Public events hosted at University of Detroit Mercy in Fall 2016 by the Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive

1. CLASA events
FALL 2016

2. Fall 2016 events: Jim Wallis at Gesu Sept. 11
See the talk online at:
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3. On Oct. 5, 2016, Keith Gunter of Alliance to Halt Fermi-3
introduced David Lochbaum, Director of the Nuclear
Safety Project at the Union for Concerned Scientists.

4. Lochbaum discussed in detail the chequered
history of safety in the nuclear industry in
general and the Fermi plants in particular.

5. Additional speakers were Paul Gunther, Director of
Reactor Oversight at Beyond Nuclear, and Ethyl River,
Campaign Coordinator of the Alliance to Halt Fermi-3.

6. There was a lively question and answer session

7. …including comments by Dr. Prasad
Venugopal, Physics Prof. at Detroit Mercy.
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8. . On Friday Oct 7. 2016 at 10
am, in Lansing-Reilly Parlor, Fr.
Joe Mulligan spoke about the
recent passing of Fernando
Cardenal, SJ in Nicaragua, and
how Fr. Cardenal's life fits in
with liberation theology and the
current situation in Nicaragua.
See the talk online at:
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9. On Oct. 21, 2016, Dr. Julie Pycior of Manhattan College spoke
about her new book, Democratic Renewal and the Mutual Aid
Legacy of US Mexicans; and at her second talk, she spoke about her
interests in Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day.

10. Dr. Julie Pycior (2nd left) with
Fr. Jerry Cavanaugh, SJ (L) and
Gail Presbey (2nd rt) and Fr. Si
Hendry, SJ (R).
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See the Merton and Day talk at:
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17ef093fc51a

11. Nov. 1, 2016
"The Reconstruction of the
Social Fabric: The Tale of Two
Cities: Tancitaro Michoacan
and Detroit Michigan."
On Nov. 1 CLASA co-sponsored this
Catholic Studies event that brought up
two Jesuits from Mexico, Fr. Jorge
Atilano, S.J., and Fr. Gabriel Mendoza,
S.J., directors of the Miguel Pro Human
Rights Office in Mexico City, and they
shared their work for justice, with Tom
Florek S.J. translating and sharing his
own perspectives on their project.

12. Frs. Jorge, Gabriel and Tom

13. Margaret Potts on Standing Rock
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14. Kim Redigan and Mary Ellen Gondeck, RSM
on Detroit’s Water Crisis

15. Details of the Detroit water crisis
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16. Murilo Seabra spent a year living in the Amazon with indigenous
people and rubber tappers. With his interest in philosophy beyond
the boundaries of academia, he shared informal reflections about
the valuable philosophical insights he received during that time.

17. Murilo Seabra Dec. 6, 2016
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18. Dec. 6, 2016: Speaker Murilo
Seabra with his wife, Dr. Laura
Tolton and their son Tommy.
Seabra did his
undergraduate and Master’s
degree in philosophy at the
University of Brasilia, Brazil.
He is now a PhD candidate
at La Trobe University,
Melbourne, Australia.