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December 12 Teleconference with Katie G. Cannon

November 29, 2012 in /by

“Translating Womanism into Pedagogical Praxis”

Join us on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 1 PM for a conversation with Katie G. Cannon as she discusses the subject of “Translating Womanism into Pedagogical Praxis.”
Katie G. Cannon is a womanist theologian and was the first African-American woman ordained in the United Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She received an M.Div. from Johnson C. Smith Seminary in Atlanta, GA, and an M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

November 27 #GivingTuesday: A Day to Give Back to WATER

November 15, 2012 in /by

#GivingTuesday™ is a national day of giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to start the holiday season in the spirit of giving back.

Show your support by giving to WATER on #GivingTuesday, November 27!

On #GivingTuesday, WATER will give back by hosting a seminary class on the intersecting oppressions of race, class, gender, and sexuality. The next day, we will guest teach a university class on how we live feminist theology.

YOU can make a difference by giving back for what you have received from WATER.

October 18 Executive Summary from A Report of Catholic Feminist Movement Building Conference

October 25, 2012 in /by

Call To Action (CTA) and the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER) co-convened a group of Catholic feminist thought leaders at the Retreat and Conference Center at Bon Secours in Maryland from July 8-11, 2012. With theologians, media professionals, ministers, and activists at the table, the convening created the environment for a broad analysis of the current Catholic feminist movement and the creative cultivation of ideas for the movement’s future.

Ongoing – WATER CFC Approved Charity #23819

October 24, 2012 in /by

If you participate in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), please consider designating WATER, the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual, as a recipient of your generosity. The CFC allows federal employees to make cost-efficient donations to support its approved charities.

October 5 Mary E. Hunt Highlighted on Feminism and Religion Blog

October 10, 2012 in /by

As a Catholic feminist theologian, activist, teacher, and writerMary Hunt has made a massive impact in the field of feminism and religion. Following the completion of her graduate education (MA, Harvard Divinity School, M.Div., Jesuit School of Theology, Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union), Mary recognized a strong need for theological, liturgical, and ethical development by and for women and responded by co-foundingWATER (The Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Water) in 1983. Over the last 3+ decades, she has been instrumental in addressing social injustice and creating change in religion and community.