Pathways to Peace

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 “From Social Ostracism to Creating Peace.”

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’i 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’i Studies and Starting Over Inc., and lives in Southern California with his family.

The lecture series is co-sponsored by the University of La Verne, Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, The Baha’is of Rancho Cucamonga and People for Peace and Prosperity.