Theologians
and social justice advocates
host workshop on faith in human rights
By Jacqueline Gilvard Landry
Voice correspondent
The parish of the Cathedral of Christ the Light on May
7 will host the final workshop in a series on human rights sponsored by
the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley.
The semester-long program, Faith in Human Rights, since January has gathered
universities, social services and development centers, faith communities
and social organizations from across the Bay Area for workshops and dialogues,
seeking to “cultivate an effective working relationship of the theological
academy and faith communities...with the intention of forming an interfaith
coalition for human rights,” said Holy Cross Sister Marianne Farina,
assistant professor at the Dominican School.
The final workshop will focus on creating such a coalition, whose goal
will be to “develop one understanding of human rights and be better
advocates of them,” she said.
Faith in Human Rights commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, Sister Farina said.
The May 7 workshop, co-sponsored by the diocese’s social justice
office and numerous other groups, will be held at the cathedral parish
hall at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Walk-ins are welcome.
Panelists will include William McKinney, president of the Pacific School
of Religion at the GTU, Racelle Weiman of Temple University, and Ameena
Jandali of the Islamic Networking Group.
See http://www.dspt.edu/humanrights/about.html
for information.
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