2022 Eastern Washington Legislative Conference - 1/22/22 Keynote Speaker: Fr. Patrick Conroy Interfaith Panel in response to Keynote: Christian, Jewish, Islam, Buddhist faith members Interfaith Prayer led by Anastasia Wendlinger, GU Religious Studies and friends Mario Villanueva and Donna Christensen of Catholic Conference, Jessica Zimmerle, Earth Ministries, Kristen Ang, FAN Climate Crisis #1 Larry Luton (350 Spokane – GU Climate Center), Rowena Pineda (APIC Advisory Committee) Climate Crisis #2 – Jessica Zimmerle (Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light) Ben Stuckart (Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium), Terri Anderson (Tenants Union of Washington), Julie Garcia (Jewels Helping Hands, Spokane Homeless Coalition) Food Security – Eric Williams (2nd Harvest), John Edmundson (NW Harvest) Human Trafficking – Erin Williams Hueter (Lutheran Community Services Northwest) Human Trafficking #2 - Margo Hill (Inland Northwest Human Trafficking Task Force) Refugees – Afghanistan refugees - Kevin Benson (World Relief Spokane) Refugees – Advocacy: Naghmana Sherazi (Muslims for Community Action) Securing our Democracy – Kristine Hoover (Director, Gonzaga Institute for Hate Studies) Racism – Public Schools – Nikki Lockwood (Spokane Public School Board), Oscar Harris (Spokane Public Schools Executive Leadership Team) EWLC Closing Prayer from the Rev Mike Denton, PNCUCC EWLC Displays Powerpoint Copyright@ The Fig Tree, Feburary, 2022