Faces of Solidarity at the University of St. Thomas
Thu, Feb 17
|The Iversen Center,
"Faces of Solidarity" opens at the Iversen Center of the University of St. Thomas on February 17, 2022, 6-9 PM. The exhibition will be available from 02/14 - 03/14/22. Free
Time & Location
Feb 17, 2022, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM CST
The Iversen Center, , 2115 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
About the event
Faces of Solidarity is a part of the Kalejdoskop Polski MN project. This exhibit is a photographic tribute to Polish Solidarnosc activists who settled in Minnesota. Ten striking portraits of Polish-Minnesotans will be on display at the Iversen Center of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul February 14 - March 14, 2022. The opening reception is scheduled for February 17, 2022, 6-9 PM.Â
The On-Campus Sponsors: Office of Mission, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Theology, Department of History.
The Speakers:
Prof. Zsolt Nagy is a historian of modern Europe with a specific focus on East and East-Central Europe.Â
Prof. Paul Wojda whose expertise is in Catholic moral theology, Christian ethics, theological bioethics, health care ethics, political theology.
Grzegorz Litynski-the lead artist on the project, an internationally regarded humanist photographer. He is the head of postgraduate studies in travel and documentary photography at the University of Technology in Katowice, Poland,
Dr. Litak is the President of Minnesota Polish Medical Society, the project manager and curator of this exhibition
As of 2/11/2022 the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis have lifted requirements for patrons to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result to enter events or venues that serve food or beverage. As a result, the University of St. Thomas is discontinuing all the temporary steps we took to comply with these orders, effective immediately.
Map and Parking information: https://www.stthomas.edu/_media-library/_documents/main/st-paul-campus-map-by-building-name.pdf
The interactive map: https://campusmap.stthomas.edu/location/-MCnxMyQt8xihsQ4oAyu?focus=STP
The virtual exhibition is available online at the Minnesota Polish Medical Society's website: www.pamsm.org.
Schedule
1 hourFaces of Solidarity at St. Thomas exhibition opening
1 hourThe Opening Welcome and Presentations