Documentary Film Screening

Mary Robinson

Senator Dick Durbin

Br. Joe Schenk OFM Conv.    

All proceeds to support the Illinois Coalition for Immigration and Refugee Rights (ICIRR).

Book Signing with author, Dr. Ana Maria Pineda

9th Annual El Pueblo Canta

Sherri Bevel, Olga Bautista, Frank Chapman, Toby Chow, Rory Fanning, Troy LaRiviere, Tuyet Le and William McNary  

Rev. Bryan Massingale, Linda Sarsour, Carmen Nanko-Fernandez, Michael Zedek

Theresa Kubasak & Gabe Huck

Why Civil Resistance Works | Dr. Maria Stephan Jesus and Nonviolence | Dr. Terry Rynne Interrupting Conflict and Building Peace | Mel Duncan The Catholic Church and Nonviolence | Dr. Ken Butigan

Connect with local advocacy organizations for employment and/or volunteer opportunities.

Discussing issues related to Islamophobia, open to all Muslims and non Muslims.

Voices for Creative Nonviolence, David Swanson and Mary Dean

A short documentary by Andy Dworak about one of Still Point's Imagination Workshop ensembles, the Orchard Village Players.

Cardinal Cupich will lead a walk through Englewood, tracing the Stations of the Cross and pausing along the way to remember those who lives were lost to violence.

Good Friday Walk

Keynote speaker U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. Light lunch will be provided.  All proceeds will support ICDI programs for detained immigrants.

The Salaam-Shalom Music Project delivers a message of peace and interfaith cooperation through a musical collaboration of Arabic and Klezmer musicians. One Chicago-area show only. Reservations strongly recommended.

Jeanne Bishop and Karli Butler talk about their struggles and steps forward, sharing their experiences of how the restorative power of forgiveness can lead to transformation – in ourselves, in our communities, in our world. Jeanne is the author of Change of Heart: Justice, Mercy and Making Peace with My Sister's Killer Karli is the...

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Catholic Theological Union’s annual Blessed Are the Peacemakers Trustee Dinner is a celebration to support the education and formation of men and women preparing for a ministerial life of service. Each year, an institution or individual(s) whose accomplishments and commitments reflect the values of the mission of Catholic Theological Union, particularly in the areas of...

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Cheese and Wine Gala & Silent Auction

Martha Nussbaum, Ph.D.

Kathy Kelly

This I Believe Small group discussions followed by a town hall Q & A to learn from one another and explore how Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions  have formed their beliefs on:   Community, Commitment & Connection  

Pope Francis and the Christian Response to the Ecological Crisis

Dr. Deborah E. Lipstadt is the Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies at Emory University. Her academic career spans 40 years of research and writing. An accomplished author, Dr. Lipstadt's book, "History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier," recounts the story of her libel trial in London against David...

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The biblical story of Noah’s Flood served as a template for some of the very first theories of global climate change in the Scientific Revolution, and it is once again being used as a means of imagining and representing anthropogenic global climate change in the 21st century in popular media. This talk considers the historical...

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