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When we talk about justice and economic empowerment, religious principles inevitably ground the discussion. Our communal ideas of fairness, dignity, and concern for the vulnerable are rooted in religious teachings and scriptures. In this panel, which is a companion to the ICJS course on Economic Justice: Interreligious Reflections on Fairness and Dignity, four Baltimore activists and nonprofit leaders will discuss how their religious identities ground their motivation for doing their work to improve the Baltimore community and why thinking interreligiously matters. All four panel members were members of the 2021 ICJS Justice Leaders Fellowship.
Panelists:
Farah Shakour Bridges, 4B4 Education Inc.
Leon L. Pinkett III, former Baltimore City Council Member, Baltimore Arts Realty Corp.
Jessica Klaitman, Let’s Thrive Baltimore
Miriam Avins, Baltimore City Commission on Sustainability and Avins Consulting.
The panel discussion will be moderated by Fatimah Fanusie, ICJS Program Director, Justice Leaders.