A Conversation With Faith Leaders: Standing Up and Speaking Out Against Big Tobacco
June 8, 2022 | 4:00-5:00 PM EDT
This installment in our Campaign for the Culture conversation series is presented in partnership with the Center for Black Health and Equity. The hour-long virtual event features a panel of faith leaders, public health advocates and community organizers speaking out about the impact of tobacco use and discussing the role of faith-based communities in fighting it.
Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Hawkins – Global Strategist and Public Policy Leader
Panelists:
Reverend Jesse W. Brown, Jr. – Senior Pastor, Evangelical Lutheran in America, Philadelphia, PA
Reverend John Edward Cager III – Senior Pastor, Ward African Methodist Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, CA
Reverend Ritney Castine – Senior Pastor, Mt. Pisgah AME Church, Jersey City, NJ
Imam Saffet Catovic – Head of the Islamic Society of North America’s Office for Interfaith and Community Alliances and Government Relations, Washington, DC
Minister Dr. Ora Hokes – Great Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MN
Reverend Fer-Rell Malone, Sr. – Senior Pastor, Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, Waycross, GA
Rabbi Shuli Passow – Director of Community Engagement, B’Nai Jeshurun, New York, NY
Bishop Dr. Lisa Weah – Senior Pastor, New Bethlehem Baptist Church, Baltimore, MD