Dorothy Day: Inspiration for the 21st Century Radical
Date/Time: | Monday, 03 Oct 2011 at 8:00 pm |
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Location: | Sun Room, Memorial Union |
Cost: | Free |
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Phone: | 515-294-9934 |
Channel: | Lecture Series |
Categories: | Lectures |
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Grounded in a belief in the dignity of every person, nonviolence, voluntary poverty, prayer, and hospitality for the homeless, hungry and forsaken, the paper quickly developed into a national movement. Both radical and religious, Catholic Workers embraced pacifism during World War II and Vietnam, were active in the Civil Rights movement, and stood in support of farmworkers and laborers.