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Let Justice Roll
October 11-13 @ Holden Village
Let Justice Roll (LJR) is intended to reach high school students interested in social, economic, political, and environmental justice issues. The goal is to provide a place where these students can learn about these global issues incorporating a Lutheran theological perspective and to provide a place where students can put their faith into action.
2008 theme: Practicing our Faith in the Salmon Nation
The “Salmon Nation” is a project developed by the EcoTrust in Portland, Oregon. It is a creative project that seeks to bring people together to think about the interconnectedness of life, specifically in the Pacific Northwest. Anywhere pacific salmon are found is included in the Salmon Nation bio-region. Salmon Nation is about fostering healthy relationships between people, businesses, and the environment. It is a way to learn about the place we call home, to take seriously the natural beauty of the environment that surrounds us, listen to the stories of this place, and to have fun meeting our neighbors. For more information: www.salmonnation.com.
“Practicing our Faith in the Salmon Nation” is a project that was convened by Dr. Patricia Killen and Dr. Samuel Torvend of Pacific Lutheran University. They gathered eight ELCA clergy to talk about the ways life in the Pacific Northwest shapes our lives in the Christian faith. Please visit: http://www.oregonsynod.org/docs/careforcreationsalmon.pdf
Using this theme at the Let Justice Roll Event will provide presentations sparking lively conversations around the practices of sustainability, relationships, and creation. Sustainability is meant in this context to include relationships between the environment, communities, businesses, people, friends, neighbors, and healthy care of self.
The sub-themes of the weekend are Caring for Self, Caring for Neighbor, and Caring for Creation flowing out of the biblical “great commandment” to love God, neighbor, and self. Holden Village provides a uniquely beautiful “laboratory” to celebrate and examine these issues and apply them to our Pacific Northwest. Building on the first two components we will explore the interconnected relationships between self, neighbor, and creation to discover faithful responses as followers of Jesus.
A Word about LJR: LJR is not designed like the Holden Youth Weekends for participation from large youth groups. Its unique focus is meant to feed, support, and stimulate those young people who have a special interest in the issues of peace, justice, and care of creation. Because of the fall date, space is limited, so we encourage you to limit your group to no more than 5 participants.
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