Ellacuria Initiative Teach-In Held at University
From left: Christian Krokus, Ph.D., professor of theology and religious studies at The University of Scranton, who served as the session’s co-organizer and moderator; Rev. Rebecca Barnes, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church; Sister Donna Korba, Sisters of IHM; Sahar Al-Masri, Islamic Center of Scranton; University graduate Shivani Patel, BAPS Hindu Mandir; Rabbi Miriam Spitzer, Temple Israel; and University student Maria Stephen, Huntingdon Valley, session co-organizer.As part of The University of Scranton’s “Celebrating Women: 50th Anniversary of Coeducation” celebration and its Ellacuría Initiative, the University hosted a day-long teach-in on women’s and gender justice. Through a series of lectures and panel discussions, issues of gender injustice from various perspectives were explored. One session, titled “Wisdom Cries Aloud: Religious Women of Scranton,” featured a panel discussion of five local women leaders of different faiths.
In photo below are University of Scranton students who assisted with an information booth at “The Ellacuría Initiative Women’s and Gender Justice Teach-In." From left: Maria Stephen, a political science major from Huntingdon Valley; Shelby Traver, an international business major from Sweet Valley and recipient of the University’s full-tuition Presidential Scholarship; Mackenzie Longo, an occupational therapy major from Holbrook, New York; and Benjamin Burman, a nursing major from Clifford Township.
