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 Spring 2010

February 16, Tuesday
Valentines Day Poetry Reading
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Library

February 18, Thursday
Fr. Jack Martin, Haitian Solidarity Network, Elizabeth, NJ
Time: noon
Location: McIntyre

February 25, Thursday
Vegan luncheon
Time: noon
Location: Social Justice House, 125 Glenwood Ave.

March 3, Wednesday
Unveiling of new Gandhi statue and bust of Archbishop Oscar Romero
Swami Ramananda talks on Ahimsa (non-violence)
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Library

March 6, Saturday
Pax Christi New Jersey Annual Meeting (Open)
Awarding of the Dorothy Day Peacemaker of the Year award to Dr. Anna Brown of the SPC Political Science Department
Keynote speaker: Marie Dennis, Director of Maryknol Office for Global Concerns
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
Location: McIntyre

March 17-25
St. Peter's Delegation to El Salvador in commemoration of the 30th aniversary of Oscar Romero's assassination

March 27, Saturday
Commemoration of the 30th aniversary of Oscar Romero's assassination
Music, poetry, talks, food and prayer service
Time: 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: McIntyre

 

 

Spring 2009 

February 2,  Monday
Gaza Vigil
Time: 10:00 – 1:00
Location: Jazzman Cafe

February 12 , Thursday
Valentine’s Day: Rumi, sacred love poetry and chocolates
Time: Noon
Location: Social Justice House
 
 
Feb 18, 19, 23: Wednesday, Thursday, Monday
Video of the Llfe of Thomas Merton
Time: 11-1
Location: Social Justice House
 

February 25,  Wednesday
Jonathan Montaldo, Associate Director of the Merton Center for Contemplative Living, Kentucky
"Opening the Ears of our Hearts: Thomas Merton’s Legacy for Contemplative Living”.
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: McIntyre Lounge

February 26,  Thursday
Cornel West readings and video for Black History month.
Time: noon
Location: McIntyre Lounge, A

February 26,  Thursday
"Peace Progress and the Promised Land"  video on the media and the mideast coflict.
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Pope

March 9, Monday
Greek Theatre Performanc:e Fragments (Scenes from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes and Menander)
Time: Noon
Location: Roy Irving Theatre

 March 11, Wednesday
Poet Ned O’Gorman on writer Flannery O’Connor
(Reading circles of  O'Connor's work will be scheduled)
Time: Noon
Location: McIntyre Lounge
 
 
March 16-20,  Monday-Friday
St Peter's Social Justice students join the Witness Against Torture group
Educating ,lobbying and vigil week in Washington, D.C.
 
March 23, Monday
Kathy Kelly, Nobel Peace prize nominee 
"Eyewitness Account of the Gaza"
Time and location tba.
 
March 26, Wednesday
Dave Robinson, Executive Director of Pax Christi
"Dismantling Racism in US Foreign Policy: A New Approach to Iran"
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Pope
 
 
 

 

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