WHAT: “A Vision for Civility” will address the roles that citizens, elected leaders and the media can and should play in promoting civility in a democratic society and how we can all constructively engage in vigorous debates without demonizing those with whom we disagree.
WHEN: 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011
WHERE: Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center, main dining room, on the Danforth Campus. Media parking will be in the Millbrook Parking Garage on the north side of campus. For a campus map, visit wustl.edu/community/visitors/maps/danforthmap.pdf.
WHO: Members of the Center Aisle Caucus, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.), U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) and U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-Mo.).
The event will be moderated by Wayne Fields, PhD, the Lynne Cooper Harvey Distinguished Professor of English in Arts & Sciences and director of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion & Politics.
CONTACT: Neil Schoenherr
(314) 935-5235 (office)
(314) 239-9734 (cell)
nschoenherr@wustl.edu
Full press release is available at: news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21906.aspx.