Co-sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies, the Thomas Berry Forum for Ecological Dialogue at Iona, and IC-Green
On the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Patron of the Natural World
The Thomas Berry Forum for Ecological Dialogue Presents:
Faithful Citizenship: The Environment in the Political Discourse of the Presidential Election 2012
Join us for our next conversation to explore the challenges of “Faithful Citizenship”
Dialogue partners will examine what factors account for the lamentable absence of environmental issues in the political discourse of the 2012 presidential campaign.
Participants include Dr. Fredrica Rudell (Professor of Marketing and Chair of Iona Environmental Concerns Committee), Dr. Kevin Cawley, CFC, Director of The Thomas Berry Forum for Ecological Dialogue at Iona, and Dr. Daniel Martin, Convener of the Berry Forum and Director of The Art of Working WithLife.
Moderator: Dr. Tricia Mulligan, Political Science and International Studies
Coffee and Italian desserts will be served in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, patron of the environment.
Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 7PM
Romita Auditorium
Ryan Library
Iona College
New Rochelle, NY
http://www.iona.edu/academic/artsscience/departments/politicalscience/fcp/events/sustainability.cfm