Washington Adventist University Hosts Race and Justice Summit on March 26

  

Takoma Park, MD (March 11, 2015) A Race and Justice Summit will be held on Thursday, March 26 at 6 p.m. on the campus of Washington Adventist University (WAU). The summit is open to the public, and will take place in the Richards Hall Chapel. The summit will be hosted by the university’s Center for Metropolitan Ministry and Center for Law and Public Policy.

“Race and social justice are all too often discussed in this country without ever reaching a conclusion about things we can all do to actually help improve race relations,” said John Gavin, chair of WAU’s Social Work Department and Director of the Center for Metropolitan Ministry.

“This summit is intended to facilitate a frank discussion that, we hope, will result in some concrete take-aways so that a clear roadmap can be developed to help guide individuals toward the time when racial profiling and social injustices cease to exist,” states Joan Francis, chair of the History and Political Studies Department and Director of the Center for Law & Public Policy.

Aisha N. Braveboy, who has served as chair of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus and as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, will kick off the summit. A panel discussion will follow, along with open and honest conversations about the issues surrounding racial profiling and social injustices.

Washington Adventist University is located at 7600 Flower Avenue (near the intersection with Carroll Avenue) in Takoma Park, Maryland. Richards Hall is located between Morrison Hall and the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church. The campus is Metro-accessible, with both a bus stop and Bikeshare station on campus. There is also plenty of free parking available both in front of and behind the building (off Greenwood Avenue).

For more information, contact John Gavin at jgavin@wau.edu.

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Washington Adventist University is Montgomery County’s only four-year private college. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education, Washington Adventist University has been educating college students since 1904 on a 19-acre campus in suburban Takoma Park, close to the nation’s capital. Approximately 1,100 students of all faiths participate in the university’s eight graduate and 32 undergraduate programs. The 2014 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked Washington Adventist University among the best regional colleges in the north. 

Media Contacts:
Angie Crews, 301-891-4134, acrews@wau.edu
Donna Bigler, 240-286-1169, dbigler@wu.edu