In honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this panel welcomes faith leaders to reflect on the continuing role of organized religion in the movement to expose, resist, and overturn racist policies and practices.
This event is cosponsored by the Ohio Council of Churches and Center for the Study of Religion.
Confirmed speakers:
Dr. Valerie Bridgeman (Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Homiletics and Hebrew Bible, Methodist Theological School in Ohio)
Mr. Usjid Hameed (Government Affairs and Development Director, CAIR-Columbus)
Rabbi Sharon Mars (Senior Rabbi, Temple Israel)
Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan, Jr. (Executive Director, Ohio Council of Churches)
Moderator:
Dr. Isaac Weiner (Associate Professor, Comparative Studies; Associate Director, Center for the Study of Religion, Ohio State University)
If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please indicate this on the registration form or contact Associate Director Kate McFarland (mcfarland.309@osu.edu). Requests made 10 days prior to the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.
