Harrisonburg Summits

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Thursday, October 22
From 3-9pm at Memorial Hall
(the former Harrisonburg High School)

The Harrisonburg-Rockingham community is invited to attend the Intercultural / Interfaith Summit.

This is a FREE event, open to the public!

The summit is your opportunity to join hundreds of people, community leaders, and organizations committed to discussing issues related to cultural and religious diversity in Harrisonburg-Rockingham community.  We will come together to share successes, create and strengthen partnerships, and explore ways to address challenges.

• Are you interested in meeting fellow area residents from different cultural backgrounds?
• Is your organization looking to build partnerships with other programs and businesses that serve immigrant, refugee, and/or other foreign-born residents of Harrisonburg?
• Are you interested in discussing immigration policy, and/or other local, state, or regional policies that relate to area diversity issues?
• Are you interested in learning about population trends and Harrisonburg’s growth?
• Do you want to meet people working on connecting across cultural and religious differences?
• Do you have an idea or project to share with others?

Approximate Agenda

• 3:00 Registration at Memorial Hall
• 3:30 Opening Session – All attendees are invited to fill the day’s agenda with topics, questions, and concerns of most interest to them.
• 4:30 Breakout Session 1
• 5:45 Breakout Session 2
  Free buffet dinner with Halal, Kosher and vegan options
  
• 7:00 Breakout Session 3
  
• 8:15-8:45 Closing Session

Pre-Register Yourself!
Click here to register for the summit – it’s free!

Become a Partner Organization!
Organizations, businesses, and agencies may show their interest by simply committing to being represented at the summit, and advertising the summit in a way they deem appropriate.  It’s free - just fill out this form!

Current Partners:

• [Add Your Organization or Business Here]

1. Abraham’s Tent: A Center for Interfaith Engagement at EMU
2. Alpha Phi Sorority
3. Anabaptist Center for Religion & Society
4. A Quiet Place Yoga and Shiatsu
5. Blessed Sacrament’s Peace and Justice Committee
6. Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine
7. Blue Ridge AHEC-Community Health Interpreting Services
8. Blue Ridge Area Health Education Center
9. Bridge of Hope of Harrisonburg-Rockingham
10. Camp Kaleidoscope
11. 2010 Census
12. Clean N Brite
13. Clementine
14. Community Mediation Center
15. Community Resource Center
16. Congregation Beth El
17. Crown Chiropractic & Wellness Center
18. 3D Security Initiative
19. Earth and Tea Cafe
20. Eastern Mennonite School
21. Eastern Mennonite Seminary
22. Eastern Mennonite University
23. EMU Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
24. EMU Department of Applied Social Sciences
25. EMU Department of Bible & Religion
26. Freethinkers
27. Friendly City Food Coop
28. Friends of Blacks Run Greenway
29. Grace Covenant Church
30. Harrisonburg Area Hispanic Services Council
31. Harrisonburg Bahai Community
32. Harrisonburg Community Health Center
33. Harrisonburg International Festival – September 26!
34. Harrisonburg Police Department
35. Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce
36. Harrisonburg Rockingham Free Clinic
37. Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists
38. Healthy Community Council, Green Team
39. Interfaith Association of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County
40. Interfaith Peace Camp
41. Islamic Association of the Shenandoah Valley (ISAV)
42. James Madison University
43. Jericho & Damascus Road Outreach Inc.
44. JMU Center for Constructive Advocacy and Dialogue
45. JMU Club Field Hockey
46. JMU College of Education
47. JMU Department of Political Science
48. JMU Fellowship of Christian Athletes
49. JMU Interfaith Coalition
50. JMU Outreach and Engagement
51. JMU/Harrisonburg National Organization for Women
52. JMU-EMU Scriptural Reasoning
53. JMU School of Communication Studies
54. Klass Homes
55. Kurdish Youth Club (Harrisonburg Chapter)
56. Madison Marketing Association
57. Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence
58. Massanutten Regional Library
59. Massanutten Technical Center
60. Men of Character
61. NewBridges Immigrant Resource Center
62. Office on Children and Youth
63. Promiseland Baptist Church
64. Reapalife
65. Rehabilitation, Education and Community Health
66. Rockingham County Schools
67. Sanctuary United Church of Christ
68. Shalom Mennonite Congregation, Harrisonburg
69. Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
70. Students for Minority Outreach
71. The PROMISE Group
72. Tranquil Spirit Massage Studio
73. United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
74. Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center
75. Valley Friends Meeting
76. Veterans for Peace
77. Virginia Council of Churches, Refugee Resettlement program
78. WEMC Public Radio 91.7
79. WMRA Public Radio 90.7
80. [Add Your Organization or Business Here]

Elected Officials Represented

• Kai Degner, Harrisonburg Mayor
• Rich Baugh, Harrisonburg Vice Mayor
• Carolyn Frank, Harrisonburg Councilmember
• Pablo Cuevas, Rockingham County Board of Supervisors
• Aid for Congressman Goodlatte

See a partial list of attendees here!

Table Expo – Showcase Your Organization
Organizations wishing to showcase their mission and services to the hundreds of attendees may do so for a $75 fee. Organizations are responsible for bringing all they need for their display (including a table), and setting up and breaking down on the day of the summit.   Fill out the partner form to register for the table expo.

Become a Sponsor!
Financial sponsors make this event possible. Contact Kai Degner about this possibility at 540-434-0059 or kai@weworkitout.org.

Host
The Community Mediation Center is convening this summit for the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community.  The Bluestone Group offers the Community Mediation Center’s facilitation services, and is a team of professional facilitators coordinated by Kai Degner, the Director of Organizational Communication.  More information about the Bluestone Group, its team and its services is available at www.BluestoneGroup.org.  More information about the Community Mediation Center is atwww.WeWorkItOut.org.