Rev. Billy Luncheon

When & Where: 12:30pm on Monday, April 6, in S117.

Please join us as we host Rev. Billy Talen, founder of the Church of Stop Shopping and current mayoral candidate for New York City.

Rev. Billy will be discussing his campaign as well as the theatrical history of his church.

Light lunches will be provided.

Islamic Reflections Conference

Next weekend, on Saturday, April 11th, we’ll be co-sponsoring Yale’s annual Islamic Reflections Conference.

The CIR group booked some great speakers, so be sure to check out the conference schedule and stop on by.

Andrea Blanch Luncheon

When & Where: 12:30pm on Monday, April 6, in S117.

Please join us as we host Andrea Blanch, President of the Center for Religious Freedom.

Ms. Blanch will be primarily discussing her work with the Abrahamic Reunion – a group of spiritual and lay leaders who are working together for peace in Israel/Palestine.

Light dessert will be provided.

Final Luncheon

When & Where: 12:30pm on Monday, April 28, in S117.

Please join us for our last luncheon of the year. We’ll be holding an open roundtable to brainstorm for next fall, as well as bid farewell to those moving on.

The lunch will be fully catered, so please be sure to stop on by for what will be a very special event.

Dan Merchant Screening: Lord, Save Us

When & Where: 6:00pm on Wednesday, April 23rd, in the RSV room.

Please join us for a sneak preview of Lord, Save Us From Your Followers, a powerful new film about religion in America.

The director of the film, Dan Merchant, will be joining us for the screening, and has graciously agreed to hold a Q-and-A afterward.

For more on the film, feel free to check out the official website or Dan Merchant’s Today Show interview with Matt Lauer.

Pizza will be served along with the movie, so be sure to stop by the RSV room at 6:00pm on Wednesday for a special YFFP event!

Mickey Edwards Seminar: Conservatism

When & Where: 12:30pm on Tuesday, April 22nd, in the JED room.

Founder of the Heritage Foundation and a former Republican Congressman, Mickey Edwards is a towering figure in American conservatism. Yet in his new book, Reclaiming Conservatism: How a Great American Political Movement Got Lost, Edwards takes that movement to task.

Please come join us for an engaging conversation with Mr. Edwards about his new book, as well as American conservatism more generally.

The discussion will be catered.