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Annual General Meeting 2009: Caring in the Name of Christ

MCC Manitoba invites you to its Annual General Meeting

 

When: Friday, November 13, 7 pm
Saturday, November 14, 9 am

Where: Canadian Mennonite University, 600 Shaftesbury Blvd (south campus), Winnipeg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program Highlights:

Friday

  • Report on MCC Manitoba programs
  • Public lecture by Francisco Machado, Mennonite church leader from Honduras, on the impact of mining of this community

 

Saturday
Workshops on "Caring for ourselves, our neighbours and God's creations"

  • in the extraction of natural resources
  • for our neighbours with mental disabilities and FASD
  • for refugees
  • through MCC thrift shops
  • for the people of Sudan

 

  • Reports on MCC Canada and International programs
  • Business Meeting

 

Francisco Machado is a Honduran church leader and the director of ASONOG (Association of Non-Government Organizations), a national network of social justice organizations in Honduras. He has worked to build awareness of unjust mining laws that have resulted in conflict, displaced communities, and the exploitation of Honduras’ natural resources by international mining companies. Now relocated to Virginia, Francisco continues to call for reform, accountability, and justice.

More information about the Annual Meeting will be made available as the date approaches