The League of Women Voters of the Lewisburg Area’s Educational Forum series will continue with an on-line-only presentation by Amelia J. Uelmen, Esquire. Professor Uelmen is a Lecturer at Georgetown Law School and Senior Research Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. Professor Uelmen’s talk, “Three Healthy Habits for Good Citizenship in Polarized Times” will focus on learning communication skills that can help us redevelop how we live and connect with those from a different background, perspective and/or understanding of issues. The talk will offer ways to foster understanding across deep divides that will help to heal polarization and allow for a positive political dialogue.
Professor Uelman is a Lecturer in Religion & Professional Life and Special Advisor to the Dean at Georgetown Law School. She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. Throughout her career, she has focused on building bridges between people of different faiths and backgrounds. Her seminars work to help students from diverse religious and political backgrounds develop the communication skills they need to foster understanding across deep differences. Professor Uelman holds a J.D. and a Doctorate of Juridical Science from Georgetown Law School.
Uelmen’s biography can be found here: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/amelia-j-uelmen/
The meeting is open to members and the general public. League membership is not required to participate in these programs and all are welcome.
The meeting will be held as a virtual talk on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at 12 o’clock noon on the Zoom meeting platform. All must pre register to get the meeting link and login details by emailing LWVLAForum [at] gmail.com no later than Sunday, February 19, 2023.
The Zoom meeting room will open at 11:30 a.m. Pre-registered individuals are encouraged to sign into the virtual meeting room no later than 11:45 to ensure they are admitted and their settings are correct. Virtual participants will be able to submit questions in the chat function, but will be muted and unable to interact directly with the speaker.
