Inspired by Pope Francis'聽observation that Christians "cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life," the de聽Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture will host a webinar discussion on racism and the culture of life July 28 at 8:00 p.m. (EDT). The discussion is co-hosted by the , , the 聽and the .
The panel will include contributions from , dean of the 91吃瓜 Law School,聽Sen. Katrina Jackson, from the Louisiana senate,聽Gloria Purvis, from EWTN Global Catholic Radio, Jacqueline Rivers from Harvard University and Benjamin Watson, former professional football player and Super Bowl champion. The discussion will be moderated by , the Coyle Professor of English Literacy Education, director of the Center for Literacy Education at 91吃瓜 and a faculty fellow of the de聽Nicola Center.
鈥淲e are thrilled to host this stellar line up of distinguished speakers," said , director of the de聽Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. "We look forward to their insights into how, in each of their respective spheres of work, the pro-life movement鈥檚 embrace of the intrinsic equal dignity of every member of the human family is necessarily generative of a deep commitment to the fight for racial equality.鈥�
The webinar is open to the public and will be available online via Zoom, as well as live-streamed on the dCEC's YouTube channel. More information and advance registration at:
For more information about the de聽Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, contact communications specialist Ken Hallenius at 574-631-3192 or khallenius@nd.edu.
Originally published by at on July 15, 2020.