In wake of the current conditions around the globe, Berea College will host a conference entitled, Engaging Our World: A Southeastern Global Leadership Conference. Devoted Berea College students and volunteers are organizing a conference that seeks to raise the consciousness of students across the southeastern region of the country. Through various workshops and plenary sessions, the conference will address global issues such as trade and economic justice, global AIDS, environmental justice, world peace, world hunger and climate change. This conference will educate students about global problems and offer ways in which they can be involved in searching for solutions.

William Gyude Moore, one of the student organizers hopes, “to empower conference participants to creatively engage these problems and participate in the creation of a better and safer world.” Engaging Our World will take place Friday, October 21, 2005 through Sunday, October 23, 2005, and will be an opportunity for students already engaged in this region to network and support each other. Registration is now open to all who are interested. To register for the leadership conference and for further information please visit the following website, www.engagingourworld.org.

A tentative schedule can be found here (word document).