Invitation to April 8 Vincentian Chair of Social Justice Lecture

Vincentian Chair of Social Justice 2023–24
“Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor”
Lecture 5: "Abuse of Creation and Its Effects upon the Marginalized in Oceania"
Monday, April 8, at 7 p.m. EST
Zoom (registration link below)

Each year, the Vincentian Chair of Social Justice selects a justice theme with the help of the wider St. John’s University community. This theme is then explored with the assistance of national and international scholars.   

For 2023–24, the chair selected the theme of “Ecology and the Marginalized” with the title “Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor”—a statement from the Encyclical Letter, Laudato si', of Pope Francis (LS 49).

This theme is being explored in a series of six presentations, with one from each of six continents (i.e., Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America). Using Zoom, we bring together young people/students from each of the continents who present the results of climate abuse in their area and its harmful effects on the poor. These international students are placed in dialogue with a group of students from St. John’s who are interested in matters of ecology and its effects on the marginalized. Each group of students are led by a mentor from their respective university.

For the April 8 session, St. John’s students will be in dialogue with students from Australian Catholic University in Sydney, Australia. Visit www.stjohns.edu/VCSJ to register and for more information.