St. Norbert College Peace and Justice Center to host a panel on the proposed Constitutional Amendment to Marriage on October 25, 2006

[we have received the following press release...]

On Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. the St. Norbert College Peace and Justice Center will be having a forum discussion on the upcoming Constitutional Amendment to Marriage and the Civil Union ban. The panel will be held in the Fort Howard Theater in the Bemis International Center on the St. Norbert College campus. This event is free and open to the public.

A multi-disciplinary panel will include: Bridget Burke Ravizza, professor of Religious Studies, Tom Faase, professor of Sociology, Mike DeGrand, president of Harbor Credit Union and of the Fort Howard Family Resource Center Board of Directors, and Greg Conway, a local attorney.

For more information, contact the St. Norbert College Peace and Justice Center at (920) 403-3881 or pjc@snc.edu.

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FYI from Mike at Fair Wisconsin:

Mr Conway, has served as President of the Wisconsin State Bar Association; He is currently practicing in the area of corporate law and litigation.

Dr. Thomas Faase, presenting on the sociocultural aspects. He has taught Society, Sex and marriage at St. Norbert College.

Dr. Bridget Burke-Ravizza from the Religious Studies discipline who will present Catholic Social Teaching about marriage, etc.

Then, we will open the floor to questions and discussion with the audience. Katelyn Schmidt, Peace and Justice Center Intern, will moderate the panel.

The panel will be taking place at 7pm in the Ft Howard Theatre of the Bemis International Center. This is right across the street from the Kress Inn in De Pere.