Faithful Citizenship Project

2012 Westchester Presidential Debate Watch Series: Pre-Presidential Debate Discussion on the the third and final debate, highlighting Foreign Policy October 22, 2012 Panel: Steve Horton (Executive Director of the New Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority); Noah Bramson (New Rochelle Mayor); Tricia Mulligan, PhD; Mary Hagerty, PhD; Bridget McBrien '13; Amanda Kelly '13; Jared Rice (New Rochelle City Council, Distrct 3); Joe McLaughlin (Candidate for US Congress, District 16); Tony Sayegh (Republican Political Analyst for News 12); Tresmaine Grimes, PhD (Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Yourha Kang, PhD (moderator); Daniel Martin, PhD; Kevin Cawley, CFC, PhD; Fredrica Rudell, PhD;

"Planetary Citizenship: Connecting Ecology, Social Justice and Cosmology " Co-sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies and the Office of Mission Integration Can our path into a sustainable, just, and peaceful future be found at the confluence where ecology, justice, and cosmology converge? In this talk, Drew Dellinger explores emerging patterns of engaged citizenship and deep democracy, and the powers of dream, story, art, and action to help catalyze a positive future.

"Radical Imagination Coffee House: Creativity and Transformation" - Poetry and Performance with Drew Dellinger Co-sponsored by the Office of Student Development, Department of Political Science, Center for Campus Ministries, Gales Activities Board, Student Government, and Democracy Matters Internationally known poet, speaker, and activist, Drew Dellinger, participates in a dynamic evening of poetry and reflections that speak to the intersection of art and social change. Dellinger’s poetry weaves ecology, justice, heart, and cosmology into a vision for the future that illuminates the possibilities of our present moment. With opening performances by Iona College students

"A Cosmology of Justice: Dr. King and Thomas Berry as Guides into the Future" - Sponsored by the Iona Council on the Arts, Co-sponsored by the Thomas Berry Forum for Ecological Dialogue and the Iona Spirituality Institute Student and celebrant of The Great Work of the 21st Century, "new cosmology" poet Drew Dellinger articulates striking parallels between the social justice vision of Martin Luther King Jr. and the ecological vision of his mentor, Thomas Berry, whose worldviews, or "cosmologies," of interdependence and connection, offer critical resources and energies of hope and imagination for our moment on Plant Earth. With a welcome address by Interim Dean Jeanne Zaino, School of Arts & Science

This panel, moderated by Paul O'Connell, PhD, serves to introduce students to the issues relevant to the 2012 Presidential election. Panelists: Caitlin Greatrex, PhD, Ann Heekin, PhD and Tricia Mulligan, PhD