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National Leader in the Peace Movement to Speak at Niagara University

April 2, 2024
Jerry Elmer, a Vietnam-era draft resister and a national leader in the peace movement, will present “Nonviolent Civil Disobedience: Lessons from a Draft Resister,” on Tuesday, April 9, as part of the Niagara University Vincentian Center for Justice Social Justice Speaker Series. The talk, which is co-sponsored by NU's PeaceAction NY and the Peace and Justice Studies Association, will center on Elmer’s efforts to promote peace, justice, and protection of the environment. It takes place at 4:30 p.m. in Bailo Hall Room 201 and will also be broadcast via zoom at: https://niagara-edu.zoom.us/j/85059500083
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Dr. Jamal-Dominque Hopkins

Religious Scholar to Lead Film Screening and Discussion on Race, Religion, and Justice at Niagara University

February 2, 2024
Niagara University’s Ostapenko Center for Race, Equity, & Mission is hosting a film screening and discussion on race, religion, and justice featuring Dr. Jamal-Dominque Hopkins, associate professor of Christian scriptures at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary. Dr. Hopkins will show two short films and lead an iconographic analysis of the movies during the event, which takes place Feb. 29 at 5:30 p.m. in Dunleavy Hall, Room 127. It is free and open to the public.
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