Flowering of the Prophetic Word in the Americas: Unmasking U.S. imperialism and Religious Fundamentalism

An evening of conversation with Phil Wheaton, Kathy Kelly, Michael McConnell and Dan Dale

7:00 PM, Saturday, August 7th Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ 615 West Wellington Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657

Phil Wheaton: Elder in the Latin America solidarity movement, Episcopal priest who has accompanied the church of the poor in Dominican Republic and Nicaragua, founder of EPICA (Ecumenical Program on Central America and the Caribbean.

Kathy Kelly: Founder of Voices in the Wilderness and Voices for Creative Non-violence

Michael McConnell: Midwest Regional Director of AFSC (American Friends Service Committee), Associate Minister of Wellington Avenue UCC

Dan Dale: Chair CRLN (Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America), CPT (Christian Peacemaker Team) Reservist, Senior Minister of Wellington Avenue UCC

Phil will share insights about the history of US imperialism from his new book, “Flowering of the Prophetic Word in the Americas: Unmasking U.S. imperialism and Religious Fundamentalism. In light of this history of US imperialism Kathy, Michael and Dan will explore current US policy in the Middle East and Latin America. Come join in the conversation.

For more information please contact Wellington Avenue UCC: 773-935-0642 Email: [email protected]