OCTOBER 15th-17th, 2009
SEATTLE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
(8th and Madison)

Schedule

FFJ Forum - Thursday, October 15th

BLOCK 1 - Communities of Hope
7pm – Keynote Lecture – Dr. Kelly Johnson
"Facing Suffering: Human Tragedy and the Divine Comedy"
8pm – Movie – Tapologo
9:30pm – Panel Discussion – Embodying a Culture of Justice
Panelists: Kelly Johnson, Ben Katt, David Leong, Harvey Drake (Moderator: Dwight Friesen)

FFJ Festival - Thursday, October 15th

6pm The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court
8pm Look Into My Eyes


FFJ Forum - Friday, October 16th

BLOCK 2 - Freedom and Human Rights
7pm – Keynote Lecture – Dr. James K.A. Smith
"Fearless Speech, Courageous Eyes: A Theological Engagement with Freedom of Expression"
8pm – Movie – Burma VJ
9:30pm – Panel Discussion – Why People Of Faith Should Care about Burma
Panelists: James K. A. Smith, Emmanuel Katongole, Kelly Johnson, Larry Dohrs, Steve Dunn (Moderator: Brian Bantum)

FFJ Festival - Friday, October 16th

1pm Remnants of War
3pm Back Home Tomorrow
5pm Call+Response
7pm My Neighbor, My Killer

FFJ Forum - Saturday, October 17th

BLOCK 3 (Morning) - Business and Justice
9am – Keynote Lecture – Dr. Mark Russell
Title: "Business as Mission: The Logic of the Market, The Logos of Grace"
10am Movie – The Awakening
11:30am – Panel Discussion – Microfinance and Economies of Justice
Panelists: Mark Russell, Kenman Wong, Tim Snow, Brian Lewis, Devin Erhardt (Moderator: David Von Stroh)


BLOCK 4 (Afternoon) - Sex Trafficking and Modern Abolitionism
2pm – Keynote Lecture – Rob Morris
Title: "The impossible will take a little while. What else will it take?"
3pm - Movie – Call+Response
4:30pm - Panel Discussion – The New Abolitionist Movement
Panelists: Rob Morris, Iven & Kashmira Hauptmann, Mindy Kaylee, Mike McGill (Moderator: Billy Vo)


BLOCK 5 (Evening) - Reconciliation and Resisting Violence
7pm – Keynote Lecture – Dr. Emmanuel Katongole
"Justice, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation in the Wake of Genocide? The End of Words."
8pm - Movie – My Neighbor, My Killer
9:30pm - Panel Discussion – Reconciliation and Resisting Violence
Panelists: Emmanuel Katongole, Tali Hairston, Steve Bury, Mike McGill (Moderator: David Leong)

FFJ Festival - Saturday, October 17th

12pm Tapologo
2pm Remnants of a War
4pm The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court
6pm Look Into My Eyes
8pm Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country


Film, Faith, and Justice 2009 is a film and lecture series developed by The Other Journal and featuring the films of the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival, some being premiered for the first time in Seattle.

Correlating speaker presentations and panel discussions will articulate personal and communal responses to modern issues of injustice such as poverty, violence, immigration, and social responsibility through the lens of religious faith more broadly, and the Judeo-Christian tradition more specifically.

This forum is being hosted in Seattle at Seattle First Presbyterian Church. It will feature keynote addresses and panel discussions featuring notable theologians, social advocates, and local community leaders.

This event welcomes the public, community leaders, students, teachers, churches, non-profit organizations staff, and advocacy groups - anyone who is interested in exploring the theological implications of pursuing a vocation and lifestyle directed toward social justice.