Soup with Substance

About Soup with Substance

The Center for Peacemaking, Campus Ministry and Intercultural Engagement partner to host Marquette's Soup with Substance program.

Inspired by the "round table discussions" of Peter Maurin and the Catholic Worker Movement, Soup with Substance is a noon-time presentation on an issue related to peacemaking and social justice over a simple meal of soup and bread.

The program invites members of the Marquette and Milwaukee community to listen to and discuss a topic with a local or national figure known for his/her academic or community work in nonviolence. This program occurs on Wednesdays and has existed at Marquette for over 40 years.

Gandhian Nonviolence

Wednesday, October 2 l Noon l Holthusen Hall, 4th Floor

Dr. Lingam Raja is a professor at the Gandihigram Rural Institute in India and will give talk on Gandhian nonviolence. Using Mahatma Gandhi's revolutionary concept of 'Nai Talim' system of education, Gandhigram Rural Institute has developed academic programs in rural development, rural economics and extension education, rural oriented sciences, cooperation, development administration, as well as rural sociology, english and communicative studies. Students emerge from its portals tend to meet the personnel needs for rural development under various governmental and non-governmental schemes.

His visit is scheduled during the same week as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday celebrated in India on October 2nd to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the "Father of the Nation." In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly announced that it adopted a resolution that declared October 2 as the International Day of Non-Violence.

Border Awareness Experiences

Tuesday, September 17 l Noon l Alumni Memorial Union (AMU) 157

During Spring Break 2013, Gerry Fischer, associate director of Campus Ministry, and a group of students traveled to the American-Mexican border to learn about the reality of migrants and people in border communities.

Student participants of the Border Awareness Experience will share their reflections from their time at the Annunciation House, a shelter for migrants on the border between El Paso and Juarez. The students come from across academic majors but share the common experience of learning about the impact of current immigration policies and the people who are affected by them.

Upcoming Events

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Recommend a Topic and Speaker

Please contact the Center for Peacemaking to recommend a topic and speaker for a future soup with substance event. Email the Center for Peacemaking (peacemaking@marquette.edu) with "Soup with Substance Speaker Recommendation" in the subject line.