Caribbean and African 2nd Annual International Faith and Community Leadership Conference

The Caribbean and African Second Annual International Faith and Community Leadership Conference will be held from June 24th at the Howard University Blackburn Center in North West Washington DC. An awards reception will also be held on June 24th in recognition of the 10th Anniversary of Caribbean American Legislative Month in the United States and the invited Guest Speaker is Special Representative Shawn Casey who is the United States Department of State Director for Religion and Global Affairs.

All delegates are invited to participate in other legislative activities including Congressional forums and White House briefings as well as Receptions from June 25th to 26th. There will be a forum at the Inter-American Development Bank, United States Patent and Trademark Office of Global Intellectual Property Academy, Youth summit among other meetings.

This conference will be covering a wide range of topics that are paramount to economic development, civic engagement, immigration reform, Missions Dignity and Diversity, strategies to combat terrorism and poverty in Africa and the Caribbean Region.

The conference will be empowering leaders to be more conscious and proactive in fulfilling assignment to those who are victims of human rights violations and indignity, discrimination and neglect among other social issues here in the United States, the Caribbean and the African Region.

For further information, please send emails to: info@caclc.org or adike@cafblc.org. See also caribbeanamericanmonth.org and www.cafblc.org for schedule information.