World Poverty Symposium at Camp Grier

World Poverty Symposium

—Connecting the Dots—

April 13 and 14, 2013

Camp Grier—Global Village, Old Fort, NC

http://www.campgrier.org/ From I-40: take Exit 73 at Old Fort to US 70.  Turn Left on Main Street, Right at the Camp Sign, and one more Right at the Camp Sign onto camp property.

Panels

·         Haiti—Mars Hills College

·         Pine Ridge Indian Reservation—Warren Wilson College

·         Peace Corp Experience

·         Vietnam—Mercer on Missions, Mercer University

·         Lost Boys of Sudan—Abraham Deng/Dav

·         Women in Poverty—Warren Wilson College

·         World Cafe

·         Response

Saturday April 13—                                                          

·         9-10:30 AM Registration

·         11-1 PM Global Village orientation and lunch

·         1-5 Panel Discussions

·         6-7 supper

·         8-9 Lost Boys of the Sudan

·         9-10 World Café

Sunday April 14—

·         8-9 AM Breakfast

·         10-11 Café Comments

·         11—11:30 Response—What’s next

·         12 lunch and departure

Lodging options, food and conference cost

1.       Camp Grier lodges with restrooms and showers!....................$35

2.       Global Village and the Outback, primitive basic facilities……….$30

3.       Tenting, basic facilities…………………………………………………………..$20 

               

Hosts

·         Mars Hill College--LifeWorks

·         Mercer University—Mercer on Missions

·         Warren Wilson College—Program Service

·         Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church

·         Camp Grier Global Village