Toledo community liaison is Manchester Peace Week speaker
North Manchester, IN (04/11/2022) — The kickoff speaker for Manchester University's 2022 Peace Week is a community liaison from Ohio, Alicia Smith. Smith will explore project-based learning and community action and education in the face of climate injustice.
"Environmental Justice & Community Democracy - BIPOC & Beyond" is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, April 18 in Cordier Auditorium at the North Manchester, Indiana, campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Smith is a liaison with Junction Coalition, a Toledo-based organization focused on building safe and sustainable communities. Junction Coalition's "Four Pillars" are economic justice, environmental justice, social justice and peace education.
Peace Week, April 18-23, also includes the Empty Bowls fundraiser from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 23 on the Manchester University Mall
At the annual Empty Bowls fundraising event, soup will be served in bowls decorated by members of the Manchester University community. Donations will go to Urban Seeds, an Evansville-based nonprofit that works to increase access to nourishing foods in southwest Indiana. The suggested donation is $5.