Join Us on April 13th - Dominican Sisters and Social Activism

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The Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters: Serving People on the Margins of Society. April 13th, 7:00 p.m. -

Grand Rapids Public Library, 111 Library St., NE

(Preceded by GGRWHC Annual Meeting: 6:15 - 6:45, Vanderveen Room, 4th Floor, GRPL)

Join us on April 13th to hear Elizabeth Chamberlain, adjunct professor of history at Aquinas College, share her research documenting the late twentieth-century activism of the Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters. Learn about a group of women who dedicated their lives to making the world a better and safer place for all and the ways in which communities perceived their social justice activism - - and the opposition they faced. Co-sponsored by the Grand Rapids Historical Society.

Sister Jackie Hudson is profiled in the Grand Rapids Press, July 16, 1983.

GGRWHC Annual Meeting - Arrive early on April 13 and meet us in the Vanderveen Room at the library for a brief GGRWHC annual meeting - 6:15 to 6:45 p.m. All are welcome!

President’s Report – Kathleen VanderVeen
Treasurer’s Report – Julie Tabberer, Vice President and Interim Treasurer
Welcome New Board members: Michele Coffill, Andrea Riley-Mukavetz, and Jeanessa Smith
Highlights from the past year
A sneak peek at programming for 2023-2024

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