Tolerance Means Dialogue at University of Illinois in Urbana on September 17, 2018 at 7 PM and the Tolerance Means Dialogue Scholarship.
When values like non-discrimination interact with faith, many see friction and no solutions. We see a better way: talking to each other. The Tolerance Means Dialogues are about working together to move forward, not about re-litigating the past. The Dialogue draws on your insights about more constructive ways to live together with our differences.
Graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit a 500-word essay on what tolerance means to them. Essays are due September 10, 2018. Two winning essayists will be awarded a $750 scholarship and take center stage at the Dialogue. All students who attend can also compete for Social Engagement Prize of $250 by tweeting questions and comments @ToleranceMeans. More details can be found in the poster attached below.
You can read more about the Tolerance Means Dialogues here: www.tolerancemeans.com
Moderated by Gretchen Winter, University of Illinois Gies College of Business, this dialogue will cover Religious Liberty and the Culture War over LGBT Rights: Can University Students Make a Difference? The dialogue will feature Dialogue Catalysts Shannon Minter, Legal Director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights and Robin Fretwell Wilson, University of Illinois College of Law, along with our winning essayists. Chancellor Robert Jones will open the Dialogue with remarks and a welcome.