Saturday, October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Online Via Livestream
As the United States approaches the presidential election in November, what are the responsibilities of faithful citizens and voters, especially young adults? Does our faith compel us to vote for a particular candidate? What does it mean to have a “well-formed conscience”? What issues, policies, values, and principles should guide our engagement in political life? Held less than two weeks before the U.S. presidential election, this dialogue with four leaders will explore our responsibilities as voters with values in the face of a deeply polarized political landscape that faces threats to U.S. democratic norms and institutions.
Anna Gordon, program director for the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, will moderate the conversation.
This Salt and Light Gathering is for Catholics under 40 years old in Washington to help them explore links between faith, Catholic social thought, and their lives and work and is co-sponsored by Ignatian Solidarity Network.
Recording
The Salt and Light Gathering starting at 7:00 p.m. EDT will be livestreamed and posted online for later viewing. Only registered attendees of the Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice will be able to attend this dialogue in person.
Participants
Chris Crawford
Chris Crawford is a policy strategist at Protect Democracy where he staffs the National Task Force on Election Crises and manages the Faith in Elections Playbook in partnership with Interfaith America. Chris began his career at Susan B. Anthony List, the nation’s largest pro-life political organization.
Jack Jenkins
Jack Jenkins is a national reporter for Religion News Service covering religion and politics and the author of American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country (2020).
Lauren Reliford
Lauren Reliford is the policy director at the Children’s Defense Fund. She is the former political director at Sojourners. Lauren is a graduate of Boston College and has an MSW from the Catholic University of America.
Kate Scanlon
Kate Scanlon is a national reporter for OSV News covering Washington. She is a former political reporter for the Washington Examiner and a former political affairs correspondent for ETWN.
Accessibility
All accommodation requests should be sent to cathsocialthought@georgetown.edu by October 21. A good-faith effort will be made to fulfill requests.