Martha and Kate Hennessy, grandchildren of Dorothy Day, and Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas Gandhi will meet for the first time in Rochester to discuss their world renowned grandparents’ legacies of nonviolence. The event will take place Friday, September 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the Forum of the Shults Center. Nazareth College is located at 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, N.Y., 14618. This event is free and open to the public. For more information contact hmurray9@naz.edu .
All three individuals have actively continued their grandparents’ legacies of nonviolence and will share reflections of their experiences learning about peacemaking. These reflections will be shared in discussion of their effectiveness in our current time.
Dorothy Day was the founder of the Catholic Worker Movement in 1933 and was the pivotal figure in fostering a return to nonviolence in the American Catholic Church. She was recently cited by Pope Francis as an American worth emulating alongside Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., and Thomas Merton. Mohandas Gandhi led the Indian Independence Movement against British rule and inspired civil rights movements across the world through his philosophy of nonviolence.
Nazareth University is an inclusive community of inspired learners, educators, and changemakers who for nearly 100 years have been driven by a bold commitment to action, empathy, equity, and leading innovation for the common good. Impact experiences are at the heart of a Nazareth education, preparing each student to discover within themselves the potential to cultivate positive change in their life's work, in any career field, and in a world that is constantly evolving and infinitely interconnected.
Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of larger universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, Nazareth University graduates are able to launch a lifetime of impactful leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.