Panel discussion: Rosa Parks: Race, Religion, and Resistance

Rosa Parks poster
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 19:00

This year marks the 70th anniversary of civil rights activist Rosa Parks’ refusal to be seated in a segregated section of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Parks’ refusal and subsequent arrest helped bring attention to issues of racial discrimination in the United States and around the world.

A panel will discuss her legacy in a free public event sponsored by Assumption University on Tuesday, Feb. 4.

“Rosa Parks: Race, Religion, and Resistance” will feature:

  • Erica Thedford, Parks’ great-niece and a board member of the Rosa Parks Scholarship Foundation;
  • artist, community historian, and activist Lana Talbot;
  • Shetina Jones, UWindsor associate vice-president student experience; and
  • Michael Brown;

moderated by John Cappucci, Stephen A. Jarislowky Chair in Religion and Conflict at Assumption University.

The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Caribbean Centre, 2410 Central Ave.

(519)253-3000