| 9:00-9:30 |
Opening Remarks |
- Sophia Wisniewska, Chancellor, Penn State Brandywine
- Jeremy Cohen, Associate Vice President and Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education
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| 9:30-10:30 |
Keynote Address:
Social Justice for Women in Afghanistan
We are at the Crossroads |
| Suraya Pakzad, Afghan Women’s Rights Activist, Recipient of the Peace X Peace Award, Founder of the Voice of Women Organization |
| 10:45-12:15 |
Panel: A Conversation on Human Rights and Institutional Responsibilities |
- Sondra Myers (Moderator), Senior Fellow for International, Civic and Cultural Projects, University of Scranton.
- Trudy Rubin, Editorial Board & Foreign Affairs Columnist, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Sharon M. Meagher, Professor of Philosophy & Chair of the Dept. of Latin American Studies and Women’s Studies, University of Scranton.
- Marjorie Margolies, President of Women’s Campaign International.
- Aldo Magazzeni, Founder and Director of Traveling Mercies.
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| 12:30-1:30 |
Lunch |
| A conversation with U.S. Senator Robert Casey, Jr. and Mrs. Casey |
| 2:00- 3:30 |
Choose from the following Sessions |
- The Clemente Course: Integrating a Social Justice Agenda in Humanities Curricula. Earl Shorris, Founder of the Clemente Course and Eliza Reilly, Director, Phillips Museum of Art.
- Developing Civic Identity in Youth. Matthew Bundick, Penn State University; Barbara Shaiman, Champions of Caring; Samuel Loewner, Penn State University.
- Promoting Community Partnerships. Paul Downie, Chester Mural Program; Cynthia Jetter, Swarthmore College; Joann Weeks, University of Pennsylvania.
- Scholarship for Social Justice. Greg Dimitriadis, SUNY. Buffalo; Louise Ammentorp, College of New Jersey; Eve Tuck, SUNY New Paltz.
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| 3:30-4:30 |
Selves, communities, societies: Reflections and future directions |
- Cynthia Lightfoot, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State Brandywine.
- Phyllis Cole, Professor of English, Women's Studies, and American Studies. Penn State Brandywine.
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