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DISCIPLES ADVOCACY and WITNESS NETWORK (DAWN) is a regional advocacy network that seeks faithfully to proclaim and promote within the Capital Area the ethical imperatives of the gospel in relation to racial equality, economic justice, and nonviolence. As a ministry of the Christian Church Capital Area, DAWN brings together concerned Disciples--individuals, congregations, and organizations--to work together in the continuing struggle against racism, violence, and poverty.

Friday, November 27, 2009

UPCOMING EVENT: "The Role of Faith in Effecting Change"

Come hear Jack Calhoun, author of Hope Matters: The Untold Story of How Faith Works in America, address the annual meeting of the Virginia Interfaith for Public Policy Thursday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. in the Library of Virginia. He will speak on "The Deeper Principles of Prevention: The role of faith in effecting change." The event is free and open to the public and begins with a reception at 6 p.m. in the main lobby of the Library and concludes with a book signing and meet-the-author opportunity.

Mr. Calhoun is former President and CEO of the National Crime Prevention Council; U.S. Commissioner of the Administration for Children, Youth and Families; Senior Consultant National League of Cities, Institute for Youth, Education and Families; and the coordinator of the 13-City Gang Prevention Network. The Interfaith Center is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization that works with and through the faith informed community statewide.

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