4 TUESDAYS IN FEBRUARY/MARCH
A Lecture/Lunch Series
Why We Fear the Other:
Theological Reflections on Racism, Immigration and the Roots of Prejudice
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee - a Unitarian Universalist Congregation
1342 N. Astor Street, Milwaukee
In this series we will explore how hate and fear have been part of history, while religious wisdom urges charity and jusdtice towards our fellow human beings, and how we are doing currently in achieving the goal of universal peace and justice.
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Tuesdays in February/March Schedule |
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February 26 |
Voices of the Community - Dr. Hardeep Ahuja, Azmi Alaeddin, James Causey and Nancy Flores |
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March 12 |
Why Don't I Recognize My True Self? - Tonen O'Connor, Soto Zen Buddhist priest, Milwaukee Zen Center |
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March 19 |
An Instrument of Your Peace? How Religion Both Makes and Unmakes Racial Prejudice and Fear - Rev. Bryan N. Massingale, Professor of Theology, Marquette University |
Friday,
March 22
(originally scheduled March 5) |
Interfaith Just Peacemaking - Rev. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, Professor of Theology and former president, Chicago Theological Seminary |
$50 - series of four, $15 - individual sessions
Includes a simple vegetarian meal
PRESENTER BIOGRAPHIES
Hardeep Ahuja, M.D. - Hardeep is an organizer of the Serve2unite group that young Sikhs founded to foster tolerance after the tragic shooting at their Oak Creek temple. An avid environmentalist and a family practice physician with special certification in cholesterol management, he often speaks on the importance of a plant-based diet in managing not only cholesterol but overall health.
Azmi Alaeddin - Azmi, a member of the city's Muslim community, is a well-known restaurateur and caterer operating the popular Aladdin's Taste of the East at the Milwaukee Public Market. He is the current and past chair of the Holiday Folk Fair International, a board member of the Wisconsin International Institute, and has been preparing his speciality foods in Milwaukee for over 15 years.
James Causey - James is an editorial writer, columnist and blogger for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, where he offers his perspectives on many issues involving urban affairs, crime, city hall, education and sports. A journalist for more than 25 years, he is president of the Wisconsin Black Media Association and a former Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.
Nancy Flores - Nancy is the local New Sanctuary Movement coordinator for Voces de la Frontera, an effort to unite faith groups in defending families being torn apart by deportation, and coordinates the Wisconsin Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. She has degrees in psychology and advertising/public relations from UWM.
Rev. Bryan N. Massingale, S.T.D. - Bryan, a professor in Marquette University's Theology department, specializes in social ethics and teaches courses on Catholic social thought, African American religious ethics, liberation theologies and racial justice. He has a docotorate in moral theology and is a past convener of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium.
Tonen O'Connor - Tonen is an ordained Soto Zen Buddhist priest, who served as Resident Priest at the Milwaukee Zen Center from 2001 - 2011. She has served as president of the national Soto Zen Buddhist Association, and chaired the Interfaith Conference's Milwaukee Association for Interfaith Relations. She has conducted Buddhist programming for 14 years within the Wisconsin state prison system, and serves on their Religious Practices Advisory Committee.
Rev. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite - Susan is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and a theology professor at Chicago Theological Seminary, where she served as president from 1998 - 2008. She has a doctorate from Duke University and is an ordained United Church of Christ minister. She has authored or edited numerous books, has worked on two translations of the Bible and writes a column for the Washington Post "On Faith" online section.
Sponsored by the
Peace and International Issues Committee (PIIC)
of the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee
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Keynote Speaker: Rev. Bryan N. Massingale, Professor of Theology at Marquette University, received his doctorate in moral theology from the Academia Alphonsianum (Rome). He specializes in social ethics and teaches courses on Catholic Social Thought, African American religious ethics, liberation theologies, and racial justice. His approach to social ethics focuses upon the impact of religious faith as both an instrument of social injustice and a catalyst for social transformation.
