations professional who has worked in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Grey’s hobbies include running, the Washington Nationals, Spanish literature, and teaching his daughter the finer intricacies of the infield fly.
Mr. Woody Register | Roberson Project on Slavery, Race and Reconciliation, University of the South: Sewanee Dr. Woody Register is the founding Director of the Roberson Project since 2017. He has been teaching courses at the University of the South School (Sewanee) on nineteenth- and twentiethcentury American society, gender, and slavery’s role in the development of American institutions and society for nearly thirty years. Dr. Register’s involvement with the Roberson project was sparked first by his own research into Sewanee’s particular history in connection with slavery and was then influenced by the international movement among colleges and universities to study the history and impact of their institution’s indebtedness to slavery and slavery’s indebtedness to their institutions. Dr. Register has been a newspaper reporter and editor, has a doctorate in history from Brown University, and is presently the Francis S. Houghteling Professor of American History at Sewanee.
Mr. Don Rojas | Director of Communications and International Relations, Institute of the Black World 21st Century Director of Communications since 2013 as well as of International Relations since 2017 of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century, Don Rojas possesses a unique combination of communications expertise and experiences spanning a long career in print, broadcast, and internet media as well as international diplomacy. Over the course of his career, Rojas has traveled and worked extensively in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. In the early 1990s, he established a communications department for the NAACP (National HQ) and recently was featured in a chapter in the book The Black Digital Elite.
The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers | Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Evangelism, Reconciliation, and Creation Care The Reverend Canon Stephanie Spellers spearheads Episcopal efforts to follow Jesus’ Way of Love and to grow loving, liberating, life-giving relationships with God, each other, and the earth as Canon to Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry. The author of Radical Welcome: Embracing God, The Other and the Spirit of Transformation – as well as The Episcopal Way and The Church Cracked Open: Disruption, Decline and New Hope for Beloved Community – Spellers has worked for years at the intersection of practice and reflection, renewal and justice. Prior to taking her current post, she directed mission and evangelism work at General Theological Seminary in New York City, served as a Canon in the Diocese of Long Island, and founded The Crossing, a ground-breaking church within St. Paul’s Cathedral in Boston. She began her career as an award-winning religion journalist in Knoxville, Tennessee, a job she took in 1996 upon graduation from Harvard Divinity School, where she studied religion and movements for social change. She later graduated from Episcopal Divinity School and, in 2018, she received an honorary doctorate from the General Theological Seminary. A native of Frankfort, Kentucky, she and her husband Albert deGrasse make their home today in New York’s Harlem neighborhood.
The Rev. Dr. Joseph Thompson | Associate Dean of Multicultural Ministries; Assistant Professor of Race and Ethnicity Studies,Virginia Theological Seminary The Reverend Joseph Thompson, Ph.D. is Associate Dean of Multicultural Ministries at Virginia Theological Seminary. He helps to ensure that seminarians engage with issues of race, justice, and intercultural awareness as part of their theological education. He was formerly Archivist for the African American Episcopal Historical Collection, also at VTS. Before heading off to seminary, he taught African American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, and prior to that, he was Director of the John Hope Franklin Center for African and African American Documentation for the Duke University Library. He holds an H.B.A. from the University of Delaware, an M.A. from Virginia Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Yale University. On Sundays, he serves at St. Paul's, K Street in Washington.
The Rev. Dr. Robert Turner | NAARC Commissioner and Senior Pastor of Empowerment Temple, Baltimore, MD Reverend Dr. Robert Richard Allen Turner is a millennial who is passionate about his calling to serve this “present age” by speaking truth to power, and by following the Word as printed in Isaiah 61 to “preach good tidings to the poor…heal the brokenhearted…proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.” Currently, Dr. Turner is the pastor of Empowerment Temple AME in Baltimore, MD. Previously he served as Pastor of the historic Vernon A.M.E. Church, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which has the only edifice which survived the 1921 Race Massacre on Greenwood. Additionally, Dr. Turner is now the Academic Dean for Jackson Theological Seminary, in Little Rock Arkansas. He sits on the National African American Reparations Commission, Board of Trustees for the American Village, the Advisory Board of the Blackburn Institute of the University of Alabama, and the chairperson of the board for the Turner Ministry Association 501(c)3. Turner has been married for over 15 years to Shere Turner. They have two boys, ages 11, and 9, Robert Richard Allen Turner II (Deuce) and Malcolm Robert Martin Turner (Bobby). In his free time, this community activist, consultant, dean, and clergyman enjoys reading, sports, mentoring youth, working with convicted felons, and spending time with his family.
