Mark Charles

November: Mark Charles

TOPIC: Indigenous People's Month
DATE: Thursday, November 10, 2022, 11am-noon
LOCATION: Loudoun, HEC Event Center

SPEAKER BIO: Mark Charles is a speaker, writer, and consultant. The son of an American woman (of Dutch heritage) and a Navajo man, Mark teaches the complexities of American history regarding race, culture, and Christendom in order to help forge a path of healing and conciliation for the nation. In 2012, Mark hosted a public reading at the US Capitol of the buried apology to Native peoples in the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill given by the 111th Congress. He is the co-author of the book, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery, and he authors the blog Reflections from the Hogan. He is a co-founder of the Would Jesus Eat Frybread? college-conference series and has served on the boards of the Christian Reformed Church of North America and the Christian Community Development Association. Mark ran as an independent candidate for the presidency of the United States in 2020, advocating for a Truth and Conciliation Commission – a formal and national dialogue on issues of race, gender, and class. Find out more about Mark on his website: https://wirelesshogan.com/

Three signed copies of Mark’s book will be raffled off during this event!

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