With floods and tornadoes making headlines, it would be easy to forget the people of the Gulf who are still suffering the losses incurred from the BP oil spill and the aftereffects to health, spirit and solubility.
Toward that end apparently, tonight the White House announced a Gulf Coast faith-based meeting for community leaders and all interested parties.
The press release states that:
The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Cordially Invites You To Join Executive Director Joshua DuBois for:Connecting Communities for the Common Good:Conversations and Partnership Opportunities with the Obama Administration’s Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships OfficeMonday, June 6, 2011Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans (MCCNO)Hall B Entrance, Rooms 353-355
900 Convention Center Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70130-22268:30am to 12:30pmRegistration begins at 8 amFaith and community leaders from across the Gulf Coast are invited to
join with the White House Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood
Partnerships, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin, other government
officials and diverse nonprofit peers, for a series of innovative
workshops, networking opportunities, and conversations with President
Obama’s Faith-based Offices across the federal government.• Explore partnership opportunities across the federal government
relevant to your congregation or community• Engage with your peers, faith-based and nonprofit leaders and
key Administration representatives• Empower your communities with information about initiatives and
resourcesIf you would like to attend the White House Connecting Communities
Conference, please register here by Thursday, June 2nd. There is no registration feefor this conference.
It is unclear how this might differ from the non-faith based (and often contentious) meetings held by the Task Force, or if committed atheists are welcome to attend as well.
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