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Date: Thursday, June 1

Time: 8:30am - 4:00pm

Location: NYU Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012

The day-long event will focus on best practices for clergy and religious leaders to empower and protect their congregations and communities through disaster preparedness. The agenda includes guest speakers and experiential learning through a "tabletop" exercise interspersed with training briefs provided by trainers with expertise in various aspects of disaster response and preparedness. The tabletop exercise has been developed with Disaster Chaplaincy Services and the NYC Office of Emergency Management. There will also be a resource room with disaster planning and response materials displayed.

The event is free - breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Free Continental Breakfast & Registration (8:30 am)

Morning Plenary (9-12noon):  Lessons Learned from Katrina

From New Orleans
• Keynote Address: Bishop Charles Jenkins, Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
• Presentation: The Rev. David Billings, Coordinator, NYC Office, People’s Institute for Survival & Beyond, Anti-Racism Training & Organizing


From NYC: A Panel from Faith Communities Assisting with Katrina Relief
• The Rev James Pullings, Pastor, Leviticus Church of God in Christ, Queens
• Mohammad T. Rahman, Islamic Circle of North America—Relief
• Linda Reed-Brown, Church World Service


New Orleans Jazz by Local Musicians

Free Buffet Lunch (12noon-12:30 pm)

Afternoon Training Exercise (12:30-4 pm): Learning for the Future

• Presentation: Dr. Lee Clarke, Rutgers University Sociologist Author, Worst Cases: Terror & Catastrophes in the Popular Imagination
• Tabletop Exercise for House of Worship and their roles in Coastal Storm Evacuation With Disaster Chaplaincy Services & the NYC Office of Emergency Management