America Is Changing: Are You Ready?
This interactive, informational, challenging and energetic session examines and explores issues of diversity, privilege, oppression and leadership across America and challenges participants to examine their own biases, behaviors and belief systems. We all have an excellent opportunity to be positive role models, powerful decision makers, and effective agents of change, if we have the tools. We need more leaders for social justice and equity across America. Do you have the skills and ability to lead? Are we making any progress?
About Dr. Eddie Moore Jr.
Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr., co-author of the newly published “Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys.” has pursued and achieved success in academia, business, diversity, leadership, and community service. In 1996, he started America & MOORE, LLC to provide comprehensive diversity, privilege, and leadership trainings/workshops. Dr. Moore is recognized as one of the nation’s top motivational speakers and educators, especially for his work with students K–16. Dr. Moore is the Founder/Program Director for the White Privilege Conference, one of the top national and international conferences for participants who want to move beyond dialogue and into action around issues of diversity, power, privilege, and leadership.
About the Kieschnick Lecture Series and CUEM
The Kieschnick Lecture Series honors the work and accomplishments of longtime Lutheran educator, Dr. Melvin Kieschnick. The annual lectures focus on emerging topics surrounding Christian urban education.
The Kieschnick Lecture Series inspires leaders in Lutheran education to develop new ministries as an important way to nurture the health of body, mind, and spirit in youth and adults living in urban areas. The lectures focus on topics relevant to urban education ministry, including trends in education, models for schools, and innovative programs.