On Friday, June 6, 2008, Workplace Flexibility 2010 and the New America Foundation presented a briefing on faith and flexibility to a full crowd in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill. With bipartisan sponsorship by Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Mark Souder (R-IN), "Workplace Flexibility and Religion" brought together a diverse panel to discuss the importance of a flexible workplace to religious observance.

Participants:

  • Katie Corrigan, Co-Director, Workplace Flexibility 2010
  • Rev. Ann Dean, Director, Leading Contemplative Prayer Groups and Retreats, Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation
  • Rabbi Harold S. White, Georgetown University
  • Arsalan Iftikhar, Contributing Editor, Islamica Magazine, All Dulles Area Muslim Society
  • Rev. David Gray, Director, Workforce and Family Program, New American Foundation

Materials:

Dear Colleague Letter from Reps. Emanuel Cleaver and Mark Souder, Emanuel Cleaver and Mark Souder

Workplace Flexibility and Religion