Rev. Adam Taylor, vice president for advocacy at World Vision, U.S., draws upon the heritage of faith-based activism to encourage young people to be politically engaged and to fight for justice and human rights in his book Mobilizing Hope.
Taylor will share his vision and present "The Future of Social Justice Activism for a Post-Civil Rights Generation" at Kent State University at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, at the fall symposium hosted by the Center for the Study of Information and Religion (CSIR) in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS). The talk will take place in room 317 of the Kent Student Center.
After earning degrees at Emory University and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, Taylor founded and served as executive director of Global Justice, an organization that mobilizes students around issues of global human rights and economic justice. He went on to become a senior political director at Sojourners and a White House Fellow in the Office of Cabinet Affairs, Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs in the Obama administration. In addition to his role at World Vision, he is also an ordained minister at First Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.
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Taylor’s presentation will focus on what it means to re-invent and revitalize activism for a younger generation. He will build on lessons from previous movements like the civil rights and anti-apartheid movement while focusing on new methods and strategies that will be effective in today’s society. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/slis-taylor-news.