Mentionsy

Following the success of the last webinar, which marked the 40th  anniversary of the foundation of Solidarnosc – the first independent trade union in the Soviet bloc, which led to the collapse of communism and a peaceful transition to democracy across Central and Eastern  Europe, we are launching Re-thinking Solidarity series. Re-thinking Solidarity will bring together leading academics,  historians, philosophers, theologians, social activists, policymakers, and legislators to engage in thoughtful reflection and re-think what solidarity means today, in light of a variety of societal changes, the current geopolitical situation an,d the consequences of COVID-19  pandemic. We will explore the idea of solidarity in the context of religion and inter-faith dialogue; environmental and financial sustainability;  politics and political psychology; and equality and social justice. Solidarity, religion, and inter-faith dialogue speakers:

Lord Alderdice (chair)

Dariusz Karlowicz, Political Theology

Daniel Greenberg, Jewish Law and Ethics

Nazila Ghanea, University of Oxford

Jaroslaw Kupczak OP, St. John Paul II Institute of Culture, Angelicum

Re-thinking Solidarity is organized by the Centre for Democracy and  Peace Building, the periodical, Political Theology, in partnership with  St. Benet’s Institute, St. Benet’s Hall, University of Oxford, and The  St. John Paul II Institute of Culture at the Pontifical University of  St. Thomas Aquinas - the Angelicum in Rome, supported by the Polish  Cultural Institute (London).