Location: Connelly Center, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Ave, Villanova, PA 19085
Date: April 18, 2023
Time: 8:45 am - 5:00 pm ET - Please note the time change of our program
Please join us for Villanova University's second annual Anti-Poverty Symposium in collaboration with the Villanova Sustainability Leadership Council and the Office for Mission and Ministry. This symposium, offered both in-person and virtually, assembles experts in poverty alleviation and sustainability, including Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, to discuss and motivate the community to contribute to the significant effort of building a sustainable planet free from poverty. This year’s discussions will be broadly framed around the intersections of poverty, ecocide and the path toward ecological justice.
The event will feature renowned experts and other powerful presenters with a range of experiences and policy and research perspectives, including:
Sessions will feature lively conversations among guests who bring different theoretical, methodological and disciplinary approaches to analyzing and mitigating climate crisis and poverty.
The Anti-Poverty Symposium is open to the entire Villanova community and the public.
We look forward to seeing you! If you are attending virtually, a link will be sent to registrants prior to April 18, 2023.
Paul Tufano Esq., '83 VSB, '86 JD and Christine Tufano '84 CLAS, '86 MA are Presenting Sponsors of the second annual Anti-Poverty Symposium. This interdisciplinary event is part of a University-wide initiative on poverty and inequality made possible by a gift from the Tufanos.
Contact uaevents@villanova.edu.