by The Anglosphere Society

ON BEHALF OF THE ANGLOSPHERE SOCIETY

Media Advisory For Immediate Release

Press Contact:
Lee Cohen
[email protected]

CARDINAL DOLAN AND AMBASSADOR SAMUEL BROWNBACK
TO LEAD SYMPOSIUM COMMEMORATING 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT OF 1998

The Best of Times and the Worst of Times:

Religious Persecution in the Middle East & Beyond”

What: A symposium led by religious, civic and academic leaders commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and addressing global threats to religious liberty, with a focus on anti-Christian genocide.

Who:              

  • Samuel D. Brownback, U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom
  • His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York
  • Lord Alton,  UK House of Lords, Advocate on Religious Freedom
  • Tristan Azbej, Hungarian Secretary of State for International Humanitarian Program for Persecuted Christians and Other Religious Minorities
  • Amanda Bowman, Founder, The Anglosphere Society
  • Abraham (Abe) H. Foxman, world-renowned as a leader in the fight against anti-Semitism, bigotry and discrimination
  • Ray Kelly, Former Police Commissioner of the City of New York
  • Luke Moon, Deputy Director of the Philos Project
  • John O’Sullivan, President of the Danube Institute. Former Advisor to PM Margaret Thatcher
  • Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou, Professor Tufts University; Vice Chair and Commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
  • Nina Shea, Director, Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute
  • Marcela Szymanski, EU and UN Liaison officer for the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need
  • Kyai Haji Ulil Abshar Abdalla, Author; Lecturer on modern Indonesian Islamic legal thought at UNUSIA (Nahdlatul Ulama University in Jakarta.)
  • Andrew Walther, Vice President for communications and strategic planning at the Knights of Columbus
  • Congressman Frank R. Wolf, Distinguished Senior Fellow of the 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative. He was elected to Congress in 1981 and served Virginia’s 10th District for 17 terms. Wolf authored the International Religious Freedom Act

When: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 9:30 AM – 4 PM

Where: Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY

To Attend: THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ATTENDANCE. Seating is very limited so please RSVP ASAP TO [email protected]