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The Dialogue Continues - Presented by New Haven Chorale

The New Haven Chorale will present   "The Dialogue Continues - Things That Really Matter,” a panel discussion with choral music, on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 7PM at  Trinity Church on the Green, free to the public. A
panel of community religious leaders will explore the lack of
tolerance, understanding and empathy in the face of pressing social
issues like homelessness, hunger, joblessness, and violence confronting
our communities today.  This event will continue a dialogue
begun in panel discussions that accompanied the Chorale’s 2013 New
Haven and Hartford performances of "Understanding," which explored common ground among religions.  The
Chorale invites members of community organizations, senior residences,
educational institutions, and the congregations of area churches,
mosques and synagogues as well as the public at large to this  free event since the social issues affect so many individuals and the quality of life in the community.

 Panel Participants

Christopher
(Kip) Bergstrom,
Deputy Commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Economic and
Community Development, will moderate a discussion among the following
panelists, with audience participation.

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 Mehlaqa Samdani is founder and executive
director of Critical Connections, a Massachusetts-based non-profit committed to
improving understanding of the Muslim world and Muslim Diaspora, and a peace-building
associate at the Karuna Peacebuilding Center in Amherst, MA, developing a
proposal to address sectarian violence in Pakistan.

 Fr. James Manship of Saint Rosa de Lima Church in
New Haven was named “Person of the Year” by the New Haven Register and featured in the Hartford Courant for serving
as an advocate for people suffering racial discrimination.

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 Rabbi Joshua Ratner,
Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater New Haven, was ordained
by the Jewish Theological Seminary where he was a Joseph Neubauer Fellow and earned
a Master's Degree in Midrash and a Certificate in Pastoral Care. Passionate
about interplay between Judaism, culture, and public policy, he has worked as a
rabbinic fellow for both the Rabbinical Assembly and the Jewish Council for
Public Affairs. He previously earned a JD from Columbia Law School and
practiced law for five years before deciding to become a rabbi.



 Rev. Frederick J. Streets served as the Yale University
Chaplain and Senior Pastor of the Church of Christ in Yale from 1992-2007, where
he established a model for multi-faith campus ministry. Jerry currently serves
as Pastor of the Dixwell Avenue Congregational United Church of Christ. The
Reverend Dr. Streets is no stranger to his current post, having served there as
an intern during his seminary years.

Chet Makoski is Secretary of the Regional
Bahá'í Council of the Northeastern States which serves Bahá'í communities in
the six New England states, New York State, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Baha'is are committed to building the capacity of individuals and to learning, and
finding better ways to effect change and improve society through
community-based efforts. Chet has experience working with individuals,
communities and institutions throughout the Northeastern in community-building
efforts with children, junior youth, youth and adults. Chet's background is as
a national and international communications and design consultant.


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