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Interfaith, Ecojustice and Local Community Activism: The 5th Annual James Sawers Jr. Interfaith Speaker Series

  • College of Charleston, Alumni Center 86 Wentworth Street Charleston, SC, 29401 United States (map)

A Panel Discussion on “Interfaith, Ecojustice and Local Community Activism”

Friday, March 4, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
Aluni Center, 86 Wentworth St, (downtown) Charleston, SC 29401, Corner of St. Philips St, Enter on side of St. Philip’s Street

Please click on the video below to watch the Panel Discussion on Interfaith, Ecojustice and Local Community Activism:

This panel discussion will focus on local activists weighing in on the climate crisis, how it is affecting marginalized communities in the lowcountry and ways their organizations and communities are responding to it. 

Speakers include: 

John Grim, Co-Director, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology,

Alecia Brewster, SC Interfaith Power and Light and Poor People’s Campaign, 

Omar Muhammad, Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities, 

Regina Saunders, Destiny Community Café and 

Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (via Zoom). 

Moderated by Dr. Brennan Keegan, College of Charleston Department of Religious Studies 

All are invited for this in-person event. If you would like to follow virtually, please use link below.

Admission is free and all are welcome! If you would like to donate to offset the cost of the event and food, and to support the CIC, please visit https://www.cicouncil.org/give

ZOOM LINK: bit.ly/climateandfaith to virtually participate in the keynote and panel discussions at the time of the discussion.