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<lh iyyb*bi News? I An Emergency Conferenw Against Racism Sponsored by the National Council of Churches, the Center For Constitutional Rights and the South Carolina Organizing Committee "The burned Churches program of the NCC> since its inception, has had as its goals both restoring the churches and attacking the racism that inspired the fires," said the Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, NCC General Secretary, who will be speaking at the conference. "The elimination of racial injustice long has been a number one priority at the NCC. We hope this conference will begin the process of overcoming the racism that persists in our society." Other speakers Include:,, Rev. Dr. Mac Charles Jones, Director of the Burned Churches Project Mr. Ron Daniels, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights Rev. Calvin Butts, Pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, of New York Dr. Jan Love, Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina Dr. David Shannon, President of AMen University Dr. William Gibson of the N AACP And other religious and civic leaders Date: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 24-26,1996 Locations: Venus for registration and conference sessions are St. John's Baptist Church, 3404 Beltline Boulevard (sessions Oct. 24, beginning at 5 PM); Bethel A.M.E. Church, 819 Woodrow Street (sessions Oct. 25, beginning at 9 AM), and the University of South Carolina, Belk Auditorium, Business Administration Building (sessions Oct. 26, beginning at 8AM) Registration fee for the conference is $10 in advance or $20 at the door. (Make payable to the National Council of Churches Burned Churches Fund.) For further information, call 1-800-804-3624. For daily updates of the conference, check out the Internet at www.tbwt.com
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