Thursday, January 9, 2025 – Sunday, January 12, 2025
“Riding on the Moral Arc of the Universe”
The theme for our 2025 annual meeting draws on [the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther] King
and [Unitarian minister Theodore] Parker and invites us to think about how we might or should be
engaged in conceptualizing and/or participating in justice and justice-making:
“Riding on the Moral Arc of the Universe.”
Click here to read the entire letter from President of SCE, Emilie M. Townes
Plenary Session Speaker: Nikky Finney
Panel Speakers: Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, Mary E. Hunt, Traci C. West, James W. Pearsall, and Thelathia “Nikki” Young
The 2025 Annual Meeting will be hosted in Chicago, Illinois.
Palmer House Hilton 17 East Monroe Street Chicago, Illinois 60603
Reserve your room here now!
The Society of Christian Ethics has secured a discounted rate of $139 (plus taxes and fees) per night, plus applicable taxes for Annual Meeting attendees. Attendees are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. The special rate will be offered until Wednesday, December 18 or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first.
Registration
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Early Bird Rate
*Through December 1st
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Regular Rate |
Member: Full-Time Employed or Retired |
$260 |
$320 |
Member: Part-Time Employed |
$120 |
$180 |
Member: Student |
$85 |
$145 |
Non-Member |
$320 |
$380 |
Non-Member: Student |
$145 |
$205 |
Spouse/Guest |
$105 |
$165 |
Cancellation Policy: Registration fees will be fully refunded if you cancel before December 1, 2024 midnight Eastern Time. Cancellations after December 1, 2024 will not be refunded. Registration refunds must be requested in writing to [email protected].
2025 Local Charity:
Bethany House of Hospitality
Every year, the SCE works to support a local charity in the area where the Annual Meeting is being hosted. This year, we have chosen to focus fundraising efforts and are asking those interested to consider made a donation to the Bethany House of Hospitality. When submitting a donation, please indicate your affiliation with SCE in the “Notes” section of the donation form, or email the Bethany House of Hospitality representative, Kathlyn Mulcahy at [email protected], noting that your donation is connected the SCE Annual Meeting contribution initiative.
Bethany House of Hospitality offers housing and support services to young immigrant women as they journey to independence. It was founded by a group of 20 religious women from 12 different religious communities/congregations.
Since its opening on October 2017, Bethany House has welcomed more than 60 women and 12 children from 17 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and South and Central America. Most have arrived in this country as unaccompanied children seeking asylum and have ‘aged out’ of the children’s detention centers. While a resident at a Bethany House, most take ESL, GED or high school classes and several have been able to attend local colleges.
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