OST Online: Free Women’s Conference: Cultivating Courageous Resisters
Oblate School of Theology
Saturday, March 13, 2021 | 9AM – 4PM Central Time | FREE ONLINE EVENT VIA ZOOM
“Cultivating Courageous Resisters”
The annual Sankofa Women’s Conference is about lifting up and empowering women and providing an opportunity for both healing and spiritual development. The conference brings together women of all ages, ethnicities and social classes to share their experiences, learn from one another and heal together. We bring world-class speakers and leading voices in their fields to shine a light on different aspects of women’s issues, share their own experiences and lead spiritually-driven healing for women in all stages of life.
Speaker
Anne Marie Mingo, Ph.D.
(Emory University, 2013) is an Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Penn State University, and an affiliate faculty member in the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State. She was the 2018-2019 Ella Baker Visiting Professor of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Drawing on oral histories and ethnographies, her work in Christian Social Ethics centers on the lived experiences of Black Churchwomen who were involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
Her research interests include 20th Century Black Freedom Struggles with a specific focus on the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and South African Apartheid Movement, socio-religious activism of Black women, and theological and ethical influences in social movements. Her published articles in the areas of Black Church activism, peace and reconciliation, Theo-moral responsibility in civil rights, and the influence of Black music and media on social activism, have appeared in the Journal of Religious Ethics, Black Theology: An International Journal, and Practical Matters.
She is the founder of the Cultivating Courageous Resisters project that works collaboratively to expand the work and equip intergenerational religious activists to help meet critical contemporary needs for social justice. She is also the founder of Sister Scholars, an organization that supports Black women with or pursuing doctorate degrees.
Registration: FREE but must RSVP below
Please note: We will send you a Zoom link and login instructions via email approximately one week before the conference begins.
For information, contact the Sankofa Institute at sankofa@ost.edu