This town hall meeting focused on the importance of religious diversity - notably during these times of hate crimes and intolerance. Produced in collaboration with the University of Michigan and
Carnegie Mellon University, the organizers chose Pittsburgh as host city in part because of the city’s Tree of Life synagogue mass shooting tragedy. Panelists include Eboo Patel, author of Out of Many Faiths; Rabbi Jeffrey Myers,Tree of Life Synagogue; Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto; Robert Jones, Public Religion Research Institute. Host: Lisa Washington.
Coordinated by Our Compelling Interests series editors Earl Lewis and Nancy Cantor, and The Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University and the Center for African-american Urban Studies and the Economy. Funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Produced by WQED Multimedia.
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