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Pathways to Peace

March 17, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Please join us for our next Pathways to Peace lecture on Thurs, March 27 in the Ludwick Sacred Space (reception at 6:00 pm, lecture at 6:30 pm), featuring Dr. Derik Smith who will speak on 鈥淔rom Social Ostracism to Creating Peace.鈥

Professor Derik Smith chairs the Department of Literature at Claremont McKenna College and is an affiliate faculty member in Africana Studies at the Claremont Colleges. His research explores African American literary culture, critical race studies, and the Baha鈥檌 Faith. Smith is the acting director of the Wilmette Institute and serves on the Justice Education Initiative’s working group. He is also an author and serves on the boards of the Association for Baha鈥檌 Studies and Starting Over Inc., and lives in Southern California with his family.

The lecture series is co-sponsored by the 每日大赛, Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, The Baha鈥檌s of Rancho Cucamonga and People for Peace and Prosperity.