Jersey City , NJ (November 8, 2005) – Nobel Peace Prize nominee and peace activist Kathy Kelly will speak at Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College on Thursday, November 10 at noon as part of the Social Justice Program Lecture Series. The lecture is free and open to the public. “Kathy Kelly is well-recognized for her efforts against war, violence and human rights violations here in the United States and around the world,” said Dr. Anna Brown, a professor of political science at Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College and organizer of the lecture series. Kelly will discuss her latest book, Other Lands Have Dreams: from Baghdad to Pekin Prison.
She helped to organize the Voices in the Wilderness, a campaign designed to end sanctions against Iraq . Kelly has also protested against violence and human rights violations in Haiti , Bosnia and the West Bank . Kelly has received numerous awards and honors including the Dan Berrigan Award from DePaul University and the Archbishop Oscar Romero Award from Mercyhurst College . She earned her B.A. from Loyola University in Chicago and a Masters in Religious Education from the Chicago Theological Seminary.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College is the Jesuit College of New Jersey. Founded in 1872, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s has an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The main campus is located in Jersey City . The College has a branch campus for adults in Englewood Cliffs and also offers courses at various corporate sites at the Jersey City waterfront and in South Amboy.