Speakers' Biographies
The Reverend Dr. Rodney I. Page is the Executive Director of
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. In 1992, Dr. Page was appointed
chair of the Civil Rights Council, which operates under the Bureau of
Labor and Industries. In 1986, Dr. Page co-founded the
Jewish/Christian Association of Oregon, which is dedicated to peace and
justice concerns as well as promoting better understanding between
Christian and Jews. In 1988, Dr. Page co-founded the Oregon
Interreligious Committee for Peace in the Middle East.
Rabbi Emanuel Rose has served as the Senior Rabbi for the past
thirty-five years at Temple Beth Israel in Portland, Oregon. He is the
past Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Lewis and Clark College and
the former President of the Oregon Board of Rabbis. His present
activities include serving as a board member for both the American
Jewish Committee and the Regional Drug Initiative. In addition he
serves on the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism
The Reverend Cecil Charles Prescod is a minister at the Highland
United Church of Christ in Portland, Oregon. He serves on the National
Council of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and is chairperson of the
Oregon Fellowship of Reconciliation. He is on the steering committee of
People of Faith Against Bigotry, an interfaith coalition established in
1992 to oppose anti-gay ballot initiatives. Among the Board of Directors
that Rev. Prescod serves on are the Coalition for Human Dignity and
Ministries for Racial and Social Justice.
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