The next Feminist Forum, titled “Feminism and Faith” will be April 12 at 2 p.m. in the lobby of the Community Building.
Guest speakers include the Venerable Thubten Chodron, abbess of Sravasti Abbey, Compassionate Interfaith Society – EWU President Ayesha Malik, the Rev. Deb Conklin from Liberty Park United Methodist Church, Rev. Andrea CastroLang from the Westminster Congregational United Church of Christ, and Lutheran Campus pastor at Eastern Washington University, Rev. Shelley Wee.
Panelists will be asked the following questions:
- Where do feminism and faith go from here?
- Can you be a feminist and have faith?
“Just as people in general struggled with what evolution meant for faith once, feminism created new movements and ways of thinking and reactions in faith communities. Many strong women are those with faith, who’ve worked for change from the inside of their faith communities as they worked for gender equality. Many of them have faced challenges along the way,” said Kelly Rae Matthews, Feminist Forum organizer, in a press release.
