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Atlanta--Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan will keynote a three-day
conference on human relations for Southern Catholic leaders July 29 (1p.m.) at
the Hilton Inn here.
Archbishop Hallinan’s topic, “The Church in
Society,” will be addressed to clerical and lay delegates from 25 dioceses
in the South and Southwest invited to send representatives to the conference.
The meeting is cosponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the National
Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice.
Entitled “Social Change and Christian Response,” the
conference will discuss the changing South, the Negro movement, several
viewpoints on the Negro apostolate, and diocesan involvement in human
relations.
Bishop Coleman F. Carroll of Miami, will discuss diocesan and
religious involvement in human relations, Friday, July 30 at the 6 p.m. dinner
meeting. Bishop Carroll was the first chairman of the Dade County Commission on
Human Relations.
Dr. Leslie Dunbar, executive director of the Southern Regional
Council, will address the conference on “The Changing South.” Dr.
Dunbar’s address will be followed by comments from a panel of specialists
who have observed the changing scene. They are: Miss Jean Fairfax, national
representative for Southern programs, American Friends Service Committee; Rt.
Rev. Msgr. Edward W. O’Rourke, executive director, National Catholic Rural
Life Conference; Rev. Andrew J. Young, executive director, Southern Christian
Leadership Conference.
Clerical and lay delegates from 25 dioceses in 15 states of the
South and Southwest have been invited to the conference, cosponsored by the
Archdiocese of Atlanta and the National Catholic Conference for Interracial
Justice.
Mr. Hyman Bookbinder, assistant director of the Office of Economic
Opportunity, will speak on the development of human resources and its
relationship to human rights in his address, “The Challenge of Poverty in
America,” at the noon luncheon Saturday, July 31.
The St. Martin’s Council on Human Relations of the
Archdiocese of Atlanta is serving as host for the meeting. Mrs. George Gunning
is chairman of the local arrangements committee.
The Social Action Department, National Catholic Welfare
Conference, serves as consultant. |
