January 21, 2016
On Sunday, January 24 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, our Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at Virginia Wesleyan College, and other community partners will host “Standing Together” at Norfolk’s Slover Library. This public gathering will feature a clergy press conference and an interfaith panel discussion exploring themes of religious understanding, solidarity and community. Participants will demonstrate support for the Muslim community and others as they stand together against divisive and bigoted rhetoric.
This week, I shared my support for this initiative in a Virginian-Pilot opinion column published on Jan. 20. In the column titled “Building Tolerance on College Campuses,” I applaud college campuses for utilizing their diverse makeups to foster dialogue, but urge institutions to take their efforts further.
You can read my column here:
http://pilotonline.com/opinion/columnist/guest/scott-miller-building-tolerance-on-american-campuses/article_60afdbac-ceba-56c3-b13d-e070f6458f2a.html
I encourage you to visit http://www.inclusiveva.org/standing-together-hr/ to learn more about the "Standing Together" initiative.
